The growing and monitoring of the reed seeds has been intermittent to
say the least! One minute they are drowing in water, the next they are crying
out for it! But with a little nagging from me, the boys agreed to re-pot their
seeds into pots with drainage holes and a base of shingle to see if it would
make any difference.
Connor went first...
He was very careful taking the reed seeds out of their original coffee cup and inserting them and their original earth into the new pot.
Nath chose a much larger second home since he's had slightly more success so far.
He was surprised to see how much root growth there was
coiling round the base of the earth when it came out of the cup.
He finished off watering thoroughly with filtered water!
Both lots of seeds enjoying some fresh air and sunshine. Nath's pot is on the left of the picture...we're assuming those long grass like stems are in fact reeds!
Afterwards we discussed how they could share the reed seed success/failure with the group and talked drawings, limericks, parodies. There are lots of ideas floating around but they're having difficulty getting them down and Nath in particular is resistant to the idea of standing up and presenting to the group, his lack of self confidence getting the better of him.
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