Revegetation

Planting

The basics:

Get an adult to check the site for dangerous objects and any other safety issues.
Make sure plants are delivered.
Make sure tools are delivered.
Make sure students have access to water and buckets
Have a plan b if the weather is really bad.
Train students to use the tools safely and how to put plants into the ground using the tools. Work out the steps needed to put in a plant eg:
- Scoop mulch away from the ground where it is to be planted.
- Use tool to make hole.
- Wet the roots of the plant in the tube.
- Carefully drop plant out of the tube.
- Put plant in the hole so that the potting soil does not stick above the ground or the stems covered in soil.
- Pack some earth to fill the hole (depends on tools being used)
- Replace muck, but leave a hollow so the mulch does not cover the plant.
- Give the plant a long drink of water.
- You may have guards or steaks to protect the plants.

Have one person who places the plants where they will be planted.
- Organise the planting so students do need to walk over freshly planted areas.
- Only put out a few plants at a time making sure there are about 2 plants per square metre.
- Distribute the plant species so it reflects the planned ecosystem, paths etc.
After the planting, cleanup the site, gather the empty pots and all the tools.

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