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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
SUSAG 64 | Title:
WARM SEASON VEG PROD |
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| Full Title:
Warm Season Vegetable Production |
| Last Reviewed:2/8/2021 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 2.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.50 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 26.25 |
| Minimum | 2.00 | Lab Scheduled | 1.50 | 8 min. | Lab Scheduled | 26.25 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 52.50 | Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Cultural practices, varieties, and economics of production of major warm season vegetable crops in Sonoma County. Topics include strategies for starting and maintaining crops, innovative irrigation methods, essential weed and pest control measures, and marketing. Application of production techniques at SRJC's Shone Farm acreage. Focus will be on organic systems but course content will be useful to all growers.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Cultural practices, varieties, and economics of production of major warm season vegetable crops in Sonoma County. Topics include strategies for starting and maintaining crops, innovative irrigation methods, essential weed and pest control measures, and marketing. Application of production techniques at SRJC's Shone Farm acreage. Focus will be on organic systems but course content will be useful to all growers.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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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: | Summer 2006 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify varieties of warm season vegetables suitable for Sonoma County soils and microclimates.
2. Describe soil preparation and fertility management methods for warm season vegetables.
3. Demonstrate proper techniques for seed planting in flats or direct seeding in ground.
4. Identify and evaluate planting layouts for warm season vegetables based on space and selected plants.
5. Determine optimal schedule and cultural practices for a warm season crop.
6. Identify and recommend control measures for common pests, diseases and weeds of warm season crops.
7. Prepare a cost and return estimate for vegetable crop production.
8. Identify options for marketing plans and strategies for warm season vegetable crops.
Topics and Scope
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I. Warm Season Vegetable Varieties Specifically Suited to Sonoma County Conditions and Markets
II. Soil
A. Conditions
B. Fertility
C. Amendments
III. Production
A. Seed planting in flats
B. Seeding directly in ground
C. Quantities and spacing of varieties for desired yields
D. Planting layouts
IV. Cultural Practices Through the Season
A. Thinning
B. Training/staking
C. Weed and insect control
D. Irrigation
C. Fertilization
V. Harvest Methods and Storage
VI. Economics of Production
A. Cost and return estimates
B. Crop budgets
VII. Marketing
A. Market evaluation--outlets
B. Value-added products
C. Packaging, shipping, and display
D. Developing a marketing plan
E. Marketing strategies
Assignments:
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Representative assignments:
1. Reading: approximately 10-20 pages per week.
2. Planting layout for a given planting space.
3. Planning calendar of cultural practices for selected crop.
4. Report (2-4 pages) identifying and recommending control measures for pests, diseases, and weeds common to warm season crops.
5. Crop budget plan.
6. Outline a marketing plan (2-3 pages).
7. Lab: Skill demonstrations on site, including seed planting; application of cultural practices; pest and weed identification.
8. Final exam or project.
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
10 - 20% |
| Report | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
35 - 50% |
| Planting layout; calendar; budget; marketing plan. | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
30 - 40% |
| Lab skill demonstration activities | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 20% |
| Final exam/project | |
| 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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Peirce, Pam. Golden Gate Gardening: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area and Coastal California. SasquatchBooks, 3rd ed. 2010 (Classic)
Gibson, Eric. Sell What You Sow!: The Grower's Guide to Successful Produce Marketing. New World Publishing, 1994 (Classic)
Instructor prepared materials
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