Landscaping Maintenance Test Review questions 2023 with 100% correct answers

Name reasons it is important to break up plant roots when transplanting? - Roots can expand and get nutrients - Grow more - Encourage root growth Explain why it is important to dig a hole that will allow the plant to be at the same level it was in the pot? You cannot cover the stem or any leaves or they will rot and it also covers the roots Discuss how to firm the soil around a new plant in the ground. Do not pack the soil. It will make it harder for plants to root themselves Explain why you must water after transplanting. - You would need to water twice a day or more until the plant is established - Settles the soil around the roots - Transplanting is stressful for the plant What do the 3 numbers on the fertilizer represent? What does the 1st & 2nd numbers do? - The 1st number is the amount of nitrogen (N) and the 2nd number is the amount of phosplate and the 3rd is the amount of potassium Nitrogen is for the leaf/stem growth Potassium is for the root growth Phosphate is for the fruit/flower What can happen to newly transplanted plants if you use liquid fertilizer when you transplant? It can reduce growth and can burn them. This can make the plant more vulnerable to diseases How would you know when to use an organic/slow release fertilizer vs a liquid fertilizer? You would use a liquid fertilizer when the plant is suffering from a nutrient deficiencies Slow release fertilizers are less likely to burn the plant, because they release only a little at a time. What is my mycorrhizae? A fungus found in growing medium How do you know when to water? By looking at the soil/growing medium. What happens when a plant is allowed to wilt? The rate of loss of water from the plant is greater than the absorption in the plant and the plant will get sick. It is a hot week with no rain. YOu have annuals, perennials, and shrubs in a landscape that you care for. You dont have time to water them all this week. Which plants would would water? Why? Annuals. perennials, shrubs (Used to the climate) What specific problems will occur if you over water a plant? The roots will rot and the water can not be cared up to its higher structure. Why is it important to remove dead flowers/leaves and branches? the dead material will take up the energy from he living material. What time of day is the best to water?Why? 4am to 10am because the plant will be ale to absorb the water correctly and have the energy from the sun. Or during the late evening because of less evaporation because of less sun. Why should you water landscapes until mid-October? Because the frozen ground would act as a barrier making the watering pointless. After mid October there is also a high risk of frost. Annual A plant that completes its life cycle in one year Perennial The plant lives for more that 2 years. They don't need to be replanted Woody A plant that uses wood as its structure Herbaceous Having little to no wood and having a leafy texture