Introduction to Horticulture

Mrs. HillearyRoom 800

The Horticulture Bldg

Objective

• You will learning to operate a horticulture business or use plants to enhance your life

• Not a theory course• We must raise plants to sell to fund the

educational program• Learn scientific principles and apply them

to growing plants for food, pleasure, or income

Activities

• Propagate Plants• Maintain Gardens• Test soil• Grow vegetables• Design & build

Irrigation Systems• Hydroponics• Turf Management

• Organic Production• Operate a

Greenhouse• Vineyards & Orchards• Floral Design• Landscape Design• Manage Horticulture

Business

Daily Schedule

• Focus Activity– Today’s weather– Plant of the day

• Look it up• Enter in your notebook

– Term of the Day• Look it up• Enter in your notebook

• Present Information• Activity(ies)

– Enter in your notebook• Work on projects in progress• Clean-up & Review

Safety

• Materials• Saws, drills, & grinders• Chemicals• Rotortiller, Lawnmowers, Tractor, Chippers

• First Aid• Procedures• Dress to work• Safety Test – must pass w/ a 100%

grade before using the equipment

What you can expect from me

• Help you prepare for life after high school• Treated respectfully & fairly• Emphasis on real skills – not wordfinds• Occasional mistakes

– I will fix them if you let me know (nicely)• An enjoyable class• Maximize learning opportunities• Get out and do things – 90 minutes is too

long to sit at a desk

What I expect from you

• Respect yourselves and others.• Participate to the best of your ability• Strong work ethic

– If you don’t like to work, drop the class

• No Whining – just do your work• Know when to stop playing and get to

work• This class is NOT RECESS!!!!!

Work ethic

• Everybody should feel a moral obligation to contribute to the class efforts.

• NEVER stand back and watch someone work.

• The ATTITUDE of working hard will bring success.

• I HATE LAZINESS!!!!!

Grades

• Daily Grade 35% – Work ethic– Stay on task– Clean-up

• Notebook 15% – Complete– Neat

• Quizzes 25%• Projects 25%

• Exam(s) count 10% of the semester grade• Quiz most Fridays with terms Open notebook.

What can You expect for grades

• Very few A’s• If you do a good job – that is a B• If you do okay - get C’s – Average• If you only do the bare minimum with a lot

of nagging, you will get a D• If you sleep through class, don’t work,

don’t complete your notebook, you will get an F

Grades

• If you will not work, you will not pass• If you can’t stop playing long enough to

get your work done, you will not pass• If you hide from work, you will not pass• If you miss class and don’t make it up, you

will not pass• YOU are responsible for getting your work

done

Supplies

• Composition Notebook• Something to write with• Dress to go outside & work• Your shoes will get dirty – Guys!

Notebook

• Everyday you will take notes from the screen and put them in your notebook

• If you miss a day, you must get the notes from the class website

• Notebooks will be graded weekly

Focus Activity: 11:29 – 11:45

• Daily conditions• Plant of the Day

– Complete in your notebook

• Term of Today– Get from the daily slides

Daily Lesson 15 – 30 min

• Complete the worksheets• Watch videos• Reinforce plant names• Learn techniques & methods

Activities Until 12:45

• Starting seed• Planting plants• Maintenance of gardens• Maintaining equipment• Learning plant names• Working in greenhouse• Experiments• Record Keeping

Closing 12:45 – 12:59

• Clean up• Review class• Turn in assignments• Update notebooks

• Get any notes or days you are missing

Computer & Internet Use

• Great resource for research & staying current

• Learn to integrate technology in all work• No recreational use during class time

Technology

• Modern agriculture is as technologically advanced as any other science!

– Grandma Movie

Senteo Introduction

• Get a Senteo transmitter from the front of the class

Wiki

• What is a wiki?

WWW.FHSHORT.PBWORKS.COM

• You should be able to:– Request access to a Wiki site– Edit a collaborative web page

• When ever you need to make up work, you will find it here

• When ever you need to turn something in, turn it in here

Two Parts

1. Sign up for wiki access (8 steps)– Only need to do one time: TODAY

2. Log onto the wiki and post to the site (7 steps):

1. Turn in assignments2. Work on projects3. Get notes from any days of school that you

miss

Sign up for wiki access

1. You need an email address and password

– Sign up for one at www.gmail.com if you don’t have one.

2. Go to the FHS Horticulture Wiki Site:– www.fhshort.pbworks.com

Access the page

1. Click on the “Log in” button2. Click on request access

Complete the request

1. Enter your e-mail address, confirm the letter, leave the message blank, and select “Send to Administrator” (Me)

Check your email

• I will confirm you as an authorized user and send you a log on link.

3. Check your email, you will get an email from PB Works

Confirm your log in

1. Click on the link in the email2. Enter your email address and select a

password

• Now you have access to the Wiki site and are ready to make posts

Log on to the Site

• 9. Go to the login page, enter your email address and password

• 10. Making sure that remember me is NOT selected , click log in

Go to the right page

• 11. Click on the “Wiki Practice Page” and read the assignment

Practice page

Edit the page

1. Click on the edit tab

Edit the page

1. Enter your changes 2. Click save

Your turn – go to the computers

• Your may need to share – Help each other:

• Go to the FHSHORT.PBWORKS site and request access– After you get your confirmation email, log on

to the site and edit the practice page.

• After you have completed the assignment, let someone else use the computer.

• Help each other!

Extra details

• I will know when you make changes to the site– I get an email from PBWorks

• Only one person can edit the site at a time• .

Today

• Tour grounds

Tomorrow

• Assemble notebooks• Fill out papers• Start FFA