My flowerbed is complete!!!!
I was so excited to finish this project. It was terrific to accomplish a project I had been putting off for the last three years. Using different online sources gave me more ideas for creating the perfect flowerbed, and I was more successful because I used multiple online sources.
Learning Project Week One – Waving My Wand and Turning Red Rock Into Something Beautiful!
I started my project by researching the hardiness zone in which Kenosee Lake was located. I discovered that plants with a 3b or lower hardiness would grow here. Al and I also started to remove all the red rock in the future flowerbed.
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Learning Project Week Two – When Life Gives You Ferns…..
This week, I wanted to learn what type of Ferns were growing in the red rock. Using the Picture This App, I discovered that we had ostrich ferns growing. I also learned that the fiddleheads (produced when the fern first sprouts in the spring) are edible. Next year, I want to sauté the fiddleheads to see if they are delicious.
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- Picture This App,
- Flip
- Food Safe tips for fiddleheads
- Sautéed Fiddleheads
- Fiddlehead Ferns Taste
- Fiddlehead Facebook Post
Learning Project Week Three – It’s Shopping Time!!!!
I went shopping! After watching TikTok and Instagram Reels, I figured out what Zone 3 plants I wanted to put in my flowerbed. I went shopping at Costco and our local greenhouse to purchase perennials for a low-maintenance flowerbed.
Resources
- Natural Resources Canada
- @brandonkoruna TikTok video
- @hamptonhousedesigns Instagram Reel
Learning Project Week Four – You Used What??💩💩💩
This week, I learned that some animal manure doesn’t have as many weed seeds as others. If I hadn’t received my soil from the farm for free, I would have added chicken manure to my garden bed. The least amount of weed seeds can live through the chicken’s digestion.
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Learning Project Week Five – To Fabric or Not to Fabric, That is the Question
Who knew that laying fabric in a flowerbed was so controversial? After learning about the different types of barriers to weeds, I decided to use landscaping fabric.
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Learning Project Week Six –🔥 Burn Baby Burn🔥
Once the fabric was laid, I needed to make holes to plant my perennials. After trial and error, I discovered I had a different torch than the YouTube video. This was a problem because our torch kept blowing out. I then decided to cut Xs in the fabric to create a hole for my perennials.
Resources
- YouTube video using Clipchamp
- Burning Holes in Landscape Fabric YouTube video
Where my flowerbed started and where it ended.
Conclusion
I really enjoyed this learning project. It was great to accomplish a project I wanted to do while also learning for my EDTC300 class. I am so proud of how the flowerbed turned out and that I could research all the information independently.
Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans for my flowerbed. Last weekend, Kenosee was hit with hail, and my flowerbed now looks a little different. I hope that I planted my plants in the ground soon enough to form a root system and that they will come back in the following years.
Sharing online can help others out drastically, just like I was able to learn for our project. The skills I learned from different applications, blogs, and websites have helped develop my skills in our technology-driven world.
Hi Dayna,
Your flower bed looks gorgeous now! I have been trying to find time to work in my yard this summer, I can’t wait to check out some of the resources you found! Side note- fiddleheads are so delicious! I always fry mine with garlic and onions 🙂
Yum! I can’t wait to try them next year!!