18/09/2013 - Work Experience in Botanical Garden

Actual Temperature
13 degrees Celsius
Humidity : 78%
Rainfall : 0.00mm
Wind : Moderate Wind

My third day was on Rose and Herbaceous Collection on composting to rose beds. After removing all the weeds we load the compost in wheel barrow to all roses beds. Compost makes a great fertilizer, because in addition to having important nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, it often has trace elements you don't ordinarily find in commercial fertilizers. I used a shovel to load in wheel barrow to dumping the compost out around rose bed.  

With a flexible, garden rake, spread the compost out over the lawn to about ¼ inches thick layer. Linda says don't apply it much thicker thinking that more is better, because that can cause problems, like smothering your grass. A thin layer will break down quickly releasing its nutrients into the lawn.

When the raking is done shouldn't see that much compost if compost the lawn 2 to 3 times a year, it will be very lush and healthy moreover won't need to use regular lawn fertilizers ever again. 

In the afternoon, weeding again the rose beds by using weeding tools. As usual we cleaned the tools and placed it in tools shelf before adjourned at 4.00pm.