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Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin  Alright first question of the morning, he needed to rack his brains with smartness and what not. At least this question wasn't so bad. He thought about it. How can you tell when a plant is sick? Kace raised his hand, "Professor you can tell by the coloring of the plant depending on what type of disease it is. Like if it died from dehydration I think the plant would turn like a brownish color?" He wasn't quite sure if he got it right but hey this what he experienced working on the farm back home. Quote:
Originally Posted by Sararara ...Why was the man up there staring at her? Was there something in her teeth? Shruuuuug.
So this was a plants class? Dorothys hand shot in the air. She knew about plants, uh-huh. "Aunty Em says you've gotta check the roots to see if they're brittle. At least that's what we do back on the farm." If she answered these questions would the man in front help her find her way back home? Quote:
Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah Completely unaffected, or seemingly unaffected, Cutty had taken a seat on one of the ends of the new seating arrangement. All up in a row. Professor Walton was determined to catch the culprit from the last class wasn't he? Or maybe ...Oh, sick plants. They'd be passing around the specimen wouldn't they? Cutty hoped for ooze for old times sake. Hearing Walton's question his hand went up to offer a possible anser, though to Cutty there were quite a lot of variables in this. "The roots system. If yew can look at the roots, then you'll know fer cehrtain whether or not yer plant isn't feelin'..." Sigh. "Isn't feelin' too cleveh." Quote:
Originally Posted by Felixir Toby looked up in time to catch sight of that wave from Red, and he gave a wide smile in his turn. He was still sorting out things for note-taking when Soph sat beside him, but was soon totally ready to get started... if slightly distracted from more bizarreness from some of the kids. Did that boy have parts of a tea set?
And then Walton was speaking and it was time to focus on the lesson, something Toby seldom ever had a problem with when it came to Herbology. He started writing things down at once, under the heading Sick Plants. This could get sad, and he knew it, because talking about sick plants would inevitably mean talking about dying and dead plants, and that started a whole 'nother thought spiral. But if he was at all worried about that so far, Toby didn't show it at all, just kept a neutral-bordering-on-pleasant expression as he twiddled his quill in his fingers, thinking.
Eventually, the Hufflepuff raised his hand.
"Well, sometimes you can just tell," he began, still quill-twirling. "Like with a human or animal, when you know something's wrong but you can't pinpoint why? You can just... feel it. It's the same with plants. For some people, I mean. I suppose." Maybe? "Sometimes you can tell from the way they look. Some plants get blights, or leaf spots, when they're sick."
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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi The third year didn't have his eyes closed for ten seconds when he felt water hitting his face and he spluttered in his seat. Opening his eyes, Kevin wiped his face with the back of his sleeve and rolled his eyes at the Professor. He couldn't really say anything because he HAD said to disturb him when class started so he sighed loudly before that sigh turned in to a yawn.
He was too tired to talk back anyways today so he simply listened to the first question. "Their leaves would probably become brown and fall off, i don't know" .......he didn't really care either... Quote:
Originally Posted by Hera Zeke looked up at Professor Walton. HOW was he awake at this time?! And so.... AWAKE?!
The knocking on his table didn't disturb him, but he still longed for his bed. Only, his bed was WAY up in Gryffindor Tower. AGES away. So no, here and now would do, he'd... he'd make do.
YAWN.
He wasn't sure if he was disappointed or pleased at not having to deal with a particular type of plant, but the whole sickness thing was something else. Sickness was bad, and he'd seen enough sickness to know this.
Raising his hand, Zeke offered his own understanding of signs of sickness. "All gooey and soft, Professor. Like, leaves get droopy and soft and it's like it's squishy on the inside... like it's turning to mush." He saw that happen to a cactus once, and those things were hard to let die. Quote:
Originally Posted by DinosaursOnASpaceship The fourth year wasn't sitting with her friends today because she wanted to focus more on her classes this term because she felt like she didn't give enough attention to it last term. Emmylou wasn't going to lie that she was actually excited about Herbology class today. It wasn't like her to be so happy about learning about plants. It's not that she didn't like plants it was just that she wasn't used to taking care of magical plants. Her grandparents had muggle plants on their farm but maybe her grandmother had like a secret stash of magical plants?Emmylou put her attention on the professor and thought about what he was saying about sick plants. Emmylou raised her hand. "At the roots you can tell when they start getting sick because of the color change and the leaves on the plants start turning brown and get a bit crusty like." she said sweetly in her native Southern accent. She wondered if she was even right. Well that's what she thought about it. Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11
Jasmine watched her classmates arrive and occasionally glanced at Professor Walton. She was trying to get an idea of what his vibe was today. What was the deal with no plants? Then Lux entered the class and greeted her. "Hey Lux", Jasmine responded. Her friend was looking a little sleepy today.
