GARDEN STUDIES
If the pupils of this Form have planted and cared for garden plots of their own, they will have a greater love for the flowers or vegetables that grow in them than for any others in the garden, because they have watched their development throughout. For them such continuous observation cannot but result in a quickening of perception and a deepening of interest and appreciation.
STUDIES IN THE PUPIL'S INDIVIDUAL PLOT
What plant is the first to appear above ground? What plant is the last to appear? Describe what each plant was like when it first appeared above ground. What plants grow the fastest? What effect has cold weather, warm weather, dry weather, on the growth of the plants?
What weeds grow in the plot?
Why do these weeds obstruct the growth of the other plants?
What kind of root has each weed?
Find out what kind of seeds each weed produces?
Why is each weed hard to keep out of fields?
What garden plants produce flowers?
How are the seeds protected?
Compare the seeds with those that you planted.
Select the seeds of the largest plants and finest flowers for next year's seeding.
STUDIES FROM THE GARDEN AS A WHOLE
What plants grow tallest?
What plants are most suitable for borders?
What plants are valuable for their flowers?
What plants are valuable for their edible roots, for their edible leaves, for their edible seeds?
How are the edible parts stored for winter use?
Compare the plants that are crowded, with others of the same kind that are not crowded.
Compare the rate of growth of the plants in a plot that is kept hoed and raked with the rate of growth of plants in a neglected plot.