Introduction to HorticultureCacti

Plant: Jade

Term: Succulent

Jade Plant Crassula• Bright Light

• Low humidity

• Spring & summer: water when dry at the top, winter and fall: allow the soil to dry completely between waterings

• Grow best at 74 to 80 deg day and 55 at night

• Propagate by cuttings or leaves but cuttings need to callus over first.

• Pests: mealy bugs or scale

Wandering Jew - Tradescantia

• Trailing stems have leaves about two inches. The leaves are red-purple beneath and silver, purple and green above.

• No noticeable flowers• Temp 60 – 85• Full sunlight• Keep soil barely moist• Feed diluted fertilizer in spring & summer• Pests: mealy bugs & aphids• Propagate from stem cuttings

Succulent plants

• Water-retaining plants adapted to arid climate or soil conditions. Succulent plants store water in their leaves, stems and/or roots which gives succulent plants a fleshy appearance

Name this plant

Name this plant

Name this plant

Name this plant

Name this plant

Name this plant

Cacti

• Cacti– Barrel– Prickly Pear– Saguaro

• Succulents– Cacti– Aloe vera– Kalanchoes– Jades– Hens & Chicks

Cactus & Succulent careHouseplants

• Need very little fertilizer

• Need a sandier potting mix

• Need bright sunlight

• Have an active and a dormant season

• Active season, water weekly

• Dormant season, water monthly

Cactus & SucculentsXeriscaping

• New trend in water free gardening

Due Dates

• Job Application forms – due today– Tomorrow 10% off– Thursday 20% off– Friday 30% off– If I don’t have it by Friday – 0

• Resume – due tomorrow– Thursday 10% off– Friday 20% off– Monday 30% off– If I don’t have it by Tuesday – 0

• You will NOT pass this term without turning these in

Resume

• You should have a resume before you finish high school

• Go to fhshort web site• Look on the Horticulture Page• Download the resume blank• Fill it out• Save it to the computer you are working on • Upload it to your folder