Next to arrive was Jasmine's scavenger hunt partner. What a good time that was. "Hi Eden. All is well. How are things going with you?" She smiled as her fellow Claw sat near her. Eden was a lot of fun and Jasmine really enjoyed working with her.
Jasmine saw her other young housemate smile in her direction. Jasmine smiled back at Maddie Coop and gave her a little wave. It looked like the Ravenclaw girls were out in full force today. That was good. SPOILER!!: Adi
QUOTE=FearlessLeader19;11674816]Another early morning lesson. As he had been for the last few, Adi came very much wide awake. Even his stomach was all fed. Just one thing was missing and he had to see Benny about that.
Adi stepped into the Greenhouse, immediately noticing the furniture arrangement. He also noted there was nothing on the tables. Hmmm. He spotted Professor Plants. "Good Morning, Professor.'' A cheerful grin for you. And waves for Lux and Jasmine.
Aha! There was the person he needed to talk to. Adi approached Benny. What? Benny was going to be starting a tea party?  Adi noticed AJ too. "Hey, AJ.'' He smiled at his girlfriend before looking at Benny again. "Benny, do you still have Gus? I mean your dormouse.'' he asked as he dropped his bag onto the seat next to his bestie. And could Adi see him? He had been quite worried about his toady. Usually Gus would be in his pocket during class time but he had failed to locate him. Benny had been the last one to see him. Guster was a dormouse according to the other boy.[/QUOTE]
Ahh, her buddy Adi. He was always so pleasant and friendly. Jasmine returned his wave and smiled at him as he went by.
Jasmine saw Bay as he came over near her. "Hi Bay. Everything's going well so far. How about you?" Just then Bay let out a big sneeze. "Are you OK? I hope you're not coming down with something." It was that time of year. Hopefully Bay would be fine.
Then Professor Walton called the class to order. It was time to begin. Jasmine was actually very interested in what they would be learning today. Although she was a little disappointed about not getting to work with the plants directly. When the first question was posed, Jasmine raised her hand. Sometimes when plants are sick, they will have white or yellow spots on them. Jasmine knew this to be true because she had seen a few sick and dying plants in her day.[/QUOTE] Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy As the Professor began walking around the table talking to them all Hady took the moment to take out a bit of parchment and her quill. She wanted to jot down a few things about today's lesson so far. Taking note of what they would be learning she raised her hand to answer the question. "Professor if a plant is dying sometimes it's leaves will dry out and turn brownish before crumbling or falling off."
She knew this from the few times her mom had bought plants home. Her mother was a terrible plant keeper. Maybe she'd be able to teach her mom a few things after today's lesson. That would be good.
Lowing her hand once more she quickly jotted down some of the things the others in the classroom were saying. It all seemed to make a lot of sense to her know that she was thinking about it. Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixStar My, my, my... how times have changed. AJ was just thinking of a smart remark for Benny's little riddle when the professor shut him down. Was he really disturbing anybody? Not really. Besides the lesson hadn't even started yet. "Tell me later..." she whispered. No use getting Benny in trouble when he wasn't really Benny. AJ gave the boyfriend a big smile when he joined them. All conversation ceased when the professor started talking about today's lesson.
Sick plants. This class was made for her sister. Too bad Angel decided not to sit with them. That was something that she was going to have to worry about later. As far as the question went AJ had an answer. Her hand was in the air. "If the plant uproots and falls over looking all pathetic it's probably time to buy a new plant." Or grow one. Whatever those plant lovers did. Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo It may not look it, but Lex was relieved the man was still in his right mind. he'd be the first she saw in a while between all the crazy that'd been happening. Sure it meant an actual lesson with learning and that other stuff but eh, she'd get over it so long as he wasn't jumping on tables or giving out poisoned apples. What? We can't assume the book gender differentiates. Everyone else might just have gotten lucky.
She shrugged at his good morning, not sure what was so great about waking up to no candy for another morning and no wand of her own either. One day Airey would want his wand back and she would understand because she shared the same sentiment about hers.
