Information for class

I just wanted to remind everyone that class will be changed from the 26th to the 25th. I have a conflict and need to change it for just that day.

Also, for class this week (18th) I will bring a copy of the notes to class for you, so you don't need to print them. See you there!

Spring Outline

For those of you that are here for the community class that I am teaching, here is the outline:

INTRODUCTION, NOMENCLATURE & CONTAINERS (March 22, 2007)

BOTANY & PROPAGATION (March 29, 2007)

PLANT REQUIREMENTS (April 12, 2007–No Class on April 5th)

PLANT MATERIAL (April 19, 2007)

WATER WISE PLANTS (April 26, 2007)

LANDSCAPING (May 3, 2007)

WEEDS, DISEASES, PESTS AND ODDITIES (May 10, 2007)

GROWING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES (May 17, 2007)

Please look around and ask any questions in the comments section!!
For everyone else, have fun looking around and welcome to my gardening blog!!

Notes for Class

For any of you who check this blog, I am going to TRY to have my notes for class up on Mondays, so that if you want them, you can print them before class. I will try to do this for the rest of the class and I'll also announce this in class. For next week (January 30th), I'll print them and bring them to class for you all. I am only printing this set because it is needed to keep up. I am going to go over a lot of plants and I want you to be able to make notes about the ones you want to add to your yard or wish list!

Questionnaire

So that I can know what you know and would like to learn, please answer these questions: If you have no idea, you can skip it.

What is your favorite plant? Why?

Have you ever had a houseplant? How well did it grow? How long did it live?

Have you ever grown anything outside? What was it and how long has it/did it live?

What specific problems have you had with gardening?



How often do you water your plants? How do you know when it is time to water?


How can you tell if a plant is receiving enough light?


What does a plant need to flower?

Have you ever been able to propagate (duplicate) your plants? (gathering seeds, cuttings, division, etc)

What kind of soil do you have in your yard?

How large an area do you have to garden?

What do N, P & K stand for in a fertilizer formula? Why are those three important?

How long have you been a gardener?

What do you want to learn from this class?


What does the word xeric mean?

What are the two driest states in the U.S.?

Which nutrients are most important to plants?


What language(s) is used for botanical names? List any botanical names that you know.


What are the parts of a flower?


What are some differences between an annual, biennial, a perennial and a woody plant?



What is YOUR definition of a weed?

Name the five components of climate.

Name 2 functions of a leaf.

Outline

Here is the proposed schedule for our class. It may change based on the class' needs as well as time.

Week One (January 9): INTRODUCTION, NOMENCLATURE & CONTAINERS (Basics of hort, why naming is important, houseplants, outdoors, forcing---light, soil, humidity, temperature)

Week Two (January 16): BOTANY & PROPAGATION (Anatomy, life cycles, seed, cutting, division, juvenility)

Week Three (January 23): PLANT REQUIREMENTS (Light, soil, fertilizer–food vs. vitamins, climate, hardiness zones)

Week Four (January 30): PLANT MATERIAL (Perennials, annuals and woodys–uses, care, maintenance)

Week Five (February 6) : WATER WISE PLANTS (plants suitable for Utah, zeroscape versus xeriscape, plant list

Week Six (February 13): LANDSCAPING (Planning, design, drafting, installation, maintenance)

Week Seven (February 20): WEEDS, PATHOLOGY AND PESTS (Noxious, maintenance, edible, medicinal, poisonous)

Week Eight (February 27): GROWING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES (planning, planting, maintenance)

Welcome!

Welcome to my horticulture class!! I hope you enjoy it!! Please feel free to make comments and suggestions about the class or this blog. Also ask any questions you'd like answered and I will either give a response, or find one as quickly as I can. Thank you and I hope you all have a great time learning about horticulture!!