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