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1. ornamental
2. olericulture
3. pomology
4. arboriculture |
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1. horticulture
2. agronomy
3. forestry |
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| 4 things needed for setting up a compost pile |
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1. placement
2. oxygen
3. water
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woody browns
soft greens
soil |
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| 4 important things for setting up a compost pile |
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1. placement
2. oxygen
3. water
4. temperarture |
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1. good fertilizer
2. prevents soil disease
3. keeps soil temperature and pH where they should be
4. holds moisture
5. helps micro/macro organisms thrive |
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| process of using worms to change food waste into nutrient-rich humus |
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1. worms leave "poop trail" casts with good bacteria
2. worms ingest and kill bad bacteria
3. casts are high in nitrogen, phosphorus,potassium, and humuric acid
4. Worms are 75-90% water
5. worms eat up to 1/2 their body weight daily
6. Worm population doubles each month
7. Casts are slightly toxic; when worm population gets too high, some worms die |
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1. bedding: shredded paper, straw, leaves, etc. Should be high in carbon
2. water
3. buried food
4. 40-90 degree temperature
5. worms
6. plastic container with a lid |
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1. invasive; can grow in poor/dry soil
2. ugly, small flowers; flowers are absent or reduced and not colorful
3. reproduce easily; reproduce by underground runners or seeds |
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| small shovel used to dig out an area or to plant bulbs |
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| used to pull out long grasses and shallow annuals |
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| used to clear broad patches or make rows to plant seeds |
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| used to pry out individiual weeds with long taproots |
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| cuts individual branches less than 1/2 inch thick |
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| used to shape shrubs or form topiaries |
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| cuts larger branches of shrubs and small trees |
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| used to cut branches high in trees |
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| removal/reduction of wood that is dead, diseased or no longer needed |
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1. physical
2. correct damage
3. direct/control growth
4. encourage flower or fruit production
5. correct bad judgment |
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| Make 3 separate cut to not damage collar where branch meets trunk |
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| pruning by removing extra branches at the "Y" |
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| pruning by cutting old growth and the tallest stems from the base of the plant |
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| refers to the reproduction of new plants from seeds and vegetative parts like leaves, stems, or roots |
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| plant reproduction from seeds |
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| plant reproduction from stems, roots, or leaves of a parent plant |
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1. leaf-use the blade; ex: jade plant
2. stem-use piece of stem; geranium
3. root-use piece of root; difficult |
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| 4 considerations when doing a cutting |
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1. time of year
2. age of cutting
3. location of the cut
4. health of the plant |
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| Method of classifying and identifying organisms |
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1. petiolate (lamina, petiole, bud)
2. sessile (lamina, no petiole, bud) |
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| 3 structures of a petiolate leaf |
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1. lamina
2. petiole
3. axillary bud |
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1. pinnate-main single vein that branches
2. palmate-veins radiate from base of lamina
3. parallel-veins all run from base to tip |
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1. entire: smooth edge
2. serrate: teeth-like edge
3. lobed: deep indentations (sinuses) |
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| 3 types of leaf arrangements |
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1. alternate
2. opposite
3. whorled |
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| 2 basic leaf arrangements |
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1. simple-one leaf per axillary bud
2. compound-several leaflets per axillary bud |
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1. odd pinnate
2. even pinnate
3. palmate
4. bipinnate
5. ternate |
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| yellow/orange pigment in plants |
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| 2 things that prompt leaves to drop in the fall |
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| decreasing temperatures and decreasing daylight hours |
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| 2 things that prompt leaves to drop in the fall |
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| decreasing temperatures and decreasing daylight hours |
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replinish oxygen
provide food and homes for animals
pull carbon dioxide from the air |
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