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Essentials
Entry Level Jobs: Nursery and Greenhouse Workers, Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Labourers
| WORKPLACE TASK | Essential Skill |
|---|---|
| Read work schedules | |
| Write plant identification tags | |
| Calculate the amount of concentrate needed to prepare a plant food solution | |
| Read tags on nursery stock | |
| Communicate with other greenhouse staff to co-ordinate work schedules and tasks | |
| Read Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) | |
| Deal with plants that are withering or dying, try to find the reason and take corrective action | |
| Estimate the amount of fertilizer required for lawns of various dimensions | |
| Read labels on fungicides and pesticides | |
| Write billing information on invoices | |
| Interpret landscape design drawings | |
| Read labels on chemical containers to check their uses and hazards | |
| Measure required amounts of plant food, soil mixtures and fertilizers | |
| Prioritize tasks to meet the goals of the greenhouse manager | |
| Read gardening and horticulture magazines to learn about plant life cycles and diseases | |
| Talk to customers to help them to select their purchases | |
| Read herbicide charts and product application-rate tables | |
| Read instructions for the use of weed killers and fertilizers | |
| Write notes to office to indicate items which are out of stock | |
| Receive instructions from supervisors and clarify tasks with them | |
| Refer to price lists of the products for sale in the greenhouse | |
| Total bills, take payment and make change for purchases | |
| Read nursery catalogues to become familiar with varieties of flowers | |
| Write claim forms giving details of damage when requesting a refund from the supplier |