Red flag 4/14

How much time did you spend on your project?
5 hours
What did you do that was hands on?
I did some serious work on my new compost pile and got a lot of the base dug out and some of the walls built. I wantto build it taller so it has a larger capacity. This may need some mortar but I am going to build it free standing for now.
What research did you do?
I did some plant companion research, about which plants go well together, an help each other grow.
Did you meet with your mentor? What did you talk about?
Yes. We talked about setting some 2 week goals for the rest of the project. Now that it is warming we talked about thinking about lighting and spacing of the plants, as I get ready to put them in the soil. We also talked about finding someone to interview, a local gardener.
Do you have at least 3 journal entries? Do they include planning, recording activities, and reflecting?
Yes. Yeah it has hands on and some reflection.
Were you in class on this week? Did you have and use your journal?
Yes. I had my journal but did more work spent reading kyle's blog and doing some research for him.
Do you think your fulfillment of WISE requirements was Inadequate? Adequate? Good? Excellent? Explain.
Good. I did some good hands on work and finished up all my research but found some new things to research so tree is a new list.
What are your plans for week?
-Research plants, light, spacing
-interview someone
-make 2 week plan

Red Flag 3/23

How much time did you spend on your project?
4-5 Hours
What did you do that was hands-on?
Tore out all the bricks that were in the plot for my garden. I built a new "green house" for my seedlings.
What research did you do?
I have to finish seedling research this weekend.
Did you meet with your mentor? What did you talk about?
Yes. We talked about doing more research and journaling as well as going out and spending more time doing activities to further the project.
Do you have at least 3 journal entries? Do they include planning, recording activities, and reflecting?
Yes, but I have to do some research entries later this weekend.
Were you in class on this week? Did you have and use your journal?
Yes. It was nice to have since we talked about so much.
Do you think your fulfillment of WISE requirements was Inadequate? Adequate? Good? Excellent? Explain.
Adequate. I need to spend more time on my project and learning from my project, but I am coming along.
What are your plans for next week?
-Turn my compost fully
-Build a new compost pile
-Finish research for seeds

Red Flag 3/11

How much time did you spend on your project?
About two hours.
What did you do that was hands-on?
I havent done it yet but now that the snow has melted I am going to go out and finish turning my compost pile.
What research did you do?
I started looking into other Cornell Cooperative Extension classes since my previous one fell through. I haven't found one that I like yet.
Did you meet with your mentor? What did you talk about?
Yes. We talked about continuing to set goals for myself and making sure that I stick to those goals.
Do you have at least 3 journal entries? Do they include planning, recording activities, and reflecting?
No, but I plan to do some more journaling as well as finishing any unfished journals that I have in my journal.
Were you in class on this week? Did you have and use your journal?
Yes. Yes.
Do you think your fulfillment of WISE requirements was Inadequate? Adequate? Good? Excellent? Explain.
Inadequate. I didn't do much work but I have a lot of loose ends to tie up that I plan on doing this weekend.
What are your plans for next week?
-Turn my compost fully
-Continue Taking care of my seedlings
-do more concise research on my seeds

Red Flag Post 3/4

How much time did you spend on your project?
2 Hours
What did you do that was hands-on?
I didn't really do anything that was hands-on, this past week was more research related.
What research did you do?
I did a lot of research on spinach and cucumbers. This helped my to gain insight into each plant I am growing.
Did you meet with your mentor? What did you talk about?
Yes, We talked about setting some goals for myself to accomplish before I met with her next week. We also talked about me doing more research which did happen later in the week.
Do you have at least 3 journal entries? Do they include planning, recording activities, and reflecting?
Yes, They are mostly reflecting and research. I didn't have any activities because I didn't do anything really hands on.
Were you in class on this week? Did you have and use your journal?
Yes. Yes.
Do you think your fulfillment of WISE requirements was Inadequate? Adequate? Good? Excellent? Explain.
Adequate. I didn't do a lot of hands-on but in my mentor meeting I got really motivated and set myself some goals which I think will be helpful.
What are your plans for next week?
-Turn my compost
-Plant all my seeds
-Look into Cornell Cooperative Extension Gardening classes