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Jun 26, 2024
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Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HORT 212 Sustainable Lawn Care3 credits
Covers the identification, care, and maintenance of cool season turfgrasses. Topics include soil preparation, nutrition, thatch, pest management, installation, and renovation. Special attention is given to weeds.
Prerequisites: ABED 040 (or placement into MATH 087 or higher) and ABED 046 (or placement into ENGL 093 or higher)
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Identify four common grasses of Western Washington
- Discuss soil preparation for installing a lawn
- Explain the role of thatch and its relation to insects and disease
- Identify sustainable practices used in the landscape
- Describe mowing heights and its effect on turfgrass
- Explain the role of nutrition in turfgrass health
- Identify weeds common to Western Washington
- Describe sustainable watering strategies for healthy turf
- Describe insects and diseases common to turf grass in Western Washington
- Research and identify weeds and present management options
Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcome:
- demonstrate professional knowledge of horticultural skills
Total Hours: 40 Lecture Hours: 20 Lab or Clinical Hours: 20
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