Relevant to both the old Syllabus (R2101) and the new syllabus Unit 1 Topic 1 Element 5 Introduction Pollination and fertilisation are essential processes to ensure the production of fruits, which contain seeds. Producing seed is essential for survival of plant species so they have some very ingenious ways to […]
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This blog is suitable for both the old (R2102) and new syllabus.(Unit 1 Topic 3 Element 3) Originally written for the old syllabus, students need to learn examples of inorganic and organic, compound and straight, liquid and granular fertilisers and give named examples for different fertilisers. The NEW syllabus considers […]
This blog was originally written for the old syllabus and relates to R2102 and R2114. The new syllabus has a new section entitled ‘Bulk constituents for growing media’ (Unit 1 Topic 3 Element 5) which has learning outcomes such as understanding the properties of peat, forest residue (bark and chipped […]
This blog is most relevant to R2101 (old syllabus) and some of it is relevant to Unit 2 of the new syllabus Topic 1 (Plant science 2) Introduction Plant adaptations are when a plant organ does a different job compared to its usual function. For example, the main job of […]
This blog relates to the old syllabus: R2102 Plant Nutrition and the Root Environment – Pore space and Water. This is also relevant to Unit 1 Topic 3 Element 1 which covers drainage although some of the more technical terms such as field capacity and permanent wilting point are not […]
R2114 Learning outcomes 4.3 Describe methods of changing the relative humidity (RH) in a protected environment, including the effects of ‘damping down’, ventilation and temperature changes. State what is meant by ‘damping down’. Describe patterns of ventilation in a structure which will help adjust relative humidity. The use of forced […]
Relates to: R2112 (old syllabus) R2103 (old syllabus) and Unit Topic 2 Plant Health (New Syllabus) Introduction If you are fairly new to gardening the R2112 module can be overwhelming. Firstly, there is a wide selection of botanical plant names to learn, as well as their decorative merits. THEN we […]
This post is relevant to the old syllabus R2101 (science) and R2114 (protected cultivation) and the new syllabus, unit 1 topic 1 element 6 (science) 10 ways leaves are designed for photosynthesis. Firstly, let’s remind ourselves what the parts of the leaf are called and how photosynthesis works. Watch this […]
Introduction I sit down at 9am to find a video on how to sow fine seed to back up the written notes we have studied. Two hours later I still haven’t found what I’m looking for. There are lots of great videos on the internet and lots of bad ones […]
Introduction I sit down to find a video on planting up hanging baskets to back up the written notes we have studied. Two hours later I still haven’t found what I’m looking for. There are lots of great videos on the internet and lots of bad ones too. Some are […]
