Unit II - Orchard Culture TLE

• Topography - This refers to the physical features of the land
• Air drainage - Plants need plenty of air in order to live and grow well
• Water supply - Good water supply should not be overlooked
• Sunlight - Choose a sight that is sunny, not shaded
• Bolo - Used for cutting grass and splitting wood or bamboo
• Axe - Has a wedge-like cutting edge which is used for cutting edges and stumps of trees
• Scythe - A hook-like tool used for tall grasses and weeds
• Bolo, Axe, and Scythe - Tools for cleaning the land
• Grub Hoe - Is similar to the garden hoe use for digging and breaking hard and compact soil
• Spading Fork - Has fine tines similar to those of a rake although longer and stronger
• Pick Mattock - Used for digging and breaking hard and compact soil
• Spade - Used for constructing ditches and canals and also for digging holes, canals, and ditches where the soil is soft and loose. It is also used in removing trash and mixing soil, manure, and compost
• Grub Hoe, Spading Fork, Pick Mattock, and Spade - Tools for digging the soil
• Meter Stick - Used for measuring distancesand laying-out garden plots
• Strings - Used to make and put the limits of the plots. Useful for making straight rows
• Rake - A long-handles tool with teeth on one end; used to level and pulverize soil
• Hand Trowel - Used for loosening the soil and planting small plants or in transplanting seedlings
• Meter stick, strings, rake, and hand trowel - Tools for pulverizing, leveling, and field layout
• Combination Shovel Cultivator - Tool for setting seedlings
• Hand Fork - Used for loosening the soil around the plant
• Hand Weeder - Used for loosening the soil and weeding
• Combination Shovel Cultivator, Hand fork, and Hand weeder - Tools for cultivating, weeding, and fertilizing
• Water hose - Flexible tube used to convey water
• Water sprinkler - Used to irrigate plants and lawns
• Water hose and Water sprinkler - Miscellaneous tools
• Budding - A single bud is forced to grow on the stock
• Grafting - A method of plant propagation in which the desirable scion is inserted into the rootstock in order for them to unite and grow into one plant
• Marcotting - Inducing a branch or stem to the root while still attached to the mother plant
• Plant Propagation - The process of multiplying the number of plants of the same species
• Sexual Propagation - A method of plant propagation in which a new plant is formed from the union of cells of parent plants
• Asexual Propagation - A method in plant propagation in which the plants multiply naturally without the aid of the sexual organs of the plants