English Training Guide for Water Management Levels 1-5 referenced in The Language of Watering episode - STEM Podcast

1. Ball Horticultural Company
Incorrect watering
kills more young
plants than anything
else we do!

2. Ball Horticultural Company
Incorrect
watering
creates
variable root
and shoot
development
Root Development
Stem Stretch
 Soft Growth

3. Ball Horticultural Company
What is this??
What are you trying to do??

4. Ball Horticultural Company
Water Knowledge
Pyramid
When to Water-How Dry?
How Much to Water
Where to Water
Plant Demand
Language of Watering W1-W5
Climate

5. Ball Horticultural Company
The Language of
Watering

6. Ball Horticultural Company
Vocabulary
What is Wet?
What is Dry?
Level 1 to 5 to describe:
Wet
Medium
Dry

7. Ball Horticultural Company
Water 5 (W5)
Wet
 Black Color
 Free Water
 Soil is Saturated
 Pudding or Tofu!

8. Ball Horticultural Company
Water 4 (W4)
Medium Wet
 Soil is Dark Brown
 No Visible Water
 Easily Squeeze Water
 Soil Sticks Together

9. Ball Horticultural Company
Water 3 (W3)
Medium
 Soil is Brown
 Hard Squeeze Water
 Soil Cracks apart

10. Ball Horticultural Company
Water 2 (W2)
Medium Dry
 Light Brown with Tan
 No Free Water
 Soil is Squeaky
 Crumbles Apart

11. Ball Horticultural Company
Water 1 (W1)
Dry
 Soil Is Tan to White
 Soil Crumbles to Dust
 Soil Does Not Stick
 Soil Shrinks From
Wall
W1
W2
W3
W4

12. Ball Horticultural Company
W2
W3
W4

13. Ball Horticultural Company
What is this??
What are you trying to do??

14. Ball Horticultural Company
5 Step process
Fill 5 Bags with soil
Mark Bag #1 with a ‘1’
Add water to Bag #5 to create level ‘5’
Add water to Bag #3 to create level ‘3’
Create level ‘2’ and level ‘4’