ginger plant

by: Kristina Mercedes Martinez =]

1.) Most ginger comes from Jamaica, but this plant is a native of southeastern Asia.

2.) The conditions that the ginger plant thrives in is, tropical and subtropical regions.

3.) Ginger is used in medicine, in culinary preparations, and for flavoring beverages such as ginger ale and ginger beer.

4.) No, it does not have any cultural relevance, but many countries do use ginger.

5.) 3 variances of the ginger plant:
a.) is used almost all around the world.
b.) can be used as food, beverage, and even as medicine!
c.) Is a very red plant, which is kind of strange since it comes out as a brown colored spice.

6.) The ginger plant is in the Zingiberaceae ginger family.

7.) The melegueta pepper is also another plant in the Zingiberaceae ginger family.

8.) You can plant the ginger plant as soon as possible, for best results. Especially if you want it to come out with nice roots, and to be very fresh and beautiful looking, red plant.

9.) will post picture of the Ginger plant. :D

Haiti-Maggie?

1. Haiti is an island, it is next to the Dominican republic. It is south east of Cuba and south the east of north America.
2. The population of Haiti in 2001 was 6964500 with a 1.4% population growth.
3. Haiti has a republican government.
4. Haiti is 27,750 sg km (10,714 sq miles)
5. It exports gasoline to the U.S., it imports Rice, many other agricultural imports

Chinese Melon-Rachel Carr

The Chinese Melon is also called the bitter gourd or bitter melon, and is grown in Asian countries, but is native to Southern China. It is usually harvested in the summer months, and is eaten by millions every year. Like its alias suggests, the Chinese Melon is a very bitter vegetable and is a member of the squash family. The Chinese Melon is used for both culinary and medical uses. In food, the Chinese melon is used for its bitter taste is stir-fries, tea, and soups. It can also be eaten with yogurt, or stuffed with spices, or served with coconut. Besides these ways to eat Chinese Melon, it can be eaten a bunch of different ways and styles in different countries. As a medicine, the Chinese Melon can be used to stimulate digestion and after boiling its leaves, it is sometimes used to treat diabetes or malaria. The Chinese Melon is not the state anything, but is used throughout Asia and even in some American Countries. The 3 most common uses are that it is cut up and put in stir-fry, soup and in teas. Other members of the Squash Family include pumpkins and zucchini. The Chinese melon should be planted in the beginning of spring, in ensure it is ready by summer harvest.

England - Kimberly Zheng

1. England is surrounded by Scotland, Wales, and the rest is bordered by seas and channels. France is also below England.
2. Population: 51,092,000. Estimated in 2007.
3. The type of government they have is Constitutional Monarchy.
4. Its area is 130,395 km2 (or 50,346 square miles).
5. The leading contributors are investing and banking.
6. The language spoken there is English.
7. The main religion is Christianity.
8. All children between 5 and 16 are required to attend full-time school. State-provided schools are free.

Callaloo-Yareli

1. The Callaloo is from the Caribbean with variants in Guyana, Barbados, Grenada, Haiti, Dominica, and Jasmaica.

2. In the sun.

3. The Callaloo is used to make food like the Pepperpot Soup and drinks like the callaloo juice. Taro also called dasheen in the West Indies the leaves of this root crop are used in the Trinidadian version of the dish.

4. No

5. The amaranth, taro, and Xanthosoma.

6. Amaranthaceae.

7. Taro.

8. When its sunny.

Sweet Peppers

1. Where is your plant from native? (where's it from?)

Central and Northern America

2. What types of conditions does it thrive in?
Peppers require more high tempurtures.

3. What is it used for?
Usually they are used for spices, but sometimes they are used for vegtibles and medicane.

4. Does it have any cultural relevance? (Is it any country or state's flower? Why?)

No.

5. What are the 3 most popular variances?
There are only four types of sweet peppers. The types are Bell, Banana, Cubanelle, and Pimento

6. What family is it in?
It belongs to the Nightshade Family.

7. Tell me one other plant that is in that family.
Other types of plants that are in the Nightsade Family are potatoes , Tomatoes , and Egg Plant.

8. When should it be planted for best results?
Peppers should be ripe to aviod toxin. Meaning you should not grow green peppers becasue they are the hottest and most dangerous.

