1. Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA) Foundation
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2. LANDSCAPE AND TURF MANAGEMENT LESSON 17 – HANDLING NURSERY STOCK

3. Part One – Forms of Nursery Stock Part Two – Maintenance of
Part One – Forms of Nursery Stock Part Two – Maintenance of Nursery Stock
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4. Balled & Burlapped (B & B)
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5. Container
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6. Packaged (Root Wrapped)
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7. Bareroot (B.R.)
Time Check – You should be about 10 minutes into this presentation.
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8. Part Two – Maintenance of Nursery Stock
Time Check – You should be 10 minutes into this presentation.
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9. Watering Nursery Stock
Sprinkler irrigation
Hand watering
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10. Drainage Provide drainage base for B & B and container plants
Punch drainage holes in packaged and peat balled plants
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11. Protection from Drying
Protect packaged plants
ProHeel in B & B plants
Mulch fiber containers
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12. Overwintering Nursery Stock
Quonset
Storage building
Thermal blankets outdoors
Thermal blankets in unheated greenhouse
Heeling in
Anti-desiccants
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13. Moving Nursery Stock Keep root ball intact
Container – handle the pot, not the stem
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14. Connect with horticulture and landscaping resources.
Thank you for using the Pathways through Horticulture Curriculum, provided to Minnesota teachers free-of-charge, courtesy of the Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association and the MNLA Foundation.
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These lessons were obtained through a purchase agreement between the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA) and the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association (PLNA) and have been modified by the MNLA. The Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association retains all original ownership rights and all copyrights. © 2005, Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association. All Rights Reserved.