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