INTRO TO HORTICULTURE

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INTRO TO HORTICULTURE

• Chapter 21
• Maintenance of the landscape

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Expected outcomes

• Regular care of plants in the landscape
• Seasonal care of plants
• Garden maintenance tools

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Regular maintenance

• Pruning can be critical for fruits
• Spacing can become a problem
• Topiary requires regular maintenace
• Remove dead branches
• Thinned out or headed back

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watering

• Drip line a circle that indicates the outermost
  boundary of the canopy
• Species, soil properties, stage of plant growth,
  season, conservation, installing mulch

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Methods of applying water

• Hand
• Sprinklers
• Drip
• Irrigation kits

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Conserving soil moisture

• Water early morning
• Avoid runoff
• Water retention with organic matter
• Do not overwater
• Adjust timers on sprinklers
• Water plant canopy
• Use mulch to reduce evaporation
• Hydrozoning group plants together

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fertilizing

• Adequate nutrition is required for
• Good growth
• Resistance to pests and diseases
• Active growth
• Water soluble or dry materials

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Weed control

• Cultural control
• Hoe
• By hand
• Ground cover
• Mulch plastic, organic or rock

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Disease and insect control

• Plant with air circulation in mind
• Plant a variety of families together
• Inspect often to stay ahead of problems

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Selecting an irrigation system

• Size of the area
• Type of plants
• Rainfall pattern
• Cost of the system
• Source of water
• Topography
• View of the area public or private

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Considerations of systems

• Four systems
• Surface
• Overhead
• Mobile
• Drip

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Seasonal maintenance

• Nutritional care - water, fertilizer
• Protection - pruning, wrapping, mulching,
• Winter damage strong winds, no snow cover,
  drought

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Tools for landscape

• Lawn mower
• Lawn edger
• Backpack blower
• Hand trowel
• Spade, fork, hoe
• Cultivator
• Weeder
• tiller

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Irrigation tools

• Water can
• Garden hose
• Sprinklers

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Pruning tools

• Hand pruners or shears
• Looping shears
• Pruning saw

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Maintenance of tools

• Clean
• Keep sharp
• Keep rust away
• Handles oiled
• Change oil frequently
• Winterize everything

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Summary

• Regular maintenance
• Seasonal mainenance