Unit 3 - Nursery Management

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Across
  1. 1. Snails and slugs are examples of ________
  2. 3. from of grafting using a bud instead of scion
  3. 5. ____ is determined byt the production type and crops
  4. 10. ______ is needed for new plants or plants that grow in shaded area
  5. 14. Grown outdoors, plants exposed to the elements
  6. 15. Joining separate plant parts together to form a union
  7. 17. Moles, Voles, Mice, Squirrels are examples of _______
  8. 18. Typically used on woody ornamentals during the winter to help reduce overwintering injury and protect young plants in early spring
  9. 19. Tasked used to shape plant material. make plants more compact, train growth patterns
  10. 21. Method of training a plant to grow flat against a wall/rail/trellis
  11. 24. type of plant production when you have a production pot inside a socket pot
  12. 25. type of production where plants are grown in individual pots or flats
  13. 26. top part of the graft
  14. 27. type of production where the plants are sold without soil arounf the roots
Down
  1. 2. Lobed leaves with clusters of small white flowers, can grow to 1 ft
  2. 4. Method of sexual (seed) propagation where you chill seeds to simulate winter conditions
  3. 6. enclosed or covered structure, temperature and moisture strictly managed, smaller plants
  4. 7. Forcing roots to grow on a stem of a plant while the plant is still attached
  5. 8. Type of production where plants are sold with the roots and soil wrapped in burlap
  6. 9. Hairy stemmed plant with white flowers, leaves are pointed
  7. 11. type of production where the plants are grown directly in the soil (typically trees but also shrubs)
  8. 12. This is used to trap and collect hear during the day and release it at night in the winter
  9. 13. Method of sexual (seed) propagation used to break the seed coat
  10. 16. Broadleaf plant with pink/purple flowers and hairy stems
  11. 20. bottom part of the graft
  12. 22. Sell to other nurseries and commercial Gardners, generally much larger than retail stores
  13. 23. Sell to the general public, work closely with wide variety of customers