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The Outplanting Agroforestry Seedlings chapter of the Facilitators Manual provides the detailed instructions (and support materials) you need to implement the Outplanting Agroforestry Seedlings activities.  Download the chapter here.

Summary

Goal Using the tools provided, farmers will outplant seedlings in their Forest Garden using proper spacing and best practices. Learning Objectives
  1. Learn when to outplant different trees and how to harden off seedlings for outplanting.
  2. Learn how to prepare planting hole for outplanting.
  3. Learn the appropriate species, spacing, and planting locations for green walls, alley cropping, and contour planting.
  4. Learn how to extract, transport, and plant seedlings.
  5. Learn how to care for transplanted seedlings: replacing dead seedlings, weeding, watering, mulching, fertilizer, firebreaks, pest identification and mitigation (including livestock), and irrigation methods
Venue and Timing This module should take place at the beginning of the rainy season. Hold the workshop on a farm that has slope, if possible, in order to demonstrate using an A-frame and planting contour lines. Ensure the host farmer is ready to outplant. Relevant Technical Manual Chapters Before this training event, the facilitator should read, review, and thoroughly understand the following chapters and sections in the Technical Manual:
  • Chapter 7: Outplanting Seedlings
  • Chapter 8: Agroforestry Technologies
  • Chapter 9: Popular Agroforestry Tree Species
  • Chapter 10: Tree Care (Dry Season Seedling Care section)
  • Chapter 13: Permagardening (Convenient Spacing Tools section)
Preparation
  • Consult with the host farmer to make sure his/her Forest Garden site fits the venue criteria.
  • Inspect the host farmer’s nursery to ensure seedlings are ready for outplanting, at least 5 seedlings per participant, including both potted and bareroot seedlings.
  • Ensure that the host farmer’s family and their neighbors have agreed on the boundaries of the field where green walls will be planted, if needed.
  • Invite host farmer’s family to the workshop.
Supplies
  • Measuring tape
  • Sharp, clean knives or razor blades for pruning roots and removing sacks
  • 2 wheelbarrows for transporting seedlings
  • 5 spade shovels or appropriate digging tools
  • 3 watering cans with water
  • 4 liters of wood ash and 4 liters of charcoal ash
  • String to help keep lines straight
  • Sticks for marking planting rows and spacing during activity opener
  • Materials for A-frames: Supply enough materials for a demonstration A-frame and for small groups of 4 or 5 to each construct an A-frame. 3 pieces of wood/metal/poles about 1 to 1.5 meters long, string, rock, nails and hammer (optional)
  • 25 small sticks, about 15-20 cm long, to mark contour line
  • It is expected that in this early stage the farmers will be planting fast-growing trees in line plantings; if farmers are also planting fruit trees then the facilitator should acquire the additional necessary materials, such as manure for planting hole preparation.
Total Time Approximately 4 hours Handouts in Farmer Workbook
  • Seedling care checklist
  • Diagrams of agroforestry techniques and spacing
  • Diagram of making/using an a-frame

Agenda

Opener: Walk off (30 mins)
  • Introduce workshop topic: Planting agroforestry seedlings
  • Green wall protection
  • Demonstrate spacing for 10 centimeters and 20 centimeters
  • Farmers compete to see who can space the best
  Activity 1: Review Forest Garden design (30 mins)
  • Review host farmer Forest Garden design
  Activity 2: Use an A-frame to find contour lines (1 hour)
  • Demonstrate how to make an A-frame
  • Demonstrate how to find the contour line
  • Practice building an A-frame and finding contour lines
  Activity 3: Where and how to dig planting holes (30 mins)
  • Mark where to dig in the field
  • Demonstrate digging holes and outplanting
  • Farmers practice digging holes
  Activity 4: Outplanting Learn-and-Teach stations (1.5 hours)
  • Teach a small group of 5 farmers how to extract and transport seedlings to outplant holes
  • The first group of 5 farmers teaches 5 new farmers how to extract and transport seedlings
  • Continue small group Learn and Teach until all farmers have learned extraction and transport of seedlings
  Activity 5: Caring for outplanted seedlings (30 mins)
  • Discuss seedling care with large group
  • Debrief the workshop activities
  Take Home Activity 6: Outplant your seedlings (30 mins)
  • Farmers outplant seedlings from nursery to field
  • Follow-up

What you need to know

Whether you intend to sit the FG Pro certification exam, or lead Seedling Propagation module extension activities, you must be able to answer the following questions to succeed. 

Outplanting seedlings

Agroforestry Technologies

Read the Popular Agroforestry Trees article to familiarize yourself with some of the more common and useful multipurpose, fast-growing (MPFG) trees.

Caring for outplanted tree seedlings

Permagardening

 

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Updated on May 30, 2017

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