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Essentials
Entry Level Jobs: Nursery and Greenhouse Workers, Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Labourers
| WORKPLACE TASK | Essential Skill |
|---|---|
| Read work schedules | 2 |
| Write plant identification tags | 3 |
| Calculate the amount of concentrate needed to prepare a plant food solution | 4 |
| Read tags on nursery stock | 2 |
| Communicate with other greenhouse staff to co-ordinate work schedules and tasks | 5 |
| Read Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) | 1 and 2 |
| Deal with plants that are withering or dying, try to find the reason and take corrective action | 6 |
| Estimate the amount of fertilizer required for lawns of various dimensions | 4 |
| Read labels on fungicides and pesticides | 1 and 2 |
| Write billing information on invoices | 3 |
| Interpret landscape design drawings | 2 |
| Read labels on chemical containers to check their uses and hazards | 2 |
| Measure required amounts of plant food, soil mixtures and fertilizers | 4 |
| Prioritize tasks to meet the goals of the greenhouse manager | 6 |
| Read gardening and horticulture magazines to learn about plant life cycles and diseases | 1 or 9 |
| Talk to customers to help them to select their purchases | 5 |
| Read herbicide charts and product application-rate tables | 2 |
| Read instructions for the use of weed killers and fertilizers | 1 |
| Write notes to office to indicate items which are out of stock | 3 |
| Receive instructions from supervisors and clarify tasks with them | 5 |
| Refer to price lists of the products for sale in the greenhouse | 2 |
| Total bills, take payment and make change for purchases | 4 |
| Read nursery catalogues to become familiar with varieties of flowers | 1 or 9 |
| Write claim forms giving details of damage when requesting a refund from the supplier | 3 |