Snapdragan-Rebecca

1. Where is your plant from native? (where's it from?)
2. What types of conditions does it thrive in?
3. What is it used for?
4. Does it have any cultural relevance? (Is it any country or state's flower? Why?)
5. What are the 3 most popular variances?
6. What family is it in?
7. Tell me one other plant that is in that family.
8. When should it be planted for best results?
9. POST A PICTURE :D

The snapdragon flowers(Antirrhinum) are commonly found in North America. The lovely flowers can survive the cold and also the heat.The snapdragon is commonly used for cutting bed or border. You could use them freely for bouquets at ceremonies at any country. Prefect for weddings, graduations, showers, and funerals.Snapdragon flowers have a unique, irregular shape and come in shades of yellow, red, pink, orange, bronze, lavender, white, sometimes blue. The snapdragon is in the family of the Plantaginaceae( flowering plants). Hebe Flowers are also a Plantaginaceae. The snap drangon should be planted in winter or summer to get the best results.

Hollyhock Flower

Plant Folk:

1. Where is your plant from native? (where's it from?)
They are native from southwest and central Asia. Remains of hollyhocks have been found in a Neanderthal burial site at Shanidar.





2. What types of conditions does it thrive in?
Hollyhocks prefer rich, well-drained soil and full sun. Light shade is tolerated but wet winter soil is not.




3. What is it used for?
Its flowers are employed medicinally for their emollient, demulcent and diuretic properties, which make them useful in chest complaints. The flowers are also used for colouring purposes.

4. Does it have any cultural relevance? (Is it any country or state's flower? Why?)It was found and used in Asia, but it is now to be found in Neanderthal.

5. What are the 3 most popular variances?
Alcea ficifolia, Alcea rosea, and Alcea nigra are the most common.



6. What family is it in?
The hollyhocks contain about 60 species of flowering plants in the genus Alcea in the mallow family Malvaceae.



7. Tell me one other plant that is in that family.
Aleca Biennis



8. When should it be planted for best results?
They should be planted in July or early August.



9. POST A PICTURE :D

Vietnam by Sarah McDowell

1. Please tell me the surrounding/bordering countries.


Vietnam is bordering by China to the North, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest.
2. What is the population of your country?


Over 86 Million
3. What type of government do they have?


Socialist Republic, Single-Party Communist
4. What is the relative size of your country?


The total area of Vietnam is 128,527 sq mi.
5. What are the leading contributors to their economy? (imports or exports? tourism? oil?)


Vietnam is the 3rd largest oil producers of the Southest Asia and output 400,000 barrels of oil a day. Vietnam is one of the largest producers of Cashews, but their main exports are coffee, tea, rubber, and fishery products.
6. What language is spoken there?
Vietnamese
7. What is the main religion?
Vietnam's main religion is Buddhism.
8. Tell me 2 things about their education system. (ie is it free? How old are you when you graduate? Are all adolescents required to attend? Are they coed? How much does it cost to go to college?)


General education in Vietnam is in 5 categories:Kindergarten, Elementary school, middle schools, high school, and college/university


In Vietnam, education is free from ages 6-11 and mandatory.

Goldenrod- Crystal

1. Goldenrods are native to North America.


2. Wet lands, waste areas, & meadows or open fields.


3. Goldenrod is used as an alternative to perscription drugs some of its benefits are for chronic mucus, whooping cough, hot flushes, kidney and bladder infections, urinary track infections, & diarrhea.


4. The godenrod is the state flower of Nebraska and Kentucky. Kentucky picked the goldenrod because they didn't like the plant the war department gave them before and so they picked the goldenrod since they grew in Kentucky. And Nebraska picked the goldenrod because the government wanted to.


5. The broad-leaved goldenrod, the elm-leaved goldenrod, and the wreath goldenrod.


6. The goldenrod comes from the daisey family.


7. The daisey


8. The around the summer and fall time.

India (Alyssa Trani)

1. India is located in South Asia which is bordered by Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.

2. India is the 2nd most populated country in the world with about 1,147,995,904 people.

3. India is a Federal Republic government.

4. India is the 7th largest country being 3, 287, 240 km^2.

5. India has the 4th largest economy in the world with a Gross Domestic Product of $3 million. With exports of chemicals, food processing, steel, cement, petroleum, software, and services.
India's imports contain of crude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizer, and chemicals.

