Floriculture for Educators

AGED 4040
Course Syllabus Spring 2013
Course Description
This course is designed to provide early experience for students preparing to teach
horticulture. Students will gain skills in greenhouse management, gardening, floral skills,
and other skills needed to be successful in teaching horticulture.
Course Schedule
Monday
8:00 AM 8:50 AM
Wednesday 8:00 AM 8:50 AM
Friday (Lab) 8:00 AM 11:00 AM
Instructor Information
Dr. Jason B. Peake
Office:
116 NESPAL
Tifton, Georgia
Telephone:
229.386.3085
Fax:
229.386.3158
E-mail:
jpeake@uga.edu
Appointments
I have an open-door policy and welcome you in my office anytime. However, it is best to
make an appointment for important matters due to the fact that I could be out of the office
teaching other classes or visiting teachers around the state. I prefer a phone call or inperson conversation as opposed to an e-mail.
Course Objective
Student teachers will develop technical skills and increase knowledge of floriculture
industry. Industry standards, certification, record keeping, student advisement, and
supervision of experience projects will be discussed.
Course Meetings
Unit 1: Jan 7th
Jan 9th

Jan 11th
Unit 2 Jan 14th
Jan 16th
Jan 18th

Lecture 1: Orientation To Teaching Greenhouse Management

Lecture 2: Developing Ag Supervisory Experience Programs
Preparing How To Lessons
Lab 1: Planning Spring Greenhouse Crop
* Set up and establish a greenhouse crop appropriate for the season
* Set up a crop production schedule
No class
Lecture 3: Greenhouse Structures
Lecture 3.5: Specifications for Educational
Lab 2: Greenhouse Lab Identification of Required Equipment &
Supplies
1

Unit 3 Jan 21st

Jan 23th
Jan 25th

No Class - Martin Luther King Holiday

Lecture 4: Location of Greenhouse at School Site
Lecture 5: Plant Reproduction
Lab 3: Asexual Propagation
* Propagate plants from cuttings 11-12 weeks to sale
* Field Trip to Atlas Greenhouses

Unit 4 Jan 28th

Jan 30th
Feb 1st

Lecture 6: Greenhouse Heating and Cooling

Lecture 7: Irrigation Systems
Lab 4: Sexual Propagation & Irrigation (*Team 1*)
* Propagate plants from seeds 10-11 weeks to sale
* Operation of Time Clocks / Irrigation System /Hand Watering

Unit 5 Feb 4th

Feb 6th

No Class
Lecture 8: Basic Botany / Plant Structure (*Team 2*) Lecture 9:
Basic Plant Physiology /Light / Photoperiod
Lab 5: Soils and Media
* Reading a Light Meter / Black Cloth / Shade (*Team 1*)

Feb 8th
Unit 6 Feb 11th
Feb 13th
Feb 15th

Lecture 10: Plant Nutrition (*Team 1*)

Lecture 11: Fertilizers / Supplements
Lab 6: Fertilization Technology / Calculation / Software
* Calculate Fertility Levels
* Learn to operate an injector system & apply fertilizer

Unit 7 Feb 18th

Feb 20th
Feb 22th

Lecture 12: Horticulture Industry Certification

Lecture 13: Horticulture Industry Sales /Market Trends
Lab 7: Plug Production (*Team 1*)
* Handling / Transplanting / Care of Plug Materials
* Plant seeds (6 Weeks to Sale)

Unit 8 Feb 25th

Lecture 14: Insect and Disease Identification & Management

**Mid-term take home exam
Lecture 15: Weed Identification & Management
Lab 8: Plug and root cuttings Transplants (*Team 2*)
Pest Management in the Greenhouse
* Scouting Crops
* Establish sticky cards
* Dosage Calculations
* Application of Pesticide Skills
* Plant Seeds / Transplant Seedlings
** Mid-term Due

Feb 27th
Mar 1st

Unit 9 Mar 4th

Mar 6th
Mar 8th

Mar 11th -15th

Lecture 16: Pesticides / Storage / WPS records

Lecture 17: Pesticide Training / Certification
Lab 9: Revitalization of Overgrown Plants
* Transplanting, Pruning, Pinching
* How to Properly Spray Pesticide
* Spring Break *

Unit 10 Mar 18st

Mar 20rd
Mar 22th

Lecture 18: Market Analysis / Business Plan

Lecture 19: Pricing Strategies, Cost
Accounting Lab 10: Inventory and Pricing of Greenhouse Crops
* Construct a crop budget and pricing strategy for your crop
* Pinching of Bedding Plants

Unit 11 Mar 25th

Mar 27th
Mar 29th

Lecture 20: Environmental Issues and Ethics

Lecture 21: Plant Breeding / Genetics / Patents
Lab 11: Field Trip to Local Grower

Unit 12 Apr 1st

Apr 3rd
Apr 5th

Lecture 22: Purpose, Design and Layout of Cold frame

Lecture 23: Construction of Cold frame
Lab 12: Preparing Plant for Sale

Unit 13 Apr 8th

Lecture 24: Floral Design Industry, Equipment and Resources

Bow Construction (*Team 7*)
How to Prepare Proficiency Application
Lecture 25: Floral Design Principles: Bud vase / Corsage
Construction
Lab 13: Specialty Designs for the Market
* Color Bowls & Baskets

Apr 10th
Apr 12th
Unit 14 Apr 15th
Apr 17th
Apr 19th

Lecture 26: Floral Design Principles: Table Designs (*Team 8*)

Lecture 27: Floral Design Principles: Table Designs
Lab 14: Mist Irrigation System Construction

Unit 15 Apr 22th

Apr 24th
Apr 26th

Lecture 28 : Student Presentations of SAE

Lecture 29: Student Presentation of SAE
Lab 15: FFA Convention Activities

Unit 16 Apr 29th

Lecture 30: Written Final Exam (part one)

* Last Class Evaluations

Final

Greenhouse and Floriculture Final Exam Skills Test (part two)

* 8:00 AM 11:00 AM- Mock Floriculture CDE

Course Policies
Attendance
Attendance is expected and is a part of your grade. Attendance will be taken at the
beginning of each class and students will be expected to be in class on time.
Participation
Students are expected to participate in classroom discussions, and in the sharing of ideas
and points of view. This will not only enhance what you get out of the course, but will
also enhance the course for your fellow students. Make every attempt to be in class on
time and actively participate.
Academic Misconduct
Cheating or plagiarism will be reported using official University Procedures. If you have
any questions regarding plagiarism, please consult the latest issue of The University of
Georgia, Student Rules, under the sections Scholastic Dishonesty. With this class in
particular students should be aware that calls to schools to check up on student hours are
very common.
Grading
Assignments are due on the day announced by the instructor. 25 points will be deducted
for each school day an assignment is late; no work will be accepted after final exams.
Assignment
Attendance
Floriculture SAE Project
Lesson Plan
Lesson Presentation
Chemical Application License
Mid-term
Final Exam Part One
Final Exam Skills Test: Floriculture CDE
GSFA Convention: 3/8 3/10 - St. Simons Island
State Floriculture/Floral Design CDE: 2/9 Fort Valley

Points
200
200
100
100
100
100
100
100
Extra Credit: 50
Extra Credit: 50

Provisions for Students with Disabilities

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that
provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other
things this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning
environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you
believe that you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact Services
for Students with Disabilities.