Flower Production Scheduling Concepts

Flower Production Scheduling Concepts

Assessment

Interactive Video

Other

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

Jonathan Ebba from UNH Extension presents a video on scheduling cut flower crops for field and tunnel production. The video covers using a grid format for scheduling, breaking the year into weeks, and using vendor guides to determine timing. It explains how to build a planting schedule by working backward from the harvest week and calculating space requirements for crops. The video emphasizes the importance of using Excel or similar tools for efficient scheduling and planning.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary benefit of using Excel for scheduling cut flower crops?

It offers free templates for flower arrangements.

It provides weather forecasts.

It eliminates the need for manual calculations.

It allows for colorful charts.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the year divided for the purpose of flower production scheduling?

Into days

Into weeks

Into seasons

Into months

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of scheduling flower life events backwards from the harvest week?

To ensure flowers bloom in winter

To avoid overlapping with other crops

To optimize growth conditions

To align with market demand

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do grower guides and vendor recommendations help determine?

The ideal soil type for planting

The production times for different flower varieties

The best time to sell flowers

The color of the flowers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the example of sunflower scheduling, if the target harvest week is 26 and it takes 6 weeks from transplant to harvest, when should you transplant?

Week 20

Week 24

Week 18

Week 22

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For the Campanula champion white, if the target week is 34 and it takes 13 weeks to get there, when should you transplant?

Week 21

Week 25

Week 23

Week 19

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of 'on-center' spacing in crop planning?

It determines the color of the flowers.

It influences the watering schedule.

It helps calculate the space each plant occupies.

It affects the height of the plants.

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