Horticulture – Activities

1.Pot preparation techniques

Students were given hands on training to prepare the pot mixture for propagation of plants.The ratio of soil includes 1:2:1 ,Sandy soil:Red Soil:Garden loam soil proportionally.

2.Collection of Seedlings on campus during Monsoon

As a method of conservation and propagation students collected sapplings rare trees inside the campus and replanted in our nursery unit.

3.Lay out of Nursery and Gardens

Students undergone practical activity in designing various types ofs garden,Terrace garden,Wall garden,Water garden Nursery ,Botanical Garden ,etc with all its components and demonstrate the significances.

4.Mushroom Cultivation

As a part of our curriculum students used to cultivate mushrooms in our mushroom unit periodically during the Odd semester period.

5.Nursery techniques

Different types of propagation methods have been taught to the students in conserving exotic species and mass production of ornamental flowers through vegetative propagation such as Layering,Cutting,Budding,etc.

6.Construction of Terrace& Indoor Gardens-Live Demonstrations

The modern horticulture techniques include terrace garden as one of the component to encourage  growing organic kitchen garden in their own terrace.Students were trained to be a consultant for Indoor gardening in homes,industries various institutions and government offices to facilitate a clean and pleasant environment.

7.Mushroom Recipe Preparation

Students cultivated oyster and milky mushrooms in the unit and harvested the fruiting bodies ,prepared different recipes.