Lab Requirements and Procedures - Fall 2007

Lab Schedule

Field Layout

Information that will be useful for calculating Heat Units can be found here:

TAMU Golf Course Weather Station Data Note: If Link doesn't work, click here and click on Brazos County on the map. You can adjust for the number of days to display by entering the number of days you want to see in the url.

 

Base temperatures used to calculate Heat Units

List of Available Cultivars and Planting Dates: Variety List

This list is cumulative, so there are some varieties on the list we don't have; The varieties available are on the Field Layout Sheet above.

List of Seed Sources: Seed Source List

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Field Layout with Assignments

List of Pesticide Labels that May be used in Lab:

Herbicides
Fungicides
Insecticides
Other*

Lab Schedule - Fall 2007

 

Lab# Date

Tentative Topics

Aug 27

Introduction; WPS Training; Discuss Project; Handouts

Sept 3

Soil Fertility; Bed preparation; Irrigation

Sep 10

Transplanting; Direct seeding

Sep 17

Continue Transplanting; Direct seeding

Sep 24

Sprayer Calibration; Finish any transplanting and direct seeding that needs to be done.

Oct. 1

Weed control; reseed where needed (Rain out!)

Oct. 8

,Weed Control (cultivating, hoeing, pulling); Reseed where needed. Monitor for pests

Oct  15

Weed Identification. Cultivate middles; talk about disease control.

Oct  22

Seed identification

Oct 29

TBA

Nov   5

TBA

Nov 12

This would be a good time to start working on your lab final if possible

Nov 19

Try to work on your lab final now, since this is the last formal lab period. There will be a few opportunities to schedule a time outside of lab.

Nov 26

Final Formal Lab Meeting

Meet at Millican Produce, 22168 FM 159, Millican, TX

 

Be sure your lab final is completed before crop removal.

Remove irrigation lines, plastic mulch and all stakes from plots after Instructor OK; Final harvesting