{"id":2013,"date":"2021-02-11T09:25:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T08:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/wp\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2021-02-12T07:53:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T06:53:32","slug":"reusing-plastic-in-design-technology-copy-copy-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maltaseminary.org\/?p=2013","title":{"rendered":"More from our Agribusiness Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

contributed by Ms Danika Formosa, Teacher of Agribusiness<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citrus Season  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year 9, 11 and Year 7 SEN\nstudents have all  been helping with\norange picking in our lovely school gardens.. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cultivation of orange trees in Malta goes back to the eighteenth century. Very important people in history like Grandmaster Anton Manoel de Vilhena contributed significantly to orange cultivation in Malta. This is one of the reasons why we have so many oranges! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orange trees are evergreen\ntrees which remain bright and colourful throughout the whole year. There are\nmany different varieties of orange trees and each of these varieties have\ndifferent tastes and are used for different reasons. For example, Malta Blood\nOranges (il-larin\u0121 a\u0127mar tad-demm) are\nused to make rich orange juice, while other oranges like the Common Bitter\nOranges (\u017c-\u017bupperit) which are less sweet are used mostly to make marmalade.\nThe blooms of the citrus trees are often used to make ilma <\/em>\u017cahar.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At school we have a variety of oranges and citrus trees like manderine\ntrees and lemon trees. A lemon tree produces lemons throughout the whole year,\nwhile most local varieties of orange trees only produce oranges between\nSeptember and March. Citrus trees are hardy plants but still need water to\ngrow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n