PROTECTIVE GEAR:

• Dragonhide gloves, earmuffs, wand, closed-toe-shoes, apron & occasionally a mask (optional at times).


• Leave house cloak & tie outside the classroom.


• Essence of Ditany & Antidote to Commom Poisons (discussed in DADA 01/04)


• Over 30k witches/wizards had preventable accidents, and 61% were due to not wearing dragonhide gloves.

TOOLS FOR TENDING:

Caring for your plants, many types of fertilizer. 

• Dragon dung; fertilizer or soil, can be mixed with a compost to create an organic fertilizer, the acids of the dragons stomach break down the minerals of the soil, had no scent.


• Mooncalf dung; fertilizer, gentle & used caring for sensitive plants, if the solid is striped down of its minerals it may not be strong enough to carry nutrients to the plants. 


• Centaur tears; a favourite drink for most plants but toxic to some, capable of reviving plants from near death, not everyone can collect Centaur tears as they are protected by the Ministry of Magic.

CAULDRONS:

Some cauldrons don't do well with cooking plants.

• Pewter; are good for beginners because of its low melting point (170-230*C), prone to melting, explosions & edging wearing down (possibly filtering out the metal), good for plants with lower toxicity & reactivity. 


• Brass; higher melting point (920*C), resistant to wear from plants, plant material may get stuck and react to the metal (causing a blue/green fire & releasing zinc).


• Copper; highest melting point (1065*C), material can be used again with no quality loss, very practical.


• Silver; used for nocturnal plants as silver can react to certain phases of the moon, melting point between (780-962*C), not recommended.


• Gold/Pirite; used for advanced potion making, expensive to purchase, melting point of (1064*C), not ideal, knockoffs being “fools gold” (known as pirite), pirite melting point (1100*C), reacts with plants & water & heat, banned (pirite) by the Ministry of Magic.

Notes created by Sebastian Sallow.