Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening

(Elle) #1

Propagation/Greenhouse Management


Part 1 – 96 | Unit 1.3


Assessment Questions and Key 135


Resources 139


Supplements:



  1. Examples of Daily Cool- and Warm-Season Greenhouse 145
    Management in a Passive Solar Greenhouse

  2. Conserving Water and Protecting Water 148
    Quality

  3. Low-Cost and Sustainable Alternatives to 149
    Traditional Greenhouse Propagation


Glossary 151


Appendices



  1. Characteristics of Open-Pollinated (OP) and 153
    Hybrid Seed

  2. Seed Viability Chart 154

  3. Soil Temperature Conditions for Vegetable 155
    Seed Germination

  4. Days Required for Seedling Emergence at 156
    Various Soil Temperatures from Seed Planted
    1/2-inch Deep

  5. Approximate Monthly Temperatures for 157
    Best Growth and Quality of Vegetable Crops

  6. Examples of Propagation Containers 158

  7. Propagation Media—Ingredients and Properties 159
    Imparted

  8. Sample Soil Mix Recipes 160

  9. “Pricking Out” Technique, Depth of Planting 161

  10. Flat-Grown and Cell-Grown Seedlings 162

  11. Propagation and Crop Performance Records Sheet 163

  12. Greenhouse Records Sheet 164

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