Week 4

On Tuesday, 15th of October, our horticulture class did more work on the garden. This week we did more work with bulbs, we used;

Hyacinthus:

Grown from a bulbs, the      

Hyacinth plant can sprout 

many different colours, 

the most common colour 

is a baby blue.

Onion Sets:

Onions are for culinary 

use, cooked or raw. They 

contain a certain chemical 

substance which can 

irritate the eyes.

Amaryllis:

This bulb is usually pink

or purple in colour, they 

mainly need a dry or a little 

wet weather condition. They

 don't grow well in tropical 

or frozen conditions.

We planted these bulbs in the area where we removed the old Japanese Flowers, we planted them in a circle, inside the circle of the pansies. We also did weeding, cleaned the area around the plants, watered all the plants and re-tossed the soil to mix nutrients.

Week 3

On Tuesday, the 8th of October, our horticulture class continued work on our garden, this week we focused on 'bulbs'.

We learned some theory behind bulbs themselves and how to grow them. We planted Allium, Hyacinths and Tulipa bulbs in our garden. But before all of that happened we had to dead-head the old plants in the bed. We also had the difficult task of removing all of the stems and bulbs of the Japanese Flowers that occupied the bed beforehand.

Working on the Japanese Flowers:

Before removing the bulbs we dead-headed the flowers in the bed. We had to remove the top soil around the flowers and pull out the stems one by one.




                                                               

                                             


To remove the bulbs we had to dig fully around the bulb and get it all from the bottom. This was a very difficult task as the bulbs were quite deep in the ground and were very big. They have ver strong roots so this made it harder for us to remove it fully.


When all of the old bulbs were 
removed we re-tossed the topsoil to mix the nutrients. We had to get the bed ready for new bulbs to be planted there next week.

Planting the bulbs:

When we finished on removing the Japanese Flowers we began to plant other, new bulbs in another part of the garden. We planted Allium, Hyacinths and Tulipa bulbs, along with de-weeding around the area we were planting.

 
Hyacinths Bulbs.
                                      Allium Bulbs.










                                     
                                     
                                                                                             




Tulipa Bulbs.

Week 2

On Tuesday, 24th of September, our TY horticulture class continued work on our Sensory Garden.
This week we focused on scent and taste in our garden, using Lavender and Physalis plants.

Lavender:

The plant we used this week in our garden was ' English Lavender '. 

Which can be used in herbal medicine, herbal tea or sometimes used as a culinary herb. It is mainly known from its strong, fresh scent.

Physalis:

The next plant we used in our Sensory Garden was the Physalis plant. This plant is similar to the tomato in colour and shape, and can be used for culinary dishes. Physalis, in some cases, can also be used in medicine.

After we planted the Lavender and Physalis plants, we began work on the garden itself. We removed all of the surrounding weeds in the area of the plants and made it more pleasing. We also tossed some of the soil near and around the plants in order to mix nutrients in the soil.