Editing Plant nursery (section)

===Landscape topography===

A good slope for a plant nursery is 1–2 degrees. Any more than 5 degrees will make the nursery susceptible to soil erosion.<ref>Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. (2022, July 18). ''Starting a commercial nursery in Ontario.'' Retrieved from Ontario: <nowiki>https://www.ontario.ca/page/starting-commercial-nursery-ontario#:~:text=your%20market's%20needs.-,Production%20Systems,deciduous%20shrubs%20and%20herbaceous%20perennials</nowiki></ref> The nursery stock should be planted in rows running across the slopes.<ref>Bilderback, T. (2017). ''Guide To Nursery And Landscape Plant Production And IPM.'' North Carolina: North Carolina State University.↵↵<nowiki>https://nurserycrops.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/drip_irrigation-field-stock-Bilderback-powerpoint-pdf-good.pdf?fwd=no#:~:text=Over%20head%20irrigation%20systems%20apply,only%20applied%20down%20crop%20rows</nowiki>.</ref> If the landscape of the nursery has sections of land where erosion could occur, the nursery needs to come up with a solution such as by using erosion prevention structures like rip rap.<ref>Bilderback, T. (2017). ''Guide To Nursery And Landscape Plant Production And IPM.'' North Carolina: North Carolina State University.↵↵<nowiki>https://nurserycrops.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/drip_irrigation-field-stock-Bilderback-powerpoint-pdf-good.pdf?fwd=no#:~:text=Over%20head%20irrigation%20systems%20apply,only%20applied%20down%20crop%20rows</nowiki>.</ref> Topography impacts nursery design and layout and it is a factor in strategizing what direction to plant rows.<ref>Bilderback, T. (2017). ''Guide To Nursery And Landscape Plant Production And IPM.'' North Carolina: North Carolina State University.↵↵<nowiki>https://nurserycrops.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/drip_irrigation-field-stock-Bilderback-powerpoint-pdf-good.pdf?fwd=no#:~:text=Over%20head%20irrigation%20systems%20apply,only%20applied%20down%20crop%20rows</nowiki>.</ref> It also impacts where windbreaks should be planted. If an area has a flat slope and is open, it will need a [[windbreak]].<ref>Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. (2022, July 18). ''Starting a commercial nursery in Ontario.'' Retrieved from Ontario: <nowiki>https://www.ontario.ca/page/starting-commercial-nursery-ontario#:~:text=your%20market's%20needs.-,Production%20Systems,deciduous%20shrubs%20and%20herbaceous%20perennials</nowiki></ref>