Plant ID
Plant Health
BMPs
Anything Goes!
Anything Goes!
100
Name the plant in this picture AND identify if the laves are simple or compound:
Desert Willow, Simple Leaves
100
What is the problem of soil pH being too high?
A high pH locks up or limits nutrient availability.
100
The acronym BMPs stands for
Best Management Practices
100
Name the tree we transplanted today
Toyon
100
Name an aromatic plant that we have in the nursery
Laurel Bay
200
Name the plant in this picture AND identify if the leaves are simple or compound:
Toyon, simple leaves
200
A soil ph of 8 is considered, while a pH of 4 is considered:
A) Acidic, Basic
B) Basic, Acidic
C) Neutral, Acidic
D) Neutral, Basic
B) Basic, Acidic
200
What is the name (or genus) of the root rotting disease which spreads easily via soil and water
Phytophthora
200
True or False: Plants can fully recover from Phytophthora
False
200
Name two trees that can grow in a stream
Arroyo Willow and Laurel Bay
300
Name the plant in this picture AND if the leaves are simple or compound:
Black Walnut, Compound Leaves
300
Name 3 plants in quarantine
toyon, elderberry, velvet ash, black walnut
300
Name 3 practices implemented at the nursery to promote the growth of disease-free plants
Keeping plants off the ground, disinfecting pots, store propagating materials indoors, sanitize tools, keep nozzles off the ground
300
What is the formula to prepare 10% bleach solution?
100mL bleach + 900mL water
300
You are hiking in the mountains and encounter a creek crossing. You see plants like arroyo willows growing along the banks. What type of habitat are you in?
Riparian
400
Name the plant in this picture AND identify if the leaves are simple or compound:
Elderberry, Compound leaves
400
Name three ways we are working to resolve the problem with poor plant nutrition at the nursery?
1) The soil received soil acidifier to reduce soil pH
2) The leaves receive a Compost Tea foliar spray
3) Addition of slow release fertilizer to the soil
400
What is the process to sanitizing materials with bleach? Break it down in 4 steps
1) Remove the soil from the item
2) Rinse
3) Bleach for 1min
4) Rinse again
400
How do you test the soil moisture to ensure it is ready for transplants?
Make a fist with the soil and squeeze it very hard. It should keep its shape without dripping water.
400
When do you use bleach vs alcohol to sanitize materials? Provide at least one example of what you would sanitize with bleach and one example of what you would sanitize with alcohol.
Bleach should generally be used to sanitize materials that will not corrode such as plastic. Alcohol would be used on materials which we do not want to corrode such as the metal part of the shovel.