Fruit Exploration and Reflection Activities

 Week 1 Welcome to my strawberry plant blog! My plant’s home is on a small table on my eastern-facing balcony. The biggest pro of this location for my plant is that it is outside. Unfortunately my apartment does not have any south-facing windows, but the balcony faces east, which is the second-best orientation for plants to get sunlight. I also believe that this is a better location for my plant than a window facing the same direction that gets more direct sunlight because my apartment is cold and my roommate has a cat that could interfere with it indoors. However, there is a con to my balcony. The balcony is set into the building instead of protruding out, which means that it is shaded when the sun is directly overhead. Despite this, I know plants can do well in this location because my roommate has a small potted herb garden. I am already seeing some growth after the first week! It looks like my balcony being shaded isn't inhibiting the plant from growing. Week 2 My plant is stil...

On March 3, my friend and I went to the Kanapaha Botanical Garden in Gainesville. We were surprised to see that a lot of areas had been cut back and there wasn't much in bloom. Despite this, we still had a nice time wandering the garden.                    Although much of the areas had been cut back, I did see some plants. All of the bamboo around the garden was standing tall, and I learned about different varieties. Being from Kansas, I don't see bamboo often, and I had never heard of Heavenly Bamboo, which I learned isn't actually bamboo at all.  The bamboo forest habitat was thriving, and I really enjoyed walking through it. There were a few flowers that were in bloom. The first one I came across was the daffodils, which I was familiar with because my mom grows them in our garden back home. They smelled so good! There were pockets of camellias throughout the garden. I'm not sure if I've seen them in person before, but I've ...