Pest Management
Two ways to decrease aphid population.
What are:
Spraying insecticidal soap
Introducing predatory insects (ladybugs, lacewings)
Watering effectively/regularly
Spraying off with a hose
Squarshin' 'em
This type of tool is used for weed management specifically in footpaths.
What is a wheel hoe?
Name one reason why we space our crops the way we do.
What is:
to create a canopy to shade out weeds, so they don't compete for nutrients, so they can size up appropriately, to allow airflow between plants?
The term for warming of air inside of a plastic structure.
What is greenhouse effect?
Name three things that need to happen if it's going to freeze.
What are:
Disconnect/turn off water, turn heater on in the GH, cover everything in the field, don't go outside naked, make sure batteries are stored in a warm place.
The type of pests that Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki (BT) is used to deter.
What are caterpillars?
Sharing a name with an official state dance, this tool is used for chopping weeds just below soil level.
What is a hula hoe?
The name for planting different types of crops together.
What is companion planting or intercropping?
The maximum number of degrees each floating row cover adds.
What is 6 degrees?
The temperature at which the heater needs to be turned on in the greenhouse.
What is 45 degrees?
The type of plants that harlequins prefer.
What are Brassicas or Crucifers?
This tool, similar to a drill, is used to drive screws through galvanized metal.
What is an impact driver?
The reason we pull unhealthy growth off of plants.
What is to conserve energy for new growth?
The most common environmental issue inside of a winter high tunnel.
What is humidity or mold/mildew?
Name four daily greenhouse tasks.
What are:
water, check the germ chamber, vent/heat, check for pests?
The larva of this pest (grubs) have brown heads, tan bodies and overwinter underground.
What are Japanese Beetles?
This tractor attachment is used to mulch woody or thick plant debris.
What is a flail mower?
The fastest growing crop in our catalog sometimes ready for harvest within 24 days.
What are radishes?
The name of the self tapping screws used to assemble caterpillar and high tunnels.
What are tek screws?
The temperature range the compost pile should be.
What is 131-150 degrees?
This pest is the primary culprit for the transmission of bacterial wilt.
What are cucumber beetles?
This tool is the most effective item in our arsenal against Bermuda grass.
What is a silage tarp?
Name three crops in the nightshade family.
What are tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, potatoes?
Burning this fuel source in a high tunnel during a freeze can lead to ethylene poisoning in the plants if not vented properly.
What is propane and propane accessories?
It's SCG policy to check this everyday.
What is HER EMAILS?