{"id":56,"date":"2012-05-10T22:17:39","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T22:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nwic.edu\/swinomish\/?p=56"},"modified":"2012-05-10T22:19:28","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T22:19:28","slug":"april-showers-bring-may-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nwic.edu\/swinomish\/2012\/05\/10\/april-showers-bring-may-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"April showers…bring May flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The May flowers are blooming at our site.\u00a0 Here we see the Camas plants that have been in bloom this week at Swinomish.\u00a0\u00a0It was a perfect time to be talking about flowers and flower parts\u00a0in the Plant Biology <\/strong>class.\u00a0\u00a0It was also a great time to discuss the plants we utilize for carbohydrates in the Honor the Gift of\u00a0Food <\/strong>class–tubers, grains and bulbs.\u00a0 We\u00a0discussed cultivated grains, like wheat and barley,\u00a0and\u00a0the Ozette potato <\/a>as well as the harvesting of wild bulbs, like Camas lily.<\/p>\n

For the weekly potluck we had a Beet<\/a> salad, that was delicious and colorful. A member of the Chenopodiaceae family, the beet is a storage root that we consume for vitamins, minerals and energy.\u00a0 Swiss chard, a healthy green, is also in this family.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>While we still have several weeks of the quarter left, time is passing by quickly.\u00a0 Today we spent some time in the sun discussing techniques\u00a0for vegetation monitoring.\u00a0 We did some mock transects in our living laboratory (aka, the garden).\u00a0 We will be doing transects to collect data at the Port Susan restoration site.<\/p>\n

We also are starting an experiment looking at bean growth over time in relation to fertilizer as well as a dry bean variety trial.\u00a0\u00a0 We will be comparing the growth and productivity of four varieties of \"\"<\/a>dry bean that are available to farmers in the northwest.\u00a0 It was exciting to see some new growth and emergence today!<\/p>\n

Next week if the Blessing of the Fleet on May 17th , so we will not be having lab.\u00a0 We will be returning to Port Susan Bay on May 24th.<\/p>\n

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