Photosynthesizers

Daily Blog Q's 
Save seeds?
It's important to save seeds because they allow for the the growing of new plants (most likely edible or use able plants)
Watershed?
an area of land that encompasses a mountain or valley that collects water (mostly from rain to stream to lakes to ocean)
Covercrops?
short term crops that cover the soil (after harvests) and keep it from washing into the ocean. Also replenishes nitrogen (buckweed, sunn hemp, oats, rye, perennial peanut, and black eyed peas)
Native hot / dry?
-Aweoweo
-Uki Uki
-pohinahina
-hibiscus
-Pau ki'i aka
Day time line 
Learning about plants with Mrs. Emma 
Propogate: to grow a plant from the parts of another plant
Node: part of plant in which leaves, vines, and branches outcrop
Succor: a "baby plant" growing off of a larger "mother plant"
Purple pole bean seeds with Jason 
Business meeting? 
Stephanie: conservation planner
She works w/ farmers
She uses practices to manipulate water by changing the land (to slow down/speed up runoff)
This can be utilized by farmers to irrigate crops
Ways to do this:
-diversions (trenches)
-tree/shrub establishment
-fences
Cover crops: short term crops that cover the soil (after harvests) and keep it from washing into the ocean. Also replenishes nitrogen (buckweed, sun hemp, oats, rye, perennial peanut, and black eyed peas
Helps farmers increase profits, protects the ocean, and increases crop goodness
Island making/study of water flow 
Watershed: an area of land that encompasses a mountain or valley that collects water (mostly from rain to stream to lakes to ocean)
Confluence: when two rivers join (def: when water flows together)
Tributary: where water meets before going to the ocean
Lunch 
Circle time 
No notes, only a game
Planting a native plants garden with Leilani   
Really cool plants that survive in Hawaii's environment  without too much  water
Indigenous: Found around the world naturally without human disturbance
Endemic: Only found naturally within one location in the world naturally
-aweoweo
-Uki Uki
-pohinahina
-hibiscus
-Pau ki'i aka 
Field planted 2 years ago that has survived without water