Practicum – Session 12

During your practicum session, check the SGF volunteer schedule for the time you committed to helping at the fair. If you do not see your name contact Barbara. If you are unable to help the times listed reach out to Barbara for other preparation support tasks.

Please consider signing up to help with the After Sale the following Saturday at SOREC. 

Lessons:

• Review of Ornamentals
• Buying and Selling Quality Plants
• Transplanting Tomatoes into the Garden
• Evaluating Tomato Experiment
• Last Items Before Spring Garden Fair

Objectives:

• Students will become familiar with ornamental plants to be sold in the Practicum booth at SGF.
• Students will learn how to judge a plant both as a customer and as a seller and ready plants for SGF. Students will be prepared to sell plants at SGF.
• Students will learn different techniques for growing tomatoes.
• Students will discuss results of tomato soil experiment and cover and last items before SGF preparation.

Homework assignment to be read/viewed before coming to Practicum:

• Read this Document – Tomato Information
• Read this Document – Preventing Rotten Tomatoes in a Drought
• Read this Document – Annual vs. Perennial Flowers
• Read this Document – A Checklist For Picking Plants in the Nursery
• Read this Document – How To Buy Quality Bedding Plants & Annual Color
• Read this Document – Three Steps for Making a Sale
• Read this Article and watch the embedded video within – Tips for Shopping and Selecting Quality Plants
• Watch the embedded video below “Planting Annuals for Success”