Herbology - Year 1
written by Silvia
Are you having trouble passing Herbology? Have you failed to find the right textbook? Look no longer - just look in this book!
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05/31/21
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Dungs
Chapter 2
Another protection set consists of caring for plants and contains Dragon dung, Mooncalf dung, and Centaur tears.
Dragon dung can be used as a fertilizer for soil. The reason that dragon dung works so well is due to the acids found in dragons’ stomachs. These acids break all materials down to their most natural state, which, as you might guess, is very useful in Herbology! Another quality unique to dragon dung is that it is scentless, and will thus bother neither you nor the plant. The lack of scent found in dragon dung is reputedly due to the fact that the dragons use all odorous gases in the production of their fire, although neither dragon keepers nor magizoologists have ever been able to confirm this as fact.
Mooncalf dung is also used as a fertilizer. It is a more gentle than Dragon dung. Because of this, Mooncalf dung is used for planting and caring for more sensitive or fragile plants. On the other hand, Mooncalf dung does not have the potency of dragon dung. If the soil is worn down, or stripped of vitamins and minerals, Mooncalf dung may not be powerful enough to compensate for the lack of these nutrients and to contribute what the plant requires to grow strong.
Centaur tears are a favorite drink for most plants. More vitamin-rich than regular water, centaur tears are capable of reviving a plant moments from death. Some plants find them toxic. Never water a plant which grows in salt water with centaur tears, as they will not do well.
Dragon dung can be used as a fertilizer for soil. The reason that dragon dung works so well is due to the acids found in dragons’ stomachs. These acids break all materials down to their most natural state, which, as you might guess, is very useful in Herbology! Another quality unique to dragon dung is that it is scentless, and will thus bother neither you nor the plant. The lack of scent found in dragon dung is reputedly due to the fact that the dragons use all odorous gases in the production of their fire, although neither dragon keepers nor magizoologists have ever been able to confirm this as fact.
Mooncalf dung is also used as a fertilizer. It is a more gentle than Dragon dung. Because of this, Mooncalf dung is used for planting and caring for more sensitive or fragile plants. On the other hand, Mooncalf dung does not have the potency of dragon dung. If the soil is worn down, or stripped of vitamins and minerals, Mooncalf dung may not be powerful enough to compensate for the lack of these nutrients and to contribute what the plant requires to grow strong.
Centaur tears are a favorite drink for most plants. More vitamin-rich than regular water, centaur tears are capable of reviving a plant moments from death. Some plants find them toxic. Never water a plant which grows in salt water with centaur tears, as they will not do well.