6. India's official language is Hindi and English.

7. The main religion in India is Hinduism which makes up 80% of its' population.

8. A person must be upto 14 years old to receive primary education, with having India's higher education system being the 3rd largest in the world. Of 2001, the literacy rate for women is 53% with men having 75%. It also pointed out that 304 million of India are illiterate. India's women are more likely to enroll then drop out than men. Since India has a low quality of public education, 27% of India's children are privately educated.

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Pumpkin-Rachael Costello

1. Where is your plant from native? (where's it from?)
2. What types of conditions does it thrive in?
3. What is it used for?
4. Does it have any cultural relevance? (Is it any country or state's flower? Why?)
5. What are the 3 most popular variances?
6. What family is it in?
7. Tell me one other plant that is in that family.
8. When should it be planted for best results?

1. Pumpkin is grown all around the world.

2. Pumpkins are a warm-weather crop that's usually grown in early July.

3. Pumpkins used typically for food: pie, extract, seeds, & seed oil.

4. No, it is not.

5. The most popular carving pumpkin is the Ghost Rider, the most popular cooking pumpkin is the Small Sugar, and the most popular Heirloom Pumpkin is the Musque de Provence.

6. Pumpkin is part of the Curcurbita family.

7. One other plant of that family is watermelon.

8. For best results, it should be planted typically in early July to late October.

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Radish

1. The radish probably originated in China.
2. Radish's grow faster in the summer.
3. Radishes can be used as spices.
4. Oaxaca, Mexico celebrates the radish in a festival called Noche de los Rábanos (Radish Night) on December 23rd as a part of Christmas celebrations. Locals carve religious and popular figures out of radishes and display them in the town square.
5. There is the Red Glode Radish, the Black radish, and the Daikon Radish.
6. Radish is in the cruciferous family.
7. Cabbage is also in this family.
8. It can be planted in the early spring and throughout the summer in the mountains. In the Coastal Plain, radish can be planted from February to mid May and August to October.

Poppy-Sara

1. Where is your plant from native? (where's it from?)
All over the world
2. What types of conditions does it thrive in?
In any conditions.
3. What is it used for?
Opium poppy seeds can be used as heroin but most poppys are used as decoration for the land.
4. Does it have any cultural relevance? (Is it any country or state's flower? Why?)
It is California's state flower;
5. What are the 3 most popular variances?
6. What family is it in?
Papaveraceae family
7. Tell me one other plant that is in that family.
Corn poppy.
8. When should it be planted for best results?

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Tomato- Veronica

Plant Folk:
1. The tomato is native to South America and a prehistoric introduction to Central America and Southern parts of North America.

2. Tomatoes thrive in sunlight and warmth, and they need water.

3. The tomato is grown worldwide for its edible fruits.

4. The town of Buñol, Spain, annually celebrates La Tomatina, a festival centered on an enormous tomato fight.

5. Tomato varieties are roughly divided into several categories, based mostly on shape and size. "Slicing" or "globe" tomatoes are the usual tomatoes of commerce; beefsteak are large tomatoes often used for sandwiches and similar applications

6. The tomato is in the Solanaceae family.

7. Another plant that is in the Solanaceae family is the eggplant.

8. Tomatoes are warm-season plants and should be planted only after danger of frost has passed. Temperature is an important factor in the production of tomatoes, which are particularly sensitive to low night temperatures. Blossom drop can occur in early spring when daytime temperatures are warm, but night temperatures fall below 55 degrees F as well as in summer

Cuba by Oley Drammeh

Country Folk:
1. Please tell me the surrounding/bordering countries.
2. What is the population of your country?
3. What type of government do they have?
4. What is the relative size of your country?
5. What are the leading contributors to their economy? (imports or exports? tourism? oil?)
6. What language is spoken there?
7. What is the main religion?
8. Tell me 2 things about their education system. (ie is it free? How old are you when you graduate? Are all adolescents required to attend? Are they coed? How much does it cost to go to college?)
9. POST A PICTURE! :D2.


