Gantt Chart of nursery operations

ACTIVITY YEAR 1
QUARTER 1 QUARTE 2 QUARTER 3 QUARTER 4
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
Clean nursery
Repair/construct
seed beds, buildings
Clean and repair
water supply
Repair plant trays
Review production
program
Seed supplies: check
if supplies have
arrived
Plastic bags: check
on stock
Work force
required: plan
labour requirements
by operation
Start making
compost
Prepare potting soil
Prepare sowing soil
Level areas for
transplant beds
Monitor compost
production
Prepare seed bed
and transplant
covers
Start pre-
germination tests
Prepare transplant
sites
Sieve compost if
ready
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Prepare potting
medium
Start filling plastic
bags
Start sowing seed
(over 4 week period)
Check germination
(week 2) and revise
seed estimates to
achieve planting
goal
Transplanting begins
Transplanting
completed (2nd
week)
Weeding
commences
Check plants for
vertical position
Reduction of
watering
commences (mid-
August)
Root pruning
commences

Last month to order

supplies for next
year's campaign:
seeds; plastic bags;
replacement tools;

Check transport
boxes
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Hardening off
process continues

Root pruning
continues
Repair access roads
to nursery
Selection/grading
process starts
Removal of plants
begins
Hardening off
continues
Reduce watering to
minimum
Last month for
removal of plants
(November)
Finalize annual
report