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