Tucker Hutmacher

Nov 17 Floriculture
WOW, the week before Thanksgiving break....... the week ahead looks like this
I have graded your PGP & will return them to you on Monday with your resume. We will breifly go over PART II of the project, we will work on this in earnest on Dec 1. Dress warm on Monday we are going out to collect Pine boughs. Each persdon should have a partner and fill 1 large black trash bag.
Tues - Wed we will be making a garland/pine roping, each person will make 5' of roping.
Friday - Spices from around the world!
If you are traveling for the holiday, PLEASE bring back a soil sample or a plant sample from something you did not know what it was.
Enjoy the food, family & friends. Be safe, Ms H
**** Hort Club Cookout on Wed****** 3:30 - 5:00

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Nov 10 Floriculture
This week consists of a lot of odds & ends..................Monday review Resume requirements, if you have that from a previous Hort class, life is good. You need to update it and print it. If you do not have one, cann't find it etc. we will be going to the computer lab on Tuesday. Some suggestions, you may want to email your resume to yourself so you can access it from school/home.
Wednesday - Friday we will be working on Okra Santas, pine cones for the holidays and pine roping.
Please bring in some pine cones appx 6-10 per person.
Please take your pumpkin centerpieces home and out of the pot shed!
No PGPs are excepted after Friday 11-7-08 unless it is an excused absence.
Thank you, Ms H

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Nov 3 Floriculture
Monday: read chapter 4 "Design Principals" & answer all review questions
Tuesday: Student Holiday/Election Day
Wednesday:We begin our Fall Center Peice Arrangement. YOU NEED A PUMPKIN this is your container
Thursday: PGP Part I is due, this should be just like your Intro PGP assignment with the addition of a compare & constrast opinion of your soil selections
Friday: Complete Fall center peice
The Fall colors are BEAUITFULL, take a hike and enjoy them, Ms H

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Oct 27 Floriculture
Monday: Planet Earth video "Pole to Pole" (I am absent)
Tuesday - Thursday
Cost analysis for your PGP, regroup plant materilas in the GH & Part II of your PGP
Friday: Halloween Cookout!

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Oct 20 Floriculture
This week:
We will be potting up your PGP (personal growing project) into larger containers
* 6" pots & 10" pots
* Record observations
* Keep Track of Plant Counts
* Cost analysis for crop production
*Part II of your PGP is looming, please review your packet!
Let me know if you need help, Ms H
tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Oct 13 Floriculture
We will be working on The history of Floriculture (chap 2) this week. We are going to continue with our last leaf art project. We will use fabric paint & leaves to make an impression on a T-shirt, sweat shirt or hand towel.
Students need to bring in at least 1 item to work with on MONDAY! Please wash the item at home and remember lighter colored fabrics work best.
Fall Floriculture Projects
Wreath & Bow
Leaf rubbing Place Cards
Leaf Fabric painting
**** Next week all students will need to bring a pumpkin & various nuts, seeds, cat tails for the Fall arrangemnt project. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Ms H

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Oct 6 Floriculture
All of our physical projects are now behind us! We will begin our Fall Wreath or dried arrangement project on Monday. This involves a grape vine wreath, leaves,ornaments and yes a bow. We will learn to tie a bow this week. This fall wreath should take us a week to complete.Please be pateint as their are a lot of you and one of me!
I have most of the materials if you have a chance to collect acrons, pine cones or flower seed pods please bring them in. Thanks so much, Ms H

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Sept 29 Floriculture
We are working on our plant ID cards this week.
PLEASE check & record information on your PGP this is a HUGE PROJECT and a large part of your grade this semester.................................. This should be you 7 day observation
Great Game against KMHS, cann't wait for Homecoming and of course the parade!!!!!
Please contact me if you have any questions or problems, Ms H
tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Sept 22 Floriculture
You should be finishing up your PGP propagation work. We begin our ID portion of the semester this week. We will spend the the next 2 weeks on this. So be prepared, you need those 4x6 cards I have been telling you about!
Let me know if you have any concerns. Thanks, Ms H
tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Sept 15 Floricutlure
The construction projects are AMAZING! You should be proud of them , I am !!
The week ahead looks like this
It PGPtime! I will go over the packets on Monday and hope fully make selections. Tuesday do research and propagte starting Wednesday. This is a major portion of your grade now and later in the semester so KEEP track of your stuff!!!!!!!!!Please let me know if you need and help or have a problem. thanks, Ms H
tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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Sept 8 Floriculture
The push is on to finish these projects before Wednesdays Hort Club Meeting and then the First Harrison Home Footbal Game. So come dressed and ready to finish these projects this week.
We move in another direction on Sept 15
Please contact me if you have any questions, Ms H

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Sept 2 Floriculture
We are still working on our physical projects. I will need to get more lumber. YOU need to be prepared in case of RAIN. That means YOU NEED TO HAVE LARGE FLASH CARDS to make your herbaecous ID collections!
Please be prepared! Contact me if you questions, problems or conerns, Ms H

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Aug 25 2008 Floriculture
Please bring in a package of 5 X 7 Flash Cards (the big ones) on Monday. These are for your herbeacous plant ID collection. We will be working on your group construction projects this week. You MUST have CLOSED TOED SHOES to work outside, no exceptions.
Tuesday & Thursday are Open House. Please tell your parents I will not be here Thursday night, encourage them to come on Tuesday. Let me know if you need elp with anything, Ms H

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The week ahead...... Harrisons NEW TARDY POLICY goes into affect. Please be on time
Monday: Floriculture careers & College board research. Price materials list
Tuesday: Share information from Mondays project
Wednesday: Collect materials list
Thursday:Basic Botany Review
Friday:Review HHS Gardens for plant propagation
Hope it rains!!!!!!!
Please let me know if need any help or information, see me after class or you can always email me. Thanks Ms H
tucker.hutmacher@cobbk12.org

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