Practicum – Week 2
Lessons:
- Scientific Names
- Planting Seeds
- Greenhouse Management and Hygiene (Part 1)—Watering Seedlings; Monitoring Equipment
Objectives:
- Students will learn the importance of using scientific names and methods for remembering them.
- Students will learn the logistics of planting seeds
- Students will learn about various seedling problems and the conditions that may cause them.
- Students will learn to take and record temperatures in the greenhouses.
Homework Assignment:
- Read this Document – Scientific Names Information
- Read this Document – “Demystifying Scientific Names” (from Sunset Western Garden Book)
- Read this Document – “How to Pronounce Botanical Names”
- Read this Document – “Pronunciation Guide” (from Sunset Western Garden Book)
- Read this Weblink – “Cultivar vs. Variety” (Iowa State University)
- Read this Document – Planting and Care of Seeds (Sections I—VI only)
- Read this Document – What Happened to My Seed Germination?
- Read this Document – Watering Basics
- Read this Document – Environmental Effects on Seedling Diseases (Damping Off)
- Read this Document – How to Improve Greenhouse Hygiene (2 Articles)
Extended Reading / Viewing (optional):
- Read this Document – Sowing Success: Preventing Damping Off
- Read this Document – Forest Nursery Pests: Damping-off
- Read this Document – Starting Wildflowers from Seed