Recipients of the Horticulture / Greenhouse Worker (Enhanced Skills) credential have demonstrated concept proficiency and completed the following tasks:
Student can complete general nursery/greenhouse activities:
- Waters plants
- Mixes potting media
- Plants seeds
- Transplants and repots plants
- Fertilizes plants
- Makes and pots cuttings
- Propagates greenhouse plants
- Prepares/arranges container gardens
- Uses rooting hormones for plant propagation
- Takes soil samples
- Plants bulbs
- Describes cold storage process for bulbs
- Describes time of year to plant bulbs
Student will be able to identify and classify plants grown in the greenhouse:
- Identify common plants grown in the greenhouse by scientific and common names
- Compare the differences between annual and perennial plants
- Compare advantages and disadvantages of common plants grown in greenhouse
- Determine how plant structures affect growth and fruit production
Student will describe methods for pest control:
- Identify common pests of plants
- Describe life cycles of common pests of plants
- Classify insects according to feeding habits
- Describe biological, chemical, and cultural methods of controlling plant pests
Student will describe nutrition needs of plants and demonstrate application of proper nutrients:
- Identify soil and media materials
- Identify symptoms of nutritional deficiencies and toxicities of plants
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of different growing media
- Identify elements and minerals necessary for plant growth
- Describe and demonstrate hydroponics
- Determine and contrast the pH of different growing media
- Demonstrate methods of measuring and adjusting pH
- Develop procedures for correcting nutritional deficiencies
Student will describe greenhouse production:
- Describe the functions of the greenhouse and its usefulness to plant production
- Describe the use of greenhouse environmental controls for heat, air, light, and moisture
- Describe greenhouse weed control procedures
- Identify general maintenance of a greenhouse
- Explain potential problems related to bedding plant production
- Explain procedures for sowing seeds
- Demonstrate the use of seed flat containers for sowing plant seeds
- Describe production containers
- Discuss how to select production containers
Student will demonstrate good customer service skills:
- Demonstrate ability to assist customers in selecting horticultural plant specialties
- Maintain courteous relationship with customer
Student maintains a safe work environment by:
- Following safety rules
- Following universal safety precautions
- Storing all equipment, materials and supplies correctly
- Following cleanup procedures at end of the workday
- Demonstrating how to place and climb ladders safely
Student will demonstrate job search, job survival and life skills:
- Completes a personal data sheet
- Completes a job application
- Conducts a job search
- Prepares a resume
- Prepares a cover letter
- Demonstrates effective interview skills
- Demonstrates effective job keeping skills
- Demonstrates life skills
Student demonstrates work ethics/employability skills:
- Reports to work area and dresses appropriately for work.
- Has all supplies needed to perform work
- Starts work promptly
- Asks instructor for assistance if needed.
- Stays on task. (Does not abuse bathroom or water breaks)
- Demonstrates correct social skills at all times.
- Asks instructor for work assignment if necessary
- Cleans up work area at the end of the period without being asked
- Works cooperatively with others on group projects
- Works independently after being assigned a task
Accepts constructive criticism:
- Notifies school/employer of absence or tardiness
- Accepts and performs additional tasks willingly