Day 7 of Horticulture:

In today's class we began to plant our chosen plants. The equipment we used today included a trowel, shovel, watering can, garden fork and of course the plants we used. 

      We began by creating a space to plant in the courtyard's flower beds. We cleared away all remaining weeds then lifted the topsoil away using a trowel and a shovel. After this we made a hole that was big enough for the plant to fit into. We filled the hole with a small amount of water using the watering can then gently lifted the plant out of its pot by the bottom of its stem. We carefully loosened the roots at the bottom of the plant then placed it into the hole.
       We filled the space around the plant with compost to keep the plant steady and well-nourished. Then we covered the top with a mixture of compost and the soil we had removed to make the hole. Finally, we watered the plant again with the watering can and tidied the space around the plant, removing leftover soil and the weeds we had removed.


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