Lex shifted a bit in her seat, trying to push away the dreadful feeling that this would be a mundane class. Potions had been enough with all its theory. Only good thing about it was the end where the troll showed up but that was short lived. Idly, she glanced around the greenhouse wondering if something would be kind enough to crash this lesson as well. They could wait til the end like before but Merlin let something happen.
The Gryffindor's attention snapped back to the Professor at his question. Sick plants? She didn't think she liked where this was going. "If their leaves start falling off and they shrivel and wither then you aren't doing a very good job." There. That's who you know. Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 "Gus!'' Adi said happily as he picked up his toad. "Hey, buddy. Benny treating you well? I hope you don't mind staying with him. I know he thinks you're a dormouse but that's only because he's gone mad and think he's the Hatter.'' Gus blinked his big toady eyes. "He'll be okay soon, I hope but until then, you stick with him.'' Adi grinned and was about to set Gus down in the teapot when Professor Plants spoke up to Benny.
"Professor, it's not his fault. Something's wrong with him,'' the Hufflepuff explained before turning to his bestie. "Pipe it down. Come on, put those back in your bag.'' He slid the teapot, cup and saucer back into the Lion's bag. "But you can keep your dormouse in your pocket.'' He held out Gus for Benny to take. "We'll answer your riddles later and have a tea party, too.'' Because the lesson was underway.
The fourth year raised his hand. "If the plant's leaves have gone all droopy and dry then start to fall off, Professor.'' Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry174 Angel looked at the Professor and sighed. "One way you know if a plant is dying is if bark has stuff on it... this means that it is infected and will need treated if it's not going to die, though sometimes the only thing you can do is destroy the already bad section." Angel didn't like it when you had to do that. Quote:
Originally Posted by Saraie Professor Walton was no Nana Bayless when it came to herbology that was apparent already and a great relief to the Gryffindor. Parents and grandparents should ever teach there family. Hire someone to do it for them. He seem easy going enough though. The fourth year raised her hand. "Mmmm like when the leaves are all soggy and brown then they dry out and fall off. You can also tell by the ground around the plant of course if it's dry the plant probably needs watering." Quote:
Originally Posted by Mordred Well, there was this one time where he got really sick, and that his skin started to show some itchy rash. His mother got alarmed by it, because on top of his high fever, skin irritation surfaced too. So yeah, maybe plants do show the same sign if it's sick? "Professor?" Hand up. "Could a plant be sick if it has spots on its foliage?" Not all mundane plants have spots, right? It should be some sort of irregularity, so it must be a sign.
Putting his hand down, he got his writing implements, and prepared to take some notes. Well, it looks like today's going to be a long one... Quote:
Originally Posted by Hey Ju This was no Transfiguration class, but the professor was maybe Agatha's favourite second only to professor Bellaire, OBIVOUSLY. At least his looks were her favourite. Smirk.
The Slytherin barely had time to take a sit and the man was already asking the first question. And people were answering. So would Agatha. "They're probably ill if there are insects in them. Like, eating them, I mean." Easy enough to tell, isn't it? Quote:
Originally Posted by kayquilz Eden's high spirits were only FURTHERED when she realized she saw quiiiiite a few friendly faces in the class. SQUEEE! Hehehe. She waved at Maddie and gave the girl a REALLY big smiiiiiile. Hehehe. The younger Ravenclaw was so....wise beyond her years. Eden could DEFINITELY see herself going to the girl for...advice and whatnot...and Maddie was what? A second year? HA. But really--Maddie was a fifty-year-old hidden in a tiny girl's body. Or something.
Kevin came in, and Eden gave him a wave, too, even if she didn't get a wave back, she had at least TRIED. And...he had gotten detention because of her...ooops? No hard feelings...? OH OH OH! HI CINNA! She waved eagerly at her friend and smiiiiiiled at her.
OH NO! It was JUSTINEEEE! Eden wanted to hide--but the girl sat RIGHT NEXT TO HER. Snaaap! She just rolled her eyes at her and grinned. "Hush, Justine--" she said quickly and kicked her under the table--not hard--but yeah. SHHH Justine! Hehe ^__^ Eden couldn't say she didn't enjoy the banter--she did. But her cheeks...they were on FIRE right now.
Right. Professor Walton was speaking--and having a good day, so far, it seemed, for he was being semi-POLITE. Eden HAD to grin at him--GAH. Professor Cutiepants...okay? OKAY.
SICK PLANTS.
