Peaches yummmyyyyyy

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  What sort of plant is it? Vegetable, Fruit, Root crop, tree, bush etc.
  The peach is a fruit that grows from a deciduous tree
  
  What is the growing season for this plant
• Peach plants grow very well in a fairly limited range, they have a chilling requirement that tropical areas cannot satisfy, and they are not very cold-hardy.
  
• The trees themselves can usually tolerate temperatures to around −26 °C to −30 °C.
  
  Should it be grown from seed? If so how long does it take to germinate? Does it require any special preparation? (ex. some seeds need to be frozen before they will germinate?
  
  
• It is also possible to grow a tree from either a peach or nectarine seed, but the fruit quality of the resulting tree will be very unpredictable.
  
  
• Peaches are best planted in early winter, as this allows time for the roots to establish and be able to sustain the new spring growth. When planting in rows, plant north-south.
  
  
• Peach trees require a constant supply of water and this should be increased shortly before the harvest. peaches taste best when you water it seasonal.
  
  
• Peaches have a high nutrient requirement, needing more nitrogen than most other fruit trees.
• An NPK fertilizer can be applied regularly, and of poultry manure in autumn soon after the harvest will benefit the tree.
  
• How long does this plant take to go from seed to harvest? Does it make sense for the time scale of this semester?…does it matter? Maybe you would still like to think about how it might benefit the garden in the long term.
  Depending on climate and cultivar, peach harvest can occur from late May into August; harvest from each tree lasts about a week.
  
  How much space does it require to grow and harvest a reasonable amount?
• Trees grown in a sheltered and south-facing position in the southeast of England are capable of producing both flowers and a large crop of fruit.
  
• Can you find any information about good companion plants that should grow along with it?
  The nectarine is a cultivar group of peach that has a smooth skin.
  
• Last, but certainly not least, provide at least one other interesting fact about this plant.
  
• In China, the peach was said to be consumed by the immortals due to its mystic virtue of conferring longevity on all who ate them.

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Jasmine Bell

01-21-10

Period 4/5

This particular article talked about fossil fuels. In the first paragraph it explained how we are soon going to run out of fossil fuel because although it is a natural source it is non -renewable. “Because of our dependence of fossil fuel, we are destroying the one thing that we need to survive, the Earth.” This makes since that the more we use fossil fuels from the earth the less we are going to have. Nature supplies only last as long as we can preserve it if we continue to waste it we won’t have any when we really need. The fossil fuel they say we waste the most was oil. This also makes since, we use oil for just about everything. I read on ask.com that “The United States consumes an average of 20 million barrels of oil per day (according to the Department of Energy). Of that, about 45 percent is used for motor gasoline each barrel of oil contains 42 gallons, which yields 19 to 20 gallons, of gasoline. So, in the United States, something like 178 million gallons of gasoline is consumed every day.” That is a lot of oil but fact of the matter is that we need oil to get us by and unless we invent something that works just as well as oil we are going to be in a lot of trouble. They have already started working on stuff like hybrid cars which consist of electricity. If we continue to find alternative energy we will be better off I think. In the next article I read it talked about alternative energy and ideas the president should consider. A quote I found interesting was “The major challenge is to develop a battery system that is small, light and able to be recharged in 10 minutes for a 200-mile capacity, even though most drivers refuel often and do not require that much range. This technology is not available today, but American ingenuity, entrepreneurship and invention can make it possible.” I honestly don’t see that happening, battery powered cars but like they said America is quick to grab the latest technology so it could possibly happen but my guess would be probably not for a long time. Ethanol is another alternative fuel we can use. Ethanol is found in alcoholic beverages but it can also be used as fuel for cars. Ethanol is easy to find because it is made from corn a natural source. I think ethanol would be a good fuel to switch to because it is natural and it doesn’t release that bad chemical into the air. “President Bush's energy bill that passed in 2005 requires 7.5 billion gallons of ethanol to be part of the nation's economy by 2012.” This right around the corner and unlike the hybrid cars I think ethanol would take less time to create something out of it to help us.

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discussion on reading

The discussion we had on the reading very interesting. To hear others people's thoughts on how we can change the way we eat was very enlightening. I personally think we can't change every body's mind about the food we need. All of the ideas that we had were really good and I think that would help the up coming generation but for this generation I think its already to late. Schools have already messed up by taking things like Home EC classes out of the curriculum if we still had classes like that I think that would have helped out a lot. Also the fact that most schools don't even have PE anymore hurts them too because they are being fed un healthy things and are not able to run it off. Our school doesn't have PE but we have a variety of things to by and have the choice of eating healthy foods which is a good thing. The idea someone put out about having a class where they can garden they're own food is also a good plan for they new generation because they know what they are eating and can cook it. All in all for all this to work were going to change a lot of peoples minds which is not impossible but it will take a lot of years and probably by then we all might not even be here to see it.

Connections to the envirionment

I asked my parents did we have any connection to the envirionment they said as far as they know no. I think if I trace way back through my ancestors I would certainly find some kind of connection to the environment.

in class discussion

I thought the discussion about space was so intresting. It was amazing to see the different galaxies because they all looked so pretty. What also struck me was how long it actually takes us to notice that has something that has happened in space. I didn't know that it takes us 8 min for us to notice the sun has changed so we are actually looking at the past. It is also amazing how many different galaxies there are. There might actually be other life forms out there studying about us just like were studying about them.

What is something your curious about in the natural world

I'm curious about the different bacterias found living in your i never knew there were so many until one day I was curious about it and decided to do some research of my own. I discovered even something as little as dust can contain harmful bugs that can cause serious heath problems. I am very curious of how many more are there and different things they can cause for you so I can be prepared and eliminate the problem before it starts