Plant Care
Segment: 8. Plant Culture & Propagation, Standard: Develop a production plan that applies the fundamentals of plant management. (Pathway II.C.1)
Description
A discussion of plant care in relation to plant management could include watering schedules and systems, pest control schedules and systems, fertilization and soil amendment schedules and systems, and pruning or thinning schedules.
Resources
- Normal planting and harvesting dates
- Video of large-scale crop irrigation sprinklers
- Boom sprinkler system in greenhouse
- Description of IPM steps
- Description of IPM methods
- IPM infographic
- Crop specific manuals
Teaching Methods
Brainstorming, Lecture Discussion, Paired or Small Group Discussion, Field Trip, Experiment