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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
AG 93 | Title:
LANDSCP PRCTICES |
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| Full Title:
Landscape Practices |
| Last Reviewed:12/12/2023 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 17 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Proper care and maintenance of plant material and turfgrass within the landscape. Basic principles of soil management, fertilization and watering practices, planting and transplanting, staking. Discussion of career opportunities in Landscape Management as well as maintenance contracts and image projection.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Course Eligibility for ENGL 100A
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Proper care & maintenance of plant material & turfgrass within the landscape. Basic principles of soil management, fertilization & watering practices, planting & transplanting, staking. Discussion of career opportunities in Landscape Management as well as maintenance contracts & image projection.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Eligibility for ENGL 100A
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Understand role of landscape maintenance in successful public
and private urban landscape.
2. Demonstrate safe and proper use of common hand and power tools.
3. Recommend management measures for tree, shrub, and lawn planting,
including pruning, irrigation, fertilization, and pest control.
4. Recommend seasonal selection and planting methods for annuals and
perennials.
5. Demonstrate proper pruning of common landscape plants.
6. Identify and use current periodicals relevant to landscape
maintenance in western U.S.
Topics and Scope
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1. Introduction, scope of landscape maintenance.
2. Plants we utilize and how they are growing.
3. The importance of soil.
4. Soil mixes/use of amendments.
5. Planting shrubs and trees.
6. Pruning.
7. Pruning of ornamentals.
8. Lawn fertilizers.
9. Fertilizers and application on ornamentals.
10. Fertilization program development.
11. Tree staking and guying.
12. Training vines for fruit and beauty.
13. Weather and plant protection.
14. Plantings for climate modification.
15. Weed control.
16. Treatment of turf and shrub areas.
17. Annuals, biennials, and perennials.
18. Insect pests.
19. Insect damage.
20. Animals and control measures.
21. Plant diseases.
22. Watering.
23. Irrigation systems.
24. Xeriscape maintenance methods.
25. Landscape planning for low maintenance.
26. Special landscape maintenance activities.
Assignments:
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1. Written and oral report on selected maintenance topic.
2. Propose small scale maintenance business setup and operation.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 40% |
| Written homework, Essay exams, Term papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 20% |
| Homework problems, Field work, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 20% |
| Class performances, Field work | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 20% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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ALL ABOUT PRUNING by Ortho Books.
GARDENING TECHNIQUES by Ortho Books.
ARBORICULTURE by R.Harris.
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