Landscaping Maintenance Test Review Questions and Answers

Landscaping Maintenance Test Review Questions and Answers Name reasons it is important to break up plant roots when transplanting? - Answer - 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? - Answer 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. - Answer Do not pack the soil. It will make it harder for plants to root themselves Explain why you must water after transplanting. - Answer - 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? - Answer - 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? - Answer 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? - Answer 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.