So that I can know what you know and would like to learn, please answer these questions: If you have no idea, you can skip it.
What is your favorite plant? Why?
Have you ever had a houseplant? How well did it grow? How long did it live?
Have you ever grown anything outside? What was it and how long has it/did it live?
What specific problems have you had with gardening?
How often do you water your plants? How do you know when it is time to water?
How can you tell if a plant is receiving enough light?
What does a plant need to flower?
Have you ever been able to propagate (duplicate) your plants? (gathering seeds, cuttings, division, etc)
What kind of soil do you have in your yard?
How large an area do you have to garden?
What do N, P & K stand for in a fertilizer formula? Why are those three important?
How long have you been a gardener?
What do you want to learn from this class?
What does the word xeric mean?
What are the two driest states in the U.S.?
Which nutrients are most important to plants?
What language(s) is used for botanical names? List any botanical names that you know.
What are the parts of a flower?
What are some differences between an annual, biennial, a perennial and a woody plant?
What is YOUR definition of a weed?
Name the five components of climate.
Name 2 functions of a leaf.
2 comments:
My favorite plant is a Joshua Tree.
I've had a lot of houseplants. My favorite was a fern I left in an apartment for my roommates to enjoy(I still regret that, especially since they threw it in a river). Mostly they die after about 6 months.
I've grown a few gardens. About 50% of my plants were successful.
I think I plant too late. Or too early. This is why I need a class.
Whenever the soil feels dry.
If the leaves turn yellow they are not performing adequate photosynthesis.
Fairy visitors with magic springwater, maybe?
No.
It's rocky. And bad, I think. I know there's more to it than that, but that's all I know.
About 40 feet by 3 feet.
Nitrogen, phosphates, and Kate (the gardener). The first two are essential for photosynthesis, the latter spreads the N & P around.
I started when I was little, but I wouldn't call myself a gardener, since most of the things I garden fail to produce.
When to plant.
Xeric = low water.
Wyoming & Utah
Bob & Earl.
Greek.
Flower, stem & leaves.
How long they live?
If you don't want it, then it's a weed. If you do, then it isn't.
Precipitation, temperature, humidity, and number of people per 1,000 named "Steve."
Photosynthesis & beautification.
Don't worry, I had to think about or look up quite a few of my answers, too!!
What is your favorite plant? Why?
I can’t choose. Some kind of succulent because they look the most unique to me, having grown up in Florida.
Have you ever had a houseplant? How well did it grow? How long did it live?
Most of my houseplants live for a long time and thrive. Unless I forget to water them, since I have a lot of cactus and succulent plants.
Have you ever grown anything outside? What was it and how long has it/did it live?
So far, I have had very few things thrive outside...I haven’t had the opportunity to have much garden space, yet.
What specific problems have you had with gardening?
I don’t pay attention sometimes. I don’t have enough space to garden as I like.
How often do you water your plants? How do you know when it is time to water?
I water when they wilt (bad) or when the soil is dry. If you overwater, the roots can’t get the oxygen that they need and will most likely rot. Soil should be dry to the touch, one inch below the surface, but not powdery.
How can you tell if a plant is receiving enough light?
If a plant is thriving, green and growing upwards and not to one side or the other (unless it is a hanging plant) then if is probably receiving enough light.
What does a plant need to flower?
To produce seed and duplicate.
Have you ever been able to propagate (duplicate) your plants? (gathering seeds, cuttings, division, etc)
Yes. It is a lot of fun to watch them grow from the plants they started as and develop into new plants.
What kind of soil do you have in your yard?
Rocky and clay.
How large an area do you have to garden?
A tiny little patch.
What do N, P & K stand for in a fertilizer formula? Why are those three important?
Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium. They are the most needed elements in a plant after hydrogen, oxygen and carbon.
How long have you been a gardener?
I have had at least houseplants since I was a teenager, so about 16 or so years.
What do you want to learn from this class?
I want to learn if I will enjoy teaching.
What does the word xeric mean?
It means that a plant or design uses very little water.
What are the two driest states in the U.S.?
Nevada & Utah.
Which nutrients are most important to plants?
N, P & K.
What language(s) is used for botanical names? List any botanical names that you know.
Mostly Latin, but there is also some Greek and some Latinized names, etc.
What are the parts of a flower?
Pistil, stamen, petal, sepal, receptacle and pedicel.
What are some differences between an annual, biennial, a perennial and a woody plant?
An annual lives for one year (or is treated as such due to lack of hardiness), a biennial lives for two years, a perennial lives for more than two years. The first three are herbaceous, which means that their growth points are under the ground. A woody plants growth points are above ground.
What is YOUR definition of a weed?
A plant out of place.
Name four of the five components of climate.
Temperature, precipitation, humidity, light & wind.
Name 2 functions of a leaf.
Collect light for photosynthesis & respiration.
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