HortOlympics – European Championships in Horticulture Skills

HortOlympics is a competition open to students of the horticulture.

Wednesday, 29^th of May
Arrival and transfer to Räpina
Accommodation
18.30 – 20.00 Dinner in school canteen

Thursday, 30^th of May
8.00 – 9.30 Breakfast in school canteen
10.00 – 10.30 Opening ceremony
10.30 – 12.00 Competition
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch in school canteen
13.30 – 16.00 Competition
16.00 – 17.00 Free time
17.00 – 21.00 Hiking trail in the Meenikunno bog and dinner (picnic)

Friday, 31^st of May
8.00 – 9.00 Breakfast in school canteen
9.00 – 12.00 Competition
12.00 – 13.30 Lunch in school canteen
13.30 – 14.30 Competition
14.30 – 16.30 Free time
16.30 – 17.30 Closing the competition and award ceremony
18.00 – 23.00 Study visit and dinner at Estonian Agricultural Museum in Tartu

Saturday, 1^st of June
Breakfast
Departure to Tallinn or Riga Airport

* Possibility to visit the celebrations of Räpina School of Horticulture 95^th anniversary and local festival “Räpina Hea Kodu Päevad” (“Good Home Days” – local fair, workshops, concerts, home cafes etc. Photos from “Good Home Days 2018”: https://meedia.rapina.ee/2018/05/hea-kodu-paevad-2018/)

Tasks

1. Soil pH and plants
2. Plant identification
3. Seed and fruit identification
4. Putting on a personal protective equipment (plant protection)
5. Plant protection (calculations)
6. Grafting
7. Scrolