Activity 1: Visit to a Nearby Plant Nursery
Q1. Which plants are generally grown in the nursery?
A: Vegetable, flowering, fruit and ornamental plants.
Q2. What methods of plant propagation are used?
A: Seeds, stem cuttings, tubers and grafting.
Q3. Are the same plants grown all year?
A: No, different plants are grown in different seasons.
Q4. How is sunlight managed for plants?
A: By using shade-nets and selecting appropriate locations.
Q5. How is shade provided to plants?
A: Using green shade-nets, old cloth or tree branches.
Q6. How is ideal temperature maintained?
A: By shade-nets, misting and adjusting sunlight exposure.
Q7. How is watering managed?
A: By regular watering through cans and pipes as required.
Q8. How is humidity controlled?
A: Through shade-nets, misting and watering.
Q9. What other care is needed?
A: Pest control, soil nutrition and fencing.
Q10. How are plants transported?
A: In nursery bags, boxes or plastic trays carefully.
Activity 2: Planning and Layout of Plant Nursery
Q1. What is the available space for the nursery?
A: 150–200 sq. ft. open, well-lit area.
Q2. What factors were considered while choosing the location?
A: Sunlight, drainage, accessibility and nearby water source.
Activity 3: Preparing Land and Setting up Shade-Net
Q1. What kind of shade-net or clothes did you use?
A: Green shade-net (50% or 75%) or old sarees.
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Q2. Which materials did you use to fix the shade-net?
A: Bamboo poles, discarded pipes and ropes.
Activity 4: Germinating Seeds
Q1. Which seed did you use for the test?
A: Mustard, moong or wheat seeds.
Q2. How many seeds were used for the test?
A: 100 seeds.
Q3. How many days did it take for seeds to germinate?
A: 3 to 5 days.
Q4. How many seeds germinated?
A: (Example) 85 seeds.
Q5. What was the germination rate?
A: 85%.