sept 28

The soil lab we will finish on Monday. There is a sheet on line to fill out for the soil lab. Unit 37 self evaluation is due on Tuesday. By 3 pm I will have graded all the work so far. If you do not see a grade for 7, 9, 11, 12, 35, 36 self evils, then they were not handed in.

sept 27

Great job on the lawn establishment quiz! Tomorrow we will discuss sodding and sprigging and then how to maintain a lawn. Your homework is to read the chapter and do the self assessment for unit 36. We will be filling in a worksheet that you can use as a study reference.

sept 26

If you are absent Thursday or anytime in the next week, notice the powerpoints available to you and other resources as well about lawns. Remember to do the self-evaluation for 35 tonight.

Sept 25

Test one is over! Time to move on to lawns...establishing, maintaining and fixing lawns. Of all the knowledge you get in class, this is the information most adults and homeowners want to know. This is the perfect time of year to establish a lawn, late August and September. Start reading chapter 35 and do the self assessment 35 for Thursday. 36 and 37 will be due next week.

Sept 24

There is a test on propagation tomorrow. Make sure to go over th list of plants and know what kind of propagation is typically done on them. Daylily daffodol coleus Jade grapes blackberries. Apples Cox hosta peony Gladiolus tulip garlic potato sweet potato oranges Weeping cherry beans tomatoes Cactus Swedish ivy rhododendron dahlia crocus blue spruce Saracens snake plant know why we propane asexually instead of sexually. Chapters in the book are 7-10

sept 20

Most people did not do well on the quiz today on the five modified plant parts and the five types of layering and examples of what plants they can be done on. I asked that you do it as a hw assignment and you can use it to replace the quiz grade. make sure to write out the question/layeringtype or modified plant part type and which plant it goes with, not just a letter.

sept 17

Time to start reading chapter 12 on layering.