Monday, 26 September 2011

Weekly Reading II

Three most interesting elements:

-How resiliant and versatile spinach is, as it can be grown almost year round.
-The fact that beets are a winter crop really surprised me.
-The differant ways of crop protection.

Next time we are gardening, I will look for how we will build our crop protection apparatuses for winter!

Question: Can you grow any fruits (other than strawberries) in the winter?

Weekly Reading Numba One

Wow that was cool.

Three most interesting elements:

-How the bee actually adjusts for the time of day and angle of the sun.
-How bees have their own measuring system.
-How the bee only takes enough fuel for the specific journey.

Next time we are around the hive, I will definetly look for the wiggle dance!

Question: Does the bee eat the honey as he flies?