Horticulture

Semester 12012-2013

Welcome Back!

• Introduction• Seating chart and entry task – unique thing

about you!• 4 corners• Room Tour and Grounds Tour• My Expectations• FISH!

4 Corners

• Corner A, B, C, D• Walk to show your answer• Before we start, silently pick someone you

think you have little in common with. You may be surprised

• Sit back down and discuss.

9/5/12 Wednesday

• Entry Task:

• Write down one project from our tour yesterday which you are looking forward to.

• Per 1 and 2 room tour• Per 2 and 3 – tour for building expectations• Finish FISH!

Introduction to Horticulture• Cards

– FIRST and LAST NAME– Your strongest intelligence– Your goal for a grade– Hopes for the class– Concerns for the class

• What is Horticulture?• Syllabus – units we will cover, grading, materials• PARENT CONTACT AND SIGNATURE DUE MONDAY! • Your learning goals – choose a topic from syllabus to write

on leaf…

9/6/12 Thursday

• Entry Task: • What do you think is the most important

behavior of successful leaders?

• Per 2 and 3 Syllabus and MI survey

Learning Commitments – help shape them…

• GOAL: create a list of commitments to be successful leaders.

• Each team will brainstorm THREE successful leadership behaviors we can commit to. Try to keep them short and sweet, yet cover all the key points.

• Share and find common themes.• This class will have a poster of their leadership

commitments.

• Entry task

• How does the issue of SAFETY impact HORTICULTURE class?

• Think of 3 issues or places.

• Turn in your syllabus!!!

Week of 9/10-9/149/10/12 Monday

Sunny or Rainy

• If Sunny, we will finish planting the trees in pots. AND write down a list of each variety and how many of each.

• If Rainy, we will complete our leadership commitments poster. AND review safety concerns in horticulture.

9/11/12 Tuesday

• Entry Task

• What would be the most efficient way to plant the trees? Think of roles, set up, tools, etc.

• What safety issues should we consider while planting the trees?

• Head outside to work on tree planting…

9/12/12 Wednesday

• Entry Task

• FREEBIE!

• Let’s go pot up some trees

9/13/12 Thursday

• Entry Task

• Please share about your tree planting efforts yesterday: efficiency, effort, leadership, safety, etc.

• FINISH planting the trees!

9/14/12 Friday

• Entry Task:

• SAY SOMETHING NICE!• Table leaders – gather papers, paper clip and turn

in

• SAFETY – controlling hazards and safe lifting• Extra Time? Write down list of tree varieties.

9/17/12 Monday

• Entry Task

• Identify the hazards in this scenario:• Tom and JJ decide to install a 3 foot deep

drainage ditch near the school. They see wires above and a sign “Call before you dig” but they figure school grounds are safe and begin digging anyway.

SAFETY – controlling hazards

ORDER OF PRIORITIES:• #1 - Remove the hazard• #2 - Improve work policies/procedures• #3 - Use protective clothing/equipment

• Complete the safety worksheet front and back

9/18/12 Tuesday

• Entry Task

• What do you consider important about maintaining school grounds or landscapes?

• SUNNY – weed rain garden and add mulch• RAINY – complete list of landscape trees and

research TWO for their environmental requirements.

Today’s Work and Tools

• Shovels• Gloves• Hoes• Pruners• Rakes• Mulch• Bucket

9/19/12 Wednesday• Entry Task

• Rain gardens filter pollution out of rain and runoff water. How is this a good example of “low impact development”?

• SUNNY – move stepping stones and mulch area near district office.

• RAINY – complete list of landscape trees and research TWO for their environmental requirements.

• Where should the tree you chose be planted around the school? Consider light and moisture requirements.

9/20/12 Thursday

• Entry Task

• What safety considerations should we have when planting trees in the school landscape?

9/21/12 Friday

• Entry Task

• SAY SOMETHING NICE!• Table leaders – gather papers, paper clip and

turn in

• Finish rain garden maintenance.

9/24/12 Mondayweek of 9/24 to 9/28

• Entry Task

• SAY SOMETHING NICE!• Table leaders – gather papers, paper clip and

turn in

• Finish rain garden maintenance.

9/25/12 Tuesday

• Entry Task

• What systems do you think keep a greenhouse an optimal environment?

• Build fans from directions.

9/26/12 Wednesday• Entry Task

• Do you know when Oakville’s average frost date is? How could we find out?

• Rebuild the broken wheelbarrow• Build 3rd garden bed from instructions• Move tarp to back of greenhouse to kill weeds.

9/27/12 Thursday

• Entry Task

• What area around the school are you most interested in maintaining or improving?

• Discuss heating system: Mr Mann – what do we still need to install? Mr Johnson – is our propane tank full?

9/28/12 FridayWeek of 9/24 to 9/28

• Entry Task

• SAY SOMETHING NICE!• Table leaders – gather papers, paper clip and

turn in

10/1/12 MondayWeek of 10/1 to 10/5

• Entry Task

• What ways do you know of to make more plants out of one plant?

• Read in Plant Book about Propagation….gather materials.

10/2/12 Tuesday

• Entry Task

• What safety considerations will we need to use when cutting plant parts with sharp tools?

• Take notes on propagation!

Propagation Techniques

• How is layering done?

• How do you propagate plantlets?

• Climbers or trailers – pick a vigorous stem, pin it down in compost in a small pot (nick the stem first). After rooting, cut the stem.

• Take the miniature plants and press it down into moist soil. After rooting, cut the stem.

Propagation, continued• How are stem cuttings

taken?

• What about leaf cuttings?

• How are divisions completed?

• Choose a non-flowering shoot and cut it 3-6” long. Take leaves off bottom half. Slice bottom with razor blade. Dip in rooting hormone. Put in hole in soil and firm.

• Similar to stem cuttings but use a leaf stem instead.

• Knock plant gently out of container. Pull apart sections of the plant, leaving each with plenty of root.