Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

Dakota College @ Bottineau Course Syllabus Hort. 181 Specialty Food Crops Spring Semester 2019: 2 credits Course Description: Production and physiological principles involved in growing vegetable, herb and fruit crops. Emphasis being placed on plants suitable for market gardening and farmer’s markets. Course Objectives: To understand general principles of vegetable, herb and fruit production To know specific facts about vegetable and fruit production Identification of common fruits and vegetables Instructor: Amy Koehler Office: Molberg 27 Office Hours: By Appointment Phone: 701-228-5605 Email: Amy.koehler@dakotacollege.edu Textbook(s): -2018 or 2019 Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (free PDF download found here: https://ag.purdue.edu/btny/midwest-vegetable-guide/Pages/default.aspx ) -2018 or 2019 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide for Commercial Growers - Purdue Agriculture (free PDF download found here : https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/hort/documents/id-465.pdf ) - Midwest Home Fruit Product Agriculture (free PDF download found here: https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/pubs/Midwest_Home_Fruit_Production_Guide_940.pdf io n Guide ( Purdue -Territorial Seed Company Vegetable Seed Catalog (Order on-line) www.territorial seeds.com -Other related reading material will be provided by the instructor throughout the course. Lab Material Requirements You may need to purchase these materials before the assignment of the lab. Listed below are the 3 course labs, the weeks they are assigned and the materials you will need to purchase. If there are any issues or are you are unable to perform the lab, you must contact the course instructor to make different arrangements at least 1 week before the lab is due. Since there is no cost for textbook purchase I believe these lab material costs are justified and reasonable. Lab Assignment 1- Soil Testing for pH; Week 3 (There may be extensions to due date depending on soil temps) • Soil probe or gardening trowel (hand shovel) to gather soil samples o If you are located on or near DCB campus you may be able to borrow a soil probe from the DCB Greenhouse. Contact Instructor. Supplies are limited* • Plastic bucket for mixing soil samples • Roll of PH strips o (These can be found at most hardware stores or purchased on Amazon. Here is a link to a product on amazon that would fulfil your needs.) o https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FYGXUC/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_KbsHCbVWYCMAR • Distilled water or Rainwater