nursery management: chapter 12

field production

Large plants & few species
• Lose roots when harvested → harvest when
dormant
• Weight → soi

field production pros

• Less dynamic and shorter season
• Need fewer employees
• Lower start up
• Water needs are different
• Need more space
• Limit soil loss
• Access to each plant

how much ft mimiumum per caliper

5 ft minimum, 3 ft each 1 in of caliper

caljper def

Measurement of trunk diameter 6
inches above ground level

weed free strip how mant ft

2-3 ft

between row strip ft?

9-12

why weed free strip

• Free of pests
• Noxious weeds
• Nematodes
• Insects
• Disease organisms

year 1

• Year 1’s needs
• Incorporate 50 lbs N / acre
• Surface apply 0.25 – 0.5 oz N per plants

year 2

Apply with irrigation
• 0.50 – 1.0 oz N/plant per year

vegetation types

• Cool season → clovers, rye grass
• Warm season → Bermuda grass, zoysia
• Cover crops → buckwheat, mustards
• Perennial (roadways)

overhead sprinks pros

cheaper

most oftenn used

overhead sprinkler cons

high water

water evapoartion

erosion

drip pros

low water →conservation

focus near root ball → easier to dig

less weeds

drip cond

cant prevent freeze damage

clean water a mist

root pruning=

produces a more dense, fibourius root system