HORT 201 - Hort. Special Projects II

Credit Hours: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): HORT 101

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This is a supplementary course to HORT 101. This course will require students to be involved in many horticultural plant management projects on the SUNY Delhi Campus, College Golf Course, the Town/Village of Delhi and surrounding communities. With guidance from the instructor/facility superintendent, students will be provided with a variety of projects they participate in. Some project examples include, but are not limited to garden renovation and/or installation, reading plans, measuring and laying out materials, irrigation installation and repairs, drainage installation, turfgrass cultural practices, pruning, planting, mulching, staking/guying, and other related operations. Students will be expected to show a progression from the basic tasks learned in HORT 101. Students will also gain managerial skills as they will be required to train HORT 101 students on various horticulture management tasks.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Demonstrate the day-to-day operations in the horticulture maintenance industry
Identify many of the common ornamental and weed plants
Plan for basic daily horticulture cultural/maintenance for proposed projects
Determine the proper the tools and equipment used for horticulture cultural/maintenance practices