Simple Recall •Enumerate the different stock lists in the nursery. • Soil •Leaf Mold •Sand •Saw Dust •Grain •Peat Husks • Sphagnum Moss •Vermiculite • Coco Peat •Perlite • Instruction: Arrange the jumbled letters correspond to the following pictures of stocks and materials in the nursery. • Note: Pictures will appear after 10 seconds. A T E E RHN OS PT E ARTHEN POTS L CBAK OYTYEE P LEHLN ASBG BLACK POL YETHYLENE BAGS LS I PATC OS PT P LAS T I C POTS ED I GSE LN RYTAS SEEDL I NG TRAYS OT I E SCNANR CONT A I N E R S AAABNN E V S L A E BANANA L E AVE S ETLZRFR I I ES F ERT I L I ZERS HMC L C E I A S CHEM I C A L S •materials that could pollute the nursery soil or the water supply •broken glass, thorns or spines, which can cause cuts and infections if they get into the potting mix or the nursery topsoil •weeds that have ripening fruits or persistent underground organs; •plants and soil that are contaminated with spores carrying diseases, or with the eggs or resting stages of insect pests; •water that contains a lot of nutrients and is full of bacteria or algae. There are solutions to these things. •Some sharp items can be sieved out from components such as = black soil‘, and disposed of carefully; There are solutions to these things. •Soil and plant material contaminated with pollutants, weeds, pests or diseases could be sterilized, burnt or taken far away from the nursery; There are solutions to these things. •Water can be cleaned by running it through gravel or sand. Maintain stockpiled material • Stockpiles is a large supply of something that is kept for future use. • Stockpiles of potting mix and other materials are a potential source of sediment and litter. PROPER STOCKPILING OF NURSERY MATERIALS • Good nursery hygiene is extra essential. Disease-free seedlings are those that are greatly needed by plant growers because they do not have to spend money to maintain newly transplanted plants in the field. PROPER STOCKPILING OF NURSERY MATERIALS •In order to maintain nursery hygiene and to ensure a high standard of plant health surplus materials must be properly managed. This can be done by: •Potting materials such as earthen pots, polyethylene bags, recycled cups should be properly arranged and placed together in one area. This can be done by: • Media, mixing area including a section for sterilization of media and trays; sterile material must be protected. •Seed store, seed treatment section, seeding and germination room are neatly found. Enrichment Activity Enrichment Activity Generalization •What are some harmful wastes in the nursery? •What are the solutions to these things? Evaluation •As a student, is stockpiling or proper storing of materials in the nursery important? Why or Why not? Application: Form a group of 3. Each group will conduct proper stockpiling and storing to the following. •Group 1 – School Nursery •Group 2 – Storage Room •Group 3 – Designated Area Assignment: • Research on the following: •Procedures and Practices of Recycling/Composting