Eden could deal with that. And since it was of the muggle variety, she thought she might be good at this...she WAS half muggle, after all. And her mother....liked plants...had a garden and whatnot. "A sick plant is obviously droopy--but that doesn't mean it's DEAD--you can still save a droopy plant!" she piped up, eagerly, thinking back to the garden at her house. Quote:
Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow So they were being plant healers today? Maddie took a moment to consider this. She wasn't particularly interested in mundane plants but there would probably be some cross-over in what you could do to help keep plants thriving so the brunette would pay attention. Such a good student, she was.
After listening to some of her classmates provide examples, something Ethan said caught her attention. "Those spots that were mentioned, well those could mean your plant is having a problem with fungi. It could also look like a white powdery substance on the leaves." And there were probably other ways it could appear too but Maddie wasn't sure. Quote:
Originally Posted by hermionesclone Oh? He was being joined by both David AND Ruby? Brilliant. He liked this seating arrangement. Grayson gave both of them 'sup nods and a smile because he was HAPPY to see them. This lesson was looking up already and now he was sure that it was gonna be a GOOD one, even if it had started at a ridiculous hour.
The question? WELL. The answer seemed a little obvious at first because dead plants had brown leaves. Simple. He'd seen plenty of them die, and there was a whole season dedicated to leaves turning brown and falling off of trees. It was, in fact, what his mind went to at first when Walton asked the question but since the answer had been said already, he'd go with something else. Something along the lines of.......
............. oh.
Snap.
"What about the stem?" Because nobody had mentioned that. "The stem's usually firm and pliable but if it's mushy and brittle, then you've got 99 problems and your dying plant is one of them." Especially if the roots were the same as well. Uh huh.
Plant healing, by the way? Grayson wasn't sure how he felt about that just yet. Quote:
Originally Posted by AmbiguouslyMe Thornton sat, carefully taking notes. Sick plants. He thought about the time his mother's roses had begun to wilt... what had it been about them? He bit his lip as he listened to his classmates' answers.
They all seemed to make sense, and so he jotted them down, doodling a leaf or two in the margins. He.. had some strange feeling that he'd been in the greenhouses recently, but wasn't exactly sure why. His stomach felt upset, like the memory was a bad one.
Swallowing hard and grimacing, he set down his quill. Taking a deep, steadying breath, he closed his eyes. Counting to 10, he opened his eyes. There. Stomach settled.
Raising his hand, he offered a thought. "My mum's roses got this black fungus on them once. So, things like spots or a different texture?" Quote:
Originally Posted by aramshacklebolt How to know whether a plant is sick...hmmm. Well there were a couple of ways that Cyprien thought of. Raising his hand Cyprien answered "There are multiple ways to identify whether a plant is sick. Depending on the plant it could be the coloring, there could be spots, it could look wilted from to much sun or it could be over watered?" Cyprien wasn't completely sure those were the correct answers or even all of them but those were the only ones that he could think of. Quote:
Originally Posted by Govoni Yes, professor. Gabriel Banner did have eyes on the door...and if anyone started acting insane...or if anything resembling a dangerous creature showed up, he was GONE.
...but....for now....notes.
Doing the notebook thing that Gabes did best, he raised his hand...because he had a good answer and wanted to share. No one had mentioned the smell.... "In some plants, there'll be a very pungent smell. Like wet rot and decay." Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy "Hey, Justine!" Giving her friend a smile, Lux wondered what was up with the cat ears and tail, but didn't get the chance to ask. Class was starting, so it was time to wake up. It wasn't her fault she was sleepy; she hadn't gotten a proper sleep the night before!
Rubbing her eyes, she listened to Professor Walton. It kinda sucked that they would not be working with the plants directly, but this could still prove to be an interesting lesson. Raising her hand, she said, "I think the leaves turn brown and dry and the plant looks droopy." Quote:
Originally Posted by nicole black She grinned back at Lux, and was about to speak with her, but the class had begun already and though in any other class should would have kept right on, Justine was eager to stay on Wallton's good side.
Well, Justine had intended on answering the fairly simply question, but before she could even raise her hand the other students had all clamored forth to give their two sickles, no, that was alright, they could go on and clamor, Justine would answer the next question.
In the mean time she sat back in her chair, crossed her legs and watched Professor Walton, or er, listened to this very interesting lesson. Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz
Zahra cracked up at this kid.
"This kid, I don't know what he's on about, but that's what my brother would say too. He'd say you ASK a plant if they're feeling sick and if you listen, they'll talk. I swear, Professor, my brother is in a relationship with plants. He totally sings to his flowers. AS FOR ME.... I'd do the Pig Test on a plant. If my Pig won't eat it, then it's DEFINITELY a sick plant 'cause Pig will eat anything. Probably works for other animals, too? If animals are avoiding a plant, maybe it's got the rot."
