Practicum – Week 3

Lessons:

• Reporting on Seed Experiment
• Greenhouse Management and Hygiene (Part 2)—Pest ID and Control

Objectives:

• Students will appreciate the importance of meeting the planting conditions of HOWL and learn about epigeal and hypogeal germination.
• Students will learn
  • To identify the common pests found in greenhouses
  • What greenhouse pests look like at every stage of development
  • How to detect the signs of their presence and the importance of early detection
  • The importance of scouting for pests
  • How to effectively apply control methods if pests appear
  • The methods we use to detect and monitor greenhouse pests

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

• Read this Weblink – “Hypogeal Germination”
• Watch Video Below –  “Time Lapse of Pea Shoot Root Growth”
• Read this Weblink – “Epigeal Germination”
• Watch Video Below – “Me Growing a Belly Buster Lima Bean”
• Read: ID & Control of:
  • Flea Beetles  (view video)
  • Fungus Gnats
  • Aphids
  • Ants
  • Thrips
  • Zinnia Bacterial Black Spot
  • Tobacco Mosaic Virus
  • White Flies
  • Scale Insects

Extended reading/viewing (optional):

• Watch Video Below – Germination Types
• Read this Document – “Vegetative Propagation/Understanding Plant Growth and Development”