We managed to sneak out between the rain and tour the gardens and see all the different systems that support them such as the compost and the worm farm.
Interesting things we learnt even though it was raining...
Some of our fruit trees are grafted. We spoke about what this meant and why we would want to graft plants together. We learnt that often a fruit tree would have its young branches grafted to form a new plant with all the qualities desired. This little diagram explains grafted a flowering plant.
Most berries except strawberries need the cold to grow.
Fruit and vegetables are ripe ready for eating during different seasons.
Many of the fruit trees didn't have leaves and looked like this.
We discussed seasonal variations and how plants have different growth cycles through the year.
We discussed seasonal variations and how plants have different growth cycles through the year. We talked about different plants.
Plants grow better when it is warm.
Room 6 planning task :
Cut and paste this link to add what you would like to learn with your name on the comment :///cmardell/x70euuhiv1ve
The odd and even groups homework task is to think of a name for their groups and we will vote next week.
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