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Originally Posted by Cassirin How in the world would Dot know if a plant was sick? Circe knew that Dot wasn't a Healer or anything, especially not a plant Healer. If she couldn't tell if a person was sick unless they puking on their shoes... did plants puke?
No. No they did not.
Hmph. Dot raised her hand anyway. "Maybe if they start to do like this...?" Dot leaned waaaaay over. Almost fell out of her seat. "Go droopy and sad." Quote:
Originally Posted by Team ronmione When can you tell that a plant is sick or dying? Well, "Doesn't it usually start to wilt? Like, the flower or plants would, instead of being nice and straight and up, be drooping, facing the ground. That's usually a sign of it either being in a condition too dry, I think, or that its not receiving much water." That's far as he knew. And he just wouldn't be giving out guesses here. No point to it. So the guy just watched everyone else and what they had to say. Quote:
Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline
The Mad Hatter didn't register the name at first, but the man was starring right at him as he spoke and he clearly wasn't pleased. Atreyu...that name had been used with him before...hadn't it? He didn't quite remember but he didn't like the tone that was being used, it reminded him of BAAAAAD things. So no tea? "You sure?" he asked quietly.
But then the man reacted to him trying to tell someone a riddle and it seemed to make things worse. The man was even coming over to him and he found himself loosing his voice for the moment.
EEK...he hadn't stumbled upon one of the Queen of Heart's henchman...had he?
"Okay..." he mumbled, absently reaching for Dormouse to protect him but Sir had beaten him to it. Speaking of Sir, the boy was speaking in his defense. Nothing wrong but a bit of crazy he was told. But then who wasn't a bit mad about here? Well maybe the man was a little worse for where when he didn't want tea anywhere around.
His tea stuffs packed up, the Hatter bit back a chuckle as he took hold of Dormouse again and meekly nodded. Tea party and riddles later...when it was safe to do so. "In here you go..." he said quietly as he slipped his companion into his robe pocket. As for the question on plants, he remained quiet. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Healing dying plants? Oh man. This class was going to dragggg, wasn't it? Still, Caleb knew he had to participate - especially since he kind of didn't remember doing the homework for this class. Whoops. Way to start off on the wrong foot with the new guy, Newell. Sigh.
He raised his hand. "Well, they'll probably lose their petals and stuff. Or their leaves," he said. Saying they were going to turn brown or would turn droopy was the easy answer. Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack
Even though Zander had purposely isolated himself from most of the others in class, he was actually quite relieved when he saw Ethan heading over. You know, friends actually made Herbology a little more bearably. Especially that first lesson where Grayson came over. Really, the older Slytherin was probably the only reason why Zander had even participated that lesson. Then there was that whole fire thing too, so that kept him on his toes as well.
But either way, Zander gave Ethan a half hearted smile, and returned that sup nod, with the best one he could do. Merlin, his nodding skills definitely needed more work. Maybe he could ask Grayson for lessons or something one day, that guy was like a professional. Right, anyways. Was it just him, or was Ethan not acting like his usual care-free self? Did the Slytherin hate Professor Grumps too?
Turning his attention to the horrible man, Zander's small smile from before had vanished again. That stupid voice. It was a constant reminder of how he wasn't good enough. How he was a "disgrace" to his house. "The plant will be unwell if you don't treat it with the proper nurturing, care, and respect that a herbologist ought to treat his plants with," his eyes slightly narrowed as he spoke. "So you'll know if it's unwell if you treat it in a way that it shouldn't be treated. 'Cause even though you have more power than the plant, it doesn't mean that the plant hasn't got feelings. They don't deserve to be undermined." Ahem. He was totally talking about the plants here people. No hidden meanings what-so-ever *whistles*.
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Originally Posted by Edward Penguin Pinocchio listened to the puppetmaster and heard a question. He thought he'd add something for the discussion. How about if they don't like songs? Maybe they don't play much. Papa Gepetto likes to play his fiddle for the plants we have at home and they sort of lean in like they are dancing. Sick ones wouldn't dance I don't think. What was the boy talking about? Andrew stopped and blinked at the boy. He wasn't going to comment on that even. Quote:
Originally Posted by Tegz "I would ask someone with the right expertise, especially if I wasn't sure. Like you professor. I would ask you to come and... examine my plants." She smiled sweetly and then glanced across the table at certain boys. Were they experts at examining plants? Because they could come too. "Good thinking. But you also need to be able to tell when something is wrong." He told the Slytherin girl. That after all why this subject existed. Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz
Zahra cracked up at this kid.
"This kid, I don't know what he's on about, but that's what my brother would say too. He'd say you ASK a plant if they're feeling sick and if you listen, they'll talk. I swear, Professor, my brother is in a relationship with plants. He totally sings to his flowers. AS FOR ME.... I'd do the Pig Test on a plant. If my Pig won't eat it, then it's DEFINITELY a sick plant 'cause Pig will eat anything. Probably works for other animals, too? If animals are avoiding a plant, maybe it's got the rot."
Hm. A very different answer than the others. But that wasn't a bad thing at all. "That is not incorrect," He said. "Although it is better not to risk any creatures life in the process," Because some creatures weren't all that good at picking up on changes. Quote:
Originally Posted by feeheeheeny
Hmm... lots of people covered distinct physical signs of a sick plant, from color to wilting... and Soph raised a hand, her expression thoughtful, as she added her own thoughts, "I think you can tell by its growth if it's sick or not. I mean, that's not something that you can always SEE right away, it'd be something y'might notice over time, but sick or dying plants aren't gonna grow as well or abundantly if something's wrong, and they might be stunted in its growth cycle - like, flowers might not even start to bloom or fruits might not grow from the flowers if they're supposed to and the plant can just be like... stuck when it SHOULD be growing," she suddenly realized she might be explaining too much, but she couldn't stop, "OR it might just not be growing and developing through its cycle at the rate it should be, like if it's a seasonal plant or whatever, it might not be on track from what it might've been annually in previous years or whatever."
And then she smiled and sat back in her chair just a little sheepishly. Done talking. Yep.
This particular answer sparked his attention a lot that he had to pause his walking and look at the Ravenclaw. "Very good point. We will be elaborating on that in a bit." He said then started walking round again. Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaos.Doodles
His brows furrowed together slightly before a hand went up. "It will tell you sir."
The boy looked slightly more refreshed than before. Though his answer did not suggest that. "Wrong," He said simply. Straightforward and all. Quote:
Originally Posted by lemon
"When it coughs? Do plants cough? EVERYTHING dies when it coughs."
"Also wrong," He told the other Ravenclaw. How unexpected from the eagles.
Clearing his throat, Andrew stood at the further end of the table closer to the entrance. Where Banner, Adair and Mordaunt sat. "What you all said is correct." He said addressing the class. " Plants do not have vital signs to be checked like humans do. But we can tell whether a plant is healthy or not by inspecting its leaves, roots, stems or even its general appearance. Whether it's tilting towards one side too much in an unusual way. The smell, too, like Mister Banner mentioned." Which was what they just said. But it would not hurt to gather it all and make sure everyone heard everything.
"When it comes to the leaves; you're looking for a change of color, like leaves turning yellow or brown or normal green but with small spots of white or even black. But it's not only the colour that can tell us something is wrong. The structure is very important as well. Some leaves might be curled up or limp or might have small holes in them. All of these are signs that there's something wrong." He paused allowing time for them to take it it. " That's concerning the leaves. As for the roots and stems it's very important to check that they are flexible and firm. They shouldn't snap when they're bent . The colour of the stems is important to check as well, although it is not as clear as the colour of the leaves. But a shade of green must be visible. " He was going to show them examples of course. But for now, he was going to stick with the theoretical. They'll soon get the chance to see for themselves.
"For example; if you see a plant with yellow-ish and limp leaves but with flexible and greenish stems it means the plant can still be healed. Whereas if you see plant with brittle roots and brown stems then the plant is dead and there is nothing you can do about it." Sad but that was LIFE!
Pulling his wand out, Walton walked over to where the blackboard was and tapped it with his wand.
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Originally Posted by Blackboard First step: Noticing the problem• Change of color or structure of leaves, stems, roots. Leaves: Yellow, brown, burnt, holed, limp, curled up.
Roots: Brittle. Mushy.
Stems: Brown. Brittle. Mushy. Easily broken. Second step: Determining the problem "So now we talked about the first step, which is knowing that there is a problem." He slid his wand back into the holster and turned to look at the students again. "Once we do that, we must try and figure out what caused this problem. Some of you mentioned things about fungi, dehydration and insects which are correct. Anyone has more ideas about what can cause sickness to a plant?"
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