Country folk: Cuba
1. It is surrounded by the Strait of Florida, Jamaica, the Bahama Island and Mexico, Yucatan Channel, and finally Hispaniola.
2. there is a population of 11,423,952
3. They have Socialist Republic, Single- party communist state
4. Cuba is 110,861km2 (105th) 42,803 sq mi
5. Cuba's exports are: sugar, nickel, tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, and coffee, and the imports are:food, fuel, clothing, and machinery.
6. Spanish is there main language
7.Catholism
8. The education is free, and all adolescents are required to attend.
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Eggplant

Plant Folk: eggplant
1. Where is your plant from native? (where's it from?)
It is native to India.
2. What types of conditions does it thrive in?
It shouldn't be planted near one another. Good sanitation are very important when planting eggplants, for controlling fungal disease. It is very tender, and requires a long warm season for successful production.
3. What is it used for?
It is commonly used for cooking.
4. Does it have any cultural relevance? (Is it any country or state's flower? Why?)
It was originated in India.
5. What are the 3 most popular variances?
Indian Eggplant,Chinese eggplant, & Japanese Eggplant
6. What family is it in?
It is classified as a Solanaceae
7. Tell me one other plant that is in that family.
Tomatoes and Tobacco
8. When should it be planted for best results?
It should be planted during a warm season.
9. picture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Three_Types_of_Eggplant.jpg

Guatemala-by Valerie Guardado

1. It is bordered by Mexcio, the Pacific Ocean, Belize, the Caribbean, Honduras and El Salvador.

2. The population is 13,000,000.

3. The government is Presidential republic.

4. The relative size of Guatemala is 42,042 square miles.

5. Remittances, tourism and the value of exports are the leading contributors.

6. Spanish and Mayan dialects are the lauguages spoken.

7. The religion is 50-60% of the population is Catholic, 40% Protestant, and 1% follow the Mayan faith.

8. Guatemala has a number of public elementary and secondary-level schools. The schools are free but you have to pay for the cost of books, uniforms, suppilies and transportation. They also have one public university and 9 privte ones. Many middle and upper-class children go to private schools.

Lettuce- Ali

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

1. Where is your plant from native? (where's it from?)

The earliest depictions of lettuce were found in Egypt.

2. What types of conditions does it thrive in?

Lettuce requires light, sandy, humus rich, moist soil. It dislikes dry conditions. It is considered fairly easy to grow, and is a good crop for beginners.

3. What is it used for?

In many countries, it is typically eaten cold, raw, in salads, hamburgers, tacos, and in many other dishes around the world.

4. Does it have any cultural relevance? (Is it any country or state's flower? Why?)

No, it does not. Although it is a very popular dish and ingredient in many other dishes, it's not specifically culturally relevant.

5. What are the 3 most popular variances?

Iceberg, Romaine, and Butterhead.

6. What family is it in?

It's in the Asteraceae family, which is a daisy family.

7. Tell me one other plant that is in that family.

Sunflowers are also in the Asteraceae family.

8. When should it be planted for best results?
Lettuce should be planted in the spring, summer, or fall.

Puerto Rico by Allison Lamug

1. Puerto Rico is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and Caribbean Basin to the south.

2. The population of Puerto Rico in July 2007 is estimated 3,994,2593.

3. Puerto Rico has a republican form of goverment.

4. The total area of Puerto Rico is 9,104 km squared and 3,515 sq mi.

5. The greatest contributers to Puerto Rico's economy is argriculture and tourism.

6. The languages English and Spanish are spoken there. Spanish is the primary language.

7. The main religion in Puerto Rico is Roman Catholic Church.

8. The education is Puerto Rico is divided into three levels. They are Primary, Secondary, and Higher Level. The Constitution of Puerto Rico grants the right to an education to every citizen on the island.

MEXICO- Trisha

1. Please tell me the surrounding/bordering countries.

• on the north by the United States



• on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean



• on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea



• on the east by the Gulf of Mexico.

2. What is the population of your country?

109 million

3. What type of government do they have?

Federal Presidential Republic

4. What is the relative size of your country?

• Area= 1,972,550 km2 (761,606 sq mi)
• Water= 2.5

5. What are the leading contributors to their economy? (imports or exports? tourism? oil?)
agriculture= fruits, nuts, vegetables, coffee & sugar.

Industry= General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, BMW, Mercedes-Benz

6. What language is spoken there?

Spanish

7. What is the main religion?

They have no "main" religion, but 95% of the population are Christian.

