07-12-2010, 06:52 PM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Illionis
Posts: 2,172
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Alexandrie Malfoy-Lupin
Second Year | 
SPOILER!!: Professor Dodson Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterloo  "Yep, lots of grains are grown on farms," Sage confirmed, slowly pacing back and forth infront of the class, "the more popular ones include wheat, barley, rice and oats," he informed, listing them off on his fingers.
"Watercress?" Sage contemplated the answer before nodding, "not very popular on many farms, but you're certainly right.. watercress is grown on some farms, yes."
"Nice answer," Sage said, offering the Ravenclaw a smile. "Rapeseed is indeed grown to produce oil. I think it makes the landscapes look pretty when it's in season.. the bright yellow.." A dazed look crossed his expression for just a moment, before he continued. "And fruit, yes!"
".. and vegetables, you're right!" The professor nodded, "potatoes, carrots, peas, cabbages and turnips are just a few of the veggies that are typically grown on farms."
The pacing stopped and Sage looked around some more.
"Now today, I'd like us to all have a little go at our own farming. We're going to try our hands at soil preparation, sowing and finally harvesting." He took a second to make sure that they all looked like they understood.. "So first, I'd like you all to grab a hand spade and stand at a little patch of ground."
Sage found his own little patch of ground that he'd prepared at the front. "Does anyone know about preparing soil for vegetables?"
Alex finally rose her hand again, "You have to make sure the soil is fertile for what you want to plant as some soil can grow things like Oranges and other trees better and other soil can't handle growing anything at all." Alex stated simply, it took her a while to think of an answer for once.
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