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REVIEW LESSON 10: PUTTING UP A NURSERY FOR
ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
I. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
• Determine the ways of propagating plants
• Identify the factors to consider in putting up a nursery
• Identify the tools used in the nursery
• Identify the methods in sexual and asexual propagation
II. SUBJECT MATTER: Putting up a nursery for ornamental plants
III. MATERIALS: Learning and Living in the 21st century book
Worktext Page: 100-112
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IV. PREPARATORY:
A. Pre-Test:
Matching Type: Match column A with column B. write the letter of the correct answer in
the blank before each number.

A. B.

1. a. trowel

2.
b. pick mattock

c. shovel
3.

d. rake
4.

5. e. spade

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C. Lesson Proper:

Would you be interested to have your own nursery of your own someday?
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Putting up a nursery for ornamental plant is

important part of ornamental gardening. It is
a nursery that young plants are propagated.
It is in the nursery where different kinds of
ornamental plants are planted and grown
such that they are ready to be transferred
into the garden. With a nursery, plants of
any kind can easily be raised and
propagated.

FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN PUTTING UP A

NURSERY
1. LOCATION
➢ choose a place where there is a continuous supply of water. Young
plants need to be watered regularly for them to grow. It is very important
to keep the soil moist all the time.

2. TYPE OF SOIL
➢ the soil that most need in order to grow healthy is the loam type. This
type of soil is rich in organic matter and can easily be drained.

3. SHED FOR PROPAGATION

➢ Every nursery must have a shed for seedlings and young plants to
grow. Without a shed, the seedlings and young plants may be exposed
to strong sunlight. Too much sunlight can burn the plants.

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4. SPACE FOR EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS

➢ Since tools and equipment are important in all nursery works, they are
always used every day. For proper upkeeping and maintenance, allot a
space for all tools and equipment so that they are properly kept.

5. GERMINATING BOXES, POTS, AND PLOTS

➢ Make a simple layout for the proper location of germinating boxes, pots,
and plots in the propagating shed.

ACTIVITIES IN THE NURSERY

1. SEED SELECTION AND STORAGE

➢ some plants grow on seeds. It is important to collect healthy and robust
seeds that are not diseased, with no blemishes, or decay.
➢ They should be clean, mature, and uniform in size; seeds should be dried
properly and stored in baskets or containers where they cannot be eaten by
insects, rodents, and animals.

2. PLANT SEEDS OR CUTTINGS

➢ The most suitable time to plant is at the beginning of the rainy season. The
seeds must be sown in the germinating boxes or pots before the summer so
that they grow into young healthy seedlings, they are ready for transplanting
at the start of the rainy season.

3. CARING OF THE SEEDLINGS

➢ Watering them regularly
➢ Weeding
➢ Inspect the seedlings everyday
➢ Adding fertilizer
➢ Trimming and pruning

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4. TRANSPLANTING
➢ transfer budding plants in individual pots, plastic bags, or in the ground.
For individual plastic containers, use the clay loam type of soil mixed with
manure and compost and top it with rice hulls.

TOOLS USED IN THE NURSERY

The following are the common tools used in the nursery:

1. SPADE ➢ Used for mixing soil

2. SHOVEL ➢ Used for removing gravel and for weeding

3. SPADING FORK ➢ Used for digging and mixing manure

4. RAKE ➢ Is used for leveling and gathering leaves

and manure.
➢

5. SPRINKLER ➢ is used for watering the plants.

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6. TROWEL ➢ is used for planting seedlings and for
cultivating.

7. SPRAYER ➢ Is used for spraying insecticides

8. LIGHT HOE ➢ Is used for weeding loose paths and beds.

9. MEASURING TAPE ➢ is used for measuring plots

10. WHEELBARROW ➢ is used for carrying tools and soil

11. SHARP KNIFE ➢ is used for cutting

12. PRUNING SHEARS ➢ is a special kind of scissors for cutting twigs

and branches.

