Year 10 Horticulture

WEEK / TOPIC / PRAC / ASSESSMENT
1 / Introduction to Unit. Class Expectations and rules. Farm Safety / Farm Walk
2 / Parts of a tractor – diagram
What is a tractor used for? / Identification of parts on school tractor
3 / Tractor Safety
Including ROPS, start up and stopping procedures / Starting and stopping procedures using school tractor / Identification of parts and safety test. (need 90% to proceed with driving component)
4 / Tractor maintenance
WOGAM / Practice forward and reversing
5 / Features of 3pt linkage and PTO driven equipment / Tractor driving through course/responding to instructions. / .
6 / Commercial plant production (capsicum, broccoli and potatoes)
What plants need to grow – Site selection / Preparing the site – capsicum
Hilling beds
Rotary hoe
Incorporating Fertiliser / GARDENPROJECTDOL
7 / What plants need to grow – Nutrients and their availability / Prepare bed with plastic / Written test , tractors and safety
8 / Plant Capsicum seedlings
9 / Hill Beds for Potatoes
Plant and mulch
10 / Fertigation and fertiliser rates / Fertigation of Capsicum
11 / What plants need to grow – weed and pest control
ID of insects and arachnids / Bug identification and checking.
12 / Planting of 2nd capsicum crop andbroccoli seedlings.
WEEK / TOPIC / PRAC / ASSESSMENT
13 / What plants need to grow – integrated pest management
Chemicals controls and biological control methods / Safe use of chemicals
PPE
14 / The modes of chemical actions / Harvest and sell capsicum and chilli
15 / MSDS, toxicity levels and LD 50 / Assessment of chemical containers
16 / Calculate chemical usage rates (calibration of equipment) / Harvesting capsicum chilli and broccoli
17 / Chemical - Safe storage and handling procedures.
18 / Harvesting broccoli caulis an cabbages / Test
19 / Irrigation systems – different systems and their efficency

Year 10 Horticulture – Semester 2

WEEK
TERM3 / TOPIC – ORNAMENTAL GARDEN / PRAC / ASSESSMENT
1 / Site selection and design / Garden evaluation
Planting Broccoli and Cauliflower
2 / Drawing to scale / Weeding and laying weed mat
Planting Broccoli
3 / Plant selection and irrigation / Garden layout
4 / Fertigation practices / Plant mondo grass
5 / Maintenance and care of gardens / Plant Cuphea
Weeding Broccoli
6 / Species selection and climatic conditions / Planting Herbs
7 / Planting
8 / In class Assignment work / Mulching
9 / In class Assignment work / Picking tomatoes and capsicum /
  • Garden Assignment

10 / Revision and exam / Final Preparation for judging of gardens /
  • PPT presentation for Judging
  • Test

TERM 4 / TOPIC – SUGAR CANE
1 / What is Sugar?
Type of plant and growth. / Pickingtomatoes and capsicum
2 / Sets, and planting / Weeding
3 / Plant husbandry practices / Picking Broccoli
4 / Irrigation systems / Weeding
5 / Pest and weed control / Picking crops
6 / Crop rotation and reasons for legumes / Weeding
7 / revision and exam /
  • Test

8 / Picking, weeding, t-tape