8. Tell me 2 things about their education system. (ie is it free? How old are you when you graduate? Are all adolescents required to attend? Are they coed? How much does it cost to go to college?)

• The Mexican school system is organized into Basic Education, Secondary Education and Higher Education.


• Public schools are free. Public schools don't receive any public funds.


• Basic Education comprises preschool, primary school, and lower secondary school. Preschool covers children aged three through five and is generally provided in three grades. Preschool is free.


• Primary education provides at least six years of schooling and is compulsory upon the states to provide free education from age six.


• Higher education: There are four pathways of higher Education in Mexico: Universities (4-5 year colleges and universities, called the licenciatura), Technical institutes (3-year programs in engineering and management),Teacher-training colleges, offering bachelor's degrees in the fields of education, and Technological universities, offering two-year programs to prepare students as Higher University Technicians.
  

JAMAICA- Kristen

1. Please tell me the surrounding/bordering countries.

• They are Cuba, Haiti, the Cayman Islands, and the Dominican Republic.

2. What is the population of your country?

• 2, 804, 332

3. What type of government do they have?

• Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

4. What is the relative size of your country?

• 11,100 km²

5. What are the leading contributors to their economy? (imports or exports? tourism? oil?)

• Agriculture, mining, manufacturing, tourism, and financial and insurance services

6. What language is spoken there?

• English and Jamaican Patois

7. What is the main religion?

• Christians, Seventh-Day Adventist, Baptist, Pentecostal, Anglican, Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism

8. Tell me 2 things about their education system. (ie is it free? How old are you when you graduate? Are all adolescents required to attend? Are they coed? How much does it cost to go to college?)

• Children from ages 1-18 years old can go to school free
• There are 4 categories that exist for education: early childhood (ages 1-5), primary (ages 5-10), secondary (ages 10-18), and tertiary (18+)
• Schools can be either co-ed or single sex
• Some are private and some are public schools
  

Lima beans! Cynthia

1. Lima beans are native to South America.
2. Lima beans grow best in warm climates, 65 degrees and above. Lima beans are used for food.
3. They are beneficial to your health, they can lower your risk of having a heart attack, give you iron for energy while stabilizing blood sugar, boot your antioxidant defense, and have a lot of fiber and protein.
4. The lima bean is not a state vegetable.
5. A few Varieties of the lima bean are Bridgeton, Cangreen, and Dixie Butterpea White.
6. The lima bean is in the Fabaceae family.
7. Another type of plant in its family is the Glycine max, known as a soya bean.
8. It should be planted in the summer.

Cynthia Sassnberg

Victory Gardens

One last thing...

When you're done with that I'd like you to check out this site: http://www.revivevictorygardens.org/

and if you have time or want to find what your local community is doing, go here: http://www.sfvictorygardens.org/ 

I'd like you to answer these questions:

1. What is a victory garden?

2. How did they get started?

3. Where is a local victory garden close to your house?

4. Write 2 things you found interesting at each site. (There should be 4 facts here)

5. POST YOUR FAVORITE VICTORY GARDEN PICTURE! :D

Research to do!

Hello!

Welcome to our new site! So, for today I'd like everyone to be researching information about their topic. 

1. After you find the answers online, please post a blog with the answers. 

2. Put your subject in the title (ei Jamaica, or Pumpkin). 

3. When you're done writing up the answers, please post a picture of your item. (Go to the picture icon between the ABC check button and the film button and put in the url/web address where you found your picture)

Here are the questions:

Country Folk:

1. Please tell me the surrounding/bordering countries.

2. What is the population of your country?

3. What type of government do they have?

4. What is the relative size of your country?

5. What are the leading contributors to their economy? (imports or exports? tourism? oil?)

6. What language is spoken there?

7. What is the main religion?

8. Tell me 2 things about their education system. (ie is it free? How old are you when you graduate? Are all adolescents required to attend? Are they coed? How much does it cost to go to college?) 

9. POST A PICTURE! :D

Plant Folk:

1. Where is your plant from native? (where's it from?)

2. What types of conditions does it thrive in?

3. What is it used for?

4. Does it have any cultural relevance? (Is it any country or state's flower? Why?)

5. What are the 3 most popular variances?

6. What family is it in?

7. Tell me one other plant that is in that family.

8. When should it be planted for best results?

9. POST A PICTURE :D