Directions: Draw acheck ( ) mark on your answer sheet if the
statement is correct and cross (x) mark if it is incorrect.
_____1. Layout design helps in eliminating potential problems in
planting fruit-bearing trees.
_____2. Distance between trees is not important as long as there is
enough space for other plants to grow.
_____3. The farm to market road is also essential in growing fruit-
bearing trees to have ease in delivering supplies.
_____4. In applying lime, phosphorus and other fertilizer nutrients
should be given according to the number or trees planted.
_____5. Proper spacing of trees should be put into consideration
hence it allows plants to receive the right amount of nutrients
needed in their growth.
X
Planting fruit-bearing treesis
enjoyable and interesting
activity. It is important to know
how to use the different tools
and equipment in planting to
make tasks easier and faster.
Having the right tools
maintaining a healthy and
attractive garden.
5.
The following aresome
of the tools and
equipment used in
planting trees.
1. Hoe- A tool used in
digging and loosening
hard and dry soil. It has
a thin blade across the
end of a long handle.
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2. Rake- Along
handled tool having
a bar at one end
with teeth in it. It is
used for
smoothening the
soil and gathering
loose leaves, hay or
7.
3. Trowel- Atool
with curved
blade used for
loosening
ground and
taking up small
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4. Axe -A tool with
a flat, sharp blade
fastened to handle
used for cutting
trunk of trees and
their branches.
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5. Crowbar -A
straight heavy
iron bar pointed
at one end about
4 feet in length;
used digging
holes for planting
seedlings.
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6. Bolo- Atool with
a wooden or metal
handle from which
a long blade is
attached. It is used
for cutting tall
grasses and
branches of tree.
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7. Shovel -A tool
with a broad or
scoop attached
to handle. It is
used to dig, lift
and throw loose
matter.
12.
8. Fork -A tool
resembling a
table fork but
much bigger in
size. It is used in
digging and
preparing the
soil for the
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9. Water
sprinkler -can
with a spout to
sprinkle water
on the plants.
Plants should be
watered every
day to make