{"id":377,"date":"1983-04-30T03:28:06","date_gmt":"1983-04-30T03:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/?p=377"},"modified":"2024-12-31T16:16:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T16:16:17","slug":"memories-of-dev-1-summer-term-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/index.php\/1983\/04\/30\/memories-of-dev-1-summer-term-1983\/","title":{"rendered":"Memories of DEV 1 Summer Term 1983"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(Picture: Rachel Billings and Monique Raaymakers carting away the weeds)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dev Farm and Adam Pain\u2019s plot experiments.<\/strong> I remember that each group had a designated plot to clear of all plants and weeds and it took hours to dig up all the couch grass. Adam Pain emphasised how important it was to eradicate the couch grass and especially not to break and leave any rhizomes as they would take root \u2013 and wickedly demonstrating this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the weeds and grass were carted away in sacks and once the plot was cleared, we conducted infiltration experiments (with Vivienne rescuing drowning insects in the process).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, we took soil samples and used the well-appointed Soil Labs to sieve the soils for particle soil analysis, and the ovens to calculate organic matter percentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1015\" src=\"https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v1-1024x1015.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v1-1024x1015.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v1-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v1-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v1-1536x1523.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v1-2048x2030.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Left to Right: Monique Raaymakers, Rachel Billings, Robin Iles attempting to weed the plot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v2-1024x999.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v2-1024x999.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v2-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v2-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v2-1536x1499.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v2-2048x1998.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">: Left to Right: Monique Raaymakers, Robin Iles, Rachel Billings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v3-1024x1022.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v3-1024x1022.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v3-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v3-1536x1533.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v3-2048x2044.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Left to Right: Monique Raaymakers, Robin Iles and Vivienne Coleman taking a break from weeding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1022\" src=\"http:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v4-1024x1022.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v4-1024x1022.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v4-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v4-1536x1533.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ueadevfarms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/v4-2048x2044.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Left to Right: Rachel Billings and Monique Raaymakers carting away the weeds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Picture: Rachel Billings and Monique Raaymakers carting away the weeds) Dev Farm and Adam Pain\u2019s plot experiments. 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