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Supplies needed
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Divide the class into four groups (There are more than four activities
listed here. Which activities you will be involved with, in addition
to lifting dahlias, will be depend on where on the school grounds you are
working.)
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Put an adult in charge of each group
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Select a recorder from each group. This person will carry a clipboard,
pencil and data form.
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clipboard
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data sheets
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pencils
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Team 1 - lifting dahlias
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Each member removes a pre dug dahlia clump from the designated area
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If there is an identification tag on the clump, take care that it does
not fall off.
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Using your fingers, gently remove the soil from around the tubers.
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Cut the stem back to about 4" from the clump.
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If there is an identification tag on the stem, remove it from the stem
and retie it, securely but gently, around one of the tubers.
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Report the # of tubers in the clump and any information that is on the
label to your record keeper.
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Place the clump on the drying rack.
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Garden clippers
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Drying racks
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Team 2 - Digging test hole - The questions
are: Can canna tubers be safely wintered over by burying them in a pit
3 feet below ground level? Will they fare better if they are kept
in a plastic container or will they do just as well if they just buried
in the soil? How many shovels full of soil will it take to dig a
hole that is 3' square?
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Team #2 will work on digging out the hole in the designated area.
The soil will be piled near the hole, still in the garden, not on the grass.
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When you are not digging, please make sure your shovel is stuck in the
ground.
Record the how many shovels full of soil your team removes from the
hole.
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Team 3 - Laying shredded bark mulch on the garden
paths
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You will find shovels and buckets by the mulch pile
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Fill your buckets using the guidelines you learned in earlier classes (i.e.
Place your bucket close to the pile. Dig from the bottom of the pile
(If you hear your shovel scrape on the blacktop, you are doing it right).
Do not climb on the pile.
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Dump the buckets of mulch in designated area.
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Record the total number of buckets full of mulch your team moves.
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6 Lil-Hog shovels
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6 buckets
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Team 4 - Lifting cannas - The cannas have
already been pre dug. Some of the clumps are very large and may require
two people to work together. Bring you clump to one of the work tables
where an adult will assist you with gently breaking the clump down into
more manageable sizes.
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Record the number of dahlia tubers in each clump
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Team 5 - Transplanting biennial seedlings
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Seeds for these plants were planted earlier this year. They will
not bloom until next spring. As you will see, there are way too may
seedlings in each area for the plants to grow properly.
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You will be be shown a location where the seedlings are to ge planted.
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Dig the hole for each seedling deep enough so the root will not be cramped.
Use your hands to press the soil around the plant.
Gently pour a cup of water around the plant
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Six trowels
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Watering cans or
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cups & water buckets
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Team 6 - Planting Tulip bulbs
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Dig a hole 5-6": deep
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Place the soil next to your hole.
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Place bulb in the hole pointed side up.
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Use your hand to replace the soil over the bulb.
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