FOR 3314 Lecture 3: October 3 - Guest Speaker Seedlings
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Forest ecology and silvics october 3, 2016. Vdof seedling nursey quest speaker (joshua mclaughlin) Irrigation source: south fork, or the south fork, of the shenandoah river. Produces over 40 species of hardwoods and softwoods (pines) Bugs will slow down the growth of the seedlings. Count a number of beds, and then take an average, and multiple by the total number of beds. Every seedling needs 1 inch of water per week. Lifting pulling them out of the ground. Field type work such as working on field vehicles. Same types of things you would think about for a farm, including summer cover crop. Fumigation sterilize the soil in the top 10-12 inches to prevent the spread of diseases in the soil. Uses methobromide bad for the ozone, but it is the only thing usable for fumigation right now. Only one that turns to gas at 34 degrees allowing it to soak in instead of running off.
