Practicum – Week 10
Lessons:
- Breaking Dormancy/Soil Temperature
- Tool Care and Sharpening
Objectives:
- Students will learn how to break dormancy, especially in seeds needing special conditions.
- Students will learn the importance of soil temperature in breaking seed dormancy.
- Students will learn to maintain and sharpen gardening tools.
Homework assignment to be read/viewed before coming to Practicum:
- Read this Document – Methods to Break Seed Dormancy
- Read this Document – Seed Starting: Breaking Dormancy
- Read this Document – Optimum Germination Temperatures
- Watch this Video – How to Sharpen Garden Tools – The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide
- Watch this Video – Linseed Oil and Spontaneous Combustion
- Read this Document – Clean, Sharp Tools Work Better- How to Care for Garden Tools
Extended reading/viewing (optional):
- Read this Document – Seed Dormancy
- Read this Document – Seed Dormancy and the Control of Germination
- Read this Document – How to Jump Start Your Seeds
- Watch this Video – Sharpening Tools — Pruners, Loppers, Shovels and More!
- Watch this Video – Garden Tool Maintenance: Daily Maintenance of Long Handled Tools
- Watch this Video – How to Sharpen Pruning Shears – SCARY SHARP PRUNING SHEARS
- Read this Document – Garden Tool Maintenance