2023 Lennox Floriculture CDE Problem Solving

Since Joseph like steamed squash, he decided to plant some in his backyard. He planted two rows each 125 feet long. As the squash were beginning to bloom, he noticed a small beetle-like insect eating the plant. he carried a sample to his high school agriculture education teacher and she diagnosed the insect as a cucumber beetle. The teacher recommended that he treat the squash with 2 pounds per acre of Sevin 50WP. How many points of Seven will he need to spray if he sprays a 2 foot band over the top of the squash?

lbs./100ft2 of row= recommend lbs./acre x 0.023

• 0.736lb

• 0.046lb

• 0.023lb

• 0.016lb

In your high School greenhouse there are three growing benches each measure 5' x 60'. 1020 Web Flats measure 11"x21". What is the approximate "maximum" number of 1020 flats that could be placed on these benches?

• 76

• 187

• 561

• 1250

Valentines Day should be the most profitable day of the year for a florist. On average most profit margins average between 200 and 300 percent. Using the below wholesale cost of materials how much would you charge for a bud vase to achieve a 300% profit?

1 Bud vase. $1.00

3 Leatherleaf .10/each

3 Roses $1.50/each

1 Baby's breath stem $.75/each

1 Bow $.50/each

1 Card $.10/each

• $7.15

• $14.30

• $21.45

• $28.60

Ms. Jones has a home greenhouse where she grows 10 Boston Ferns. She water her ferns by drip irrigation using pressure compensating emitters. The emitters deliver 1.0 gph (gallons per hour) at 15-30 psi. Each fern will be watered 3 times a week for 10 minutes. using 2 emitters per plant. How many gallons of water is needed per week for all the ferns is the pressure is 35 psi. Round up to the nearest whole gallon.

• 1 gallon

• 4 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 25 gallons

FFA garden center mixes their potting media and stores it in a 4 ft x 6ft x 6ft bin. If they completely use all the media and mix a complete bin of media every time, how many bins of potting media will it take to fill the following containers?

420 6 inch round pots 15 pots per foot cubed

675 4.5 inche square pots. 46 pots per foot cubed

250 7 inch azalea pots 11 pots per foot cubed

60 10 inch hanging baskets 6 pots per foot cubed

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