Note: FOR TOOLS TO LAST LONG, THEY SHOULD BE CLEANED AND STORED
PROPERLY

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WAYS OF PROPAGATING ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

There are two ways of propagating ornamental plants. These are sexual and asexual. In
sexual propagation, seeds are planted until they grow into seedlings. In asexual
propagation, roots, cuttings, branches, twigs, or leaves are planted and grown into new
plants.
1. SEXUAL PROPAGATION OF PLANTS
➢ Ornamental plants may be propagated by
seeds. Propagation by seeds is useful in many
ways. They are useful to those who need large
amount of seedling with different varieties from
which they can select outstanding varieties.
They are useful in nurseries that need a large
seedling population to be used as rootstock for
certain outstanding varieties. They are also
useful when propagating by vegetative means

The following are the steps to be followed in planting seeds:

STEP 1: Choose seeds that are healthy, robust, without damage, and uniform
in size and shape.

STEP 2: Before seeds are planted in the plant box, they have to be soaked
lightly in water. At the same time, the soil should also be moist.

STEP 3: To plant seeds in the seed box, measure the rows and distance
between seeds. Based on the size of the seeds, dig the soil to at least 3 to 5
inches in depth and in width. Then, cover the seed lightly with the soil.

2. ASEXUAL PROPAGATION OF PLANTS

➢ There are two useful asexual method of
propagation. One is by artificial asexual
propagation, which includes cuttings,
marcotting, budding, grafting, and layering.

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ARTIFICIAL ASEXUAL PROPAGATION

1. CUTTING
➢ A cutting is any vegetative part of the plant
which is capable of regenerating the missing
plant parts when removed from the mother
plant.

2. MARCOTTING
➢ This is a method of plant propagation similar to
cutting except that rooting occurs while the
branch is still part of the mother plant.

3. GRAFTING
➢ This is done by joining the scion (to portion)
with the rootstock in order for them to unite and
grow.
4. BUDDING
➢ It is the process of inserting the bud (scion) of
a selected branch into the bark of a stock. The
bud grows and becomes a new plant.
5. LAYERING
➢ This involves the use of the root as a
propagative material by twisting it up until it
buds and becomes another plant.

PLANTS MULTIPLYING NATURALLY

1. SUCKERS
➢ A sucker is a stem or shoot that comes out from the lower
portion of a planet.

2. RUNNERS ABOVE THE GROUND

➢ There are slender branches that come out from the base of
the mother plant and become new plants.

3.RHIZOMES OR CREEPING STEMS

➢ These produce roots along their surface

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4. BULBS
➢ These consists of modified leaves that are folded
around each other.

5. ROOTSTOCKS
➢ These reproduce by division. This is done by separating some of its roots.

6.LEAVES
➢ When leaves come in contact with damp soil, the leaves germinate into tissue
and become a new plant.

C. Generalization:
• The tools used in a nursery are spade, shovel, spading fork, rake, water
sprinkler, pail, trowel, sprayer, light hoe, measuring tape, wheelbarrow, sharp
knife, and pruning shear.
• There are two ways for propagating ornamental plants --- sexual propagation and
asexual propagation.
• Artificial asexual propagation includes cuttings, marcotting, budding, grafting, and
layering.

D. Evaluation:
I. ENUMERATION: Enumerate the following questions. Write your answer on the
space provided.
A. Tools Used for the Nursery

1. 3.

2. 4.

B. Two ways of Propagating plants

1. 2.

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C. Asexual Propagation by Artificial Means

1. 3.

2. 4.

D. Five Factors to consider in putting up a nursery

1. 4.

2. 5.

3.

II. Matching Type: Match column A with column B. Write the letter of the correct
answer in the blank before each number.

A. B.
_____1. Nursery a. rooting occurs in the branch of a mother plant

_____2. Water supply b. one requirement for an ideal site for nursery

_____3. Spade c. a branch or stem is cut or planted to form a new

plant
_____4. Shovel
d. indirect method of propagation through plant
_____5. Trowel cuttings, etc.

_____6. Wheelbarrow e. used for carrying tools, soils, and plants

_____7. Sexual f. direct method of planting

_____8. Asexual g. used for mixing soil

_____9. Cutting h. used for removing gravel and for cultivating

_____10. Marcotting i. used for planting seedlings and for cultivating

j. a place where young plants are propagated

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