Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening

(Michael S) #1

Propagation/Greenhouse Management


4 | Unit 1.3
Introduction


LEARNING OBJECTIVES


CONCEPTS



  • Definition of sexual propagation

  • Propagation media: Components, properties and
    ratios of materials used

  • Containers: Advantages and disadvantages of
    commonly used formats

  • Accurate documentation of propagules for
    trouble shooting

  • Germination requirements of various crops:
    Seed physiology, seed treatments, temperature
    ranges, light, air circulation, and moisture
    conditions

  • Physiological process of seed germination and
    seedling development, and its relationship to
    environmental conditions

  • Optimal conditions for early stages of plant
    growth up to transplanting stage, including the
    hardening off process and movement of plants
    through facilities

  • The role, timing, and tools used in supplemental
    fertilization

  • Preventive and active pest and pathogen
    management


SKILLS


  • How to create propagation media

  • How to sow seeds into flats and cell trays

  • How to manage a greenhouse/cold frame:
    Maintaining optimal environmental conditions
    for germination and early stages of seedling
    growth

  • How to transplant/“prick out” seedlings

  • How to manage seedlings in preparation for
    field transplanting

  • How to identify appropriate life stage for
    transplanting to field/garden

  • When and how to deliver supplemental
    fertilization

  • How to manage pests and pathogens:
    Monitoring, identification resources, and active
    management

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