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Labor and Equipment Requirements for 15-Acre Leyland Cypress Above-Ground Container Nursery with 10-Acre Production Area, Climate Zones 8 and 9, 2000 |
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| Month | Description | Equipment | Hours(Equipment) | Hours(man) |
| Jan-Feb | Prepare Greenhouse | |||
| Prepare Media | 60 hp tractor | 42 | 58 | |
| Sterlize Greenhouse | solo backpack | 2 | 2 | |
| Take cuttings | hand tools | 78 | 124 | |
| Stick cuttings | hand tools | 38 | 41 | |
| Cover greenhouse w plastic | hand tools | 6 | 6 | |
| Mist until rooted | mist system | 219 | 5 | |
| Mar-Oct | Check observe and water | irrigation system | 47 | 8 |
| Apply insecticide | solo backpack | 6 | 7 | |
| Apply fungicide | solo backpack | 6 | 7 | |
| Apply herbicide | cylone spreader | 13 | 14 | |
| Fertilize | hand tools | 18 | 20 | |
| Nov-Dec | Pruning | hand tools | 16 | 16 |
| Check observe and water | irrigation system | 32 | 10 | |
| Container Production | ||||
| Mar | Prepare Container Medium | 60 hp tractor | 120 | 135 |
| Step up into 3 gal | hand tools | 180 | 197 | |
| Spray insecticide | Air Blast Sprayer | 10 | 10 | |
| Apply herbicide | cylone sprayer | 6 | 7 | |
| Apply fungicide | solo backpack | 6 | 7 | |
| Fertilize | hand tools | 22 | 28 | |
| Prune | Shearing machine | 190 | 210 | |
| Hand Weed | 90 | |||
| Apply Round Up around Beds | solo backpack | 5 | 6 | |
| Check observe and Water | irrigation system | 304 | 214 | |
| Nov | Shove plants up for wintering | hand tools | 18 | 20 |
| Mar | Prepare Container Medium | 60 hp tractor | 240 | 260 |
| Step into 10 gal | hand tools | 35 | 35 | |
| Mar-Nov | Spray insecticide | Air Blast Sprayer | 10 | 10 |
| Apply herbicide | cylone sprayer | 6 | 7 | |
| Apply fungicide | solo backpack | 6 | 7 | |
| Fertilize | hand tools | 36 | 40 | |
| Prune | shearing machine | 190 | 210 | |
| Hand Weed | 90 | |||
| Apply Round Up around Beds | solo backpack | 5 | 6 | |
| Check observe and Water | irrigation system | 304 | 214 | |
| Mar | Harvest | 180 | 198 | |