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Ed Tech #1 – My First Tech Post…As Scary As Expected.

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This is the first tech class I have taken in 27 years. This is the first blog page I have ever made. The instructor is a lovely fellow, very patient, kind and helpful. He seems like the type of professor who does whatever he can to help his student’s succeed. I have fears of being one of the few students to ever fail his class…maybe even the first! I don’t think these classes are offered outside of the program! Ugh! I am now picturing taking 5 years instead of 4 to finish this degree. Ugh! I can hear the students in my class typing away, while simultaneously chatting and laughing…my stomach is churning and my heart is racing. I feel a headache coming on. I have already prayed twice this class. Pretty much every “tech” term I hear is unfamiliar, and if it is familiar I have only heard of it and have no idea what it means or how to apply it.  All I can think of right now is , “why didn’t I finish my degree thirty years ago?”

This is going to take a monumental effort on my part to get through this class!!! If I sound negative, I don’t entirely intend to come across this way. I am willing to work and am willing to learn, it’s just discouraging and a bit overwhelming being so far behind the rest of the students.

Deep Breath…o.k., I just survived my first blog post…now to head home and face the tech homework. I hope my kids are home to help me!!!

 

 

Free Inquiry #1 – Greenhouse Gardening

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For my free inquiry project, I will be looking at improving my greenhouse gardening skills. I plan on growing five different varieties of tomatoes, two varieties of cucumbers, and one variety of sweet bell peppers. Although it is early in the year, one of the few things I can do to get a head start on the growing season is choose what I plan to grow in my greenhouse. 

Tomatoes

Orange Pear Tomatoes –  pear shaped tomatoes, sweet and juicy, good for salads and slicing.

Red Beefsteak Tomatoes – large, rich flavor, good for salads and sandwiches, ripens late/can be enjoyed late into the season.

Hawaiian Currant Tomatoes – small and sweet! Great in salads and eating right off the vine.

Black Russian Tomatoes – My personal Favorite. Large purple/black fruit. Sweet, juicy and good producers.

Indigo Rose Tomatoes – small, 2 inch purple/black tomatoes. Sweet, good in salads and eating off the vine.

Cucumbers

Marketmore Cucumber – Crunchy, sweet, good consistent producers. 8-9 inches long.

Bushy Cucumber – good producer, great for fresh eating and pickling. 5-8 inches long. Small compact bushes for limited space.

Sweet Bell Peppers

Carnival Blend – 20% California Wonder, 20% Diamond, 20% Golden California Wonder, 20% Orange Sun, 20% Purple Beauty.

Now that I have my varieties chosen, for next week I will research the best types of soil needed for planting my seeds.

 

 

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