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1 ) Describe job characteristics for career opportunities in the residential landscape industry.
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
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2 ) Identify safety precautions in the residential landscape and maintenance industry.
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3 ) Identify residential landscape plants and turfgrasses by common name.
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
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4 ) Design a residential landscape plan.
• Choosing plants and turfgrasses for a landscape based upon selected criteria
• Demonstrating residential landscaping techniques
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5 ) Identify tools and equipment used for the installation and maintenance of a residential landscape.
• Demonstrating the maintenance of hand tools and small power equipment
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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6 ) Utilize skills needed to maintain drainage and irrigation systems.
• Identifying various sprinklers used in an irrigation system
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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7 ) Maintain trees, shrubs, plants, and turfgrasses in a residential landscape.
Examples: fertilizing, controlling weeds, mowing, edging, weed-eating
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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8 ) Select types of fertilizers and methods of application used in the residential landscape and maintenance industry.
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
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9 ) Identify insects, diseases, and weeds that affect residential landscape plants.
Examples: insects—army worms, grubs, mole crickets
- diseases—dollar spot, rusts, fungi
- weeds—crabgrass, pigweed
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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10 ) Differentiate among various types of pesticides used on residential landscape plants.
• Describing techniques for preparing pesticide mixtures
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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11 ) Demonstrate appropriate business-related work ethics and managerial skills for a lawn maintenance business.
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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12 ) Describe technological advancements in the residential landscape industry.
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