| Date | Mtg. | TOPIC |
| 01/09/11 | 1 | Lecture: Introduction – roll, Extension policy, meeting time and place, attendance and tardiness, tools etc. Tool selection and care. Sexual and asexual propagation defined. Introduction to the different forms of propagation. Botany as applied to propagation. Planting mediums. Demonstration: Working environment; Safety and tool use Practical: Planting medium mixes and mixing. |
| 01/30/11 | 3 | Lecture: Meristematic tissue and the principles of propagation by cuttings; Return to pages 92-113 Demonstration: Different kinds of cuttings Practical: Making cuttings |
| 01/23/11 | 2 | Lecture: General Propagation Methods and Application; Pages 47-113; pests and diseases and methodology to deal with them. Demonstration: Division of perennials Practical: Dividing perennial plants |
| 02/06/11 | 7 | Lecture: Biology of Grafting, reasons to graft and history; tools of the trade; SAFETY Demonstration: A saddle graft Practical: Grafting an apple or other stone fruit |
| 02/12/11 | 6 | Field Trip to California Rare Fruit Growers |
| 02/13/11 | 9 | Lecture: Advanced grafting and possibilities Demonstration: Whip Graft Practical: More grafting |
| 02/27/11 | 8 | Lecture: California Native Propagation Demonstration: Fire scarification of a California native Practical: Transplanting seedlings |
| 03/06/11 | 4 | Lecture: Seeds, structure, germination and viability, collection, storage. Propagation, pages 47-74; seed starting problems and their solution. Demonstration: Scarification/Seed sowing Practical: Sowing seeds of different sizes |
| 03/20/11 | 10 | Field Trip Lecture: Some of the odd-ducks of the propagation manual Katarina's presentation Demonstration: Leaf propagation Practical: Propagating something unusual. |
| 03/27/11 | 11 | Lecture: Covering all things left uncovered. Demonstration: As dictated by circumstances. Practical: Work on your checklist. (Student evaluation of instructor…) FINISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR CREDIT STUDENTS |
We proved yesterday, weather will not stop us from meeting! Good show for everyone who made it and got to such good work between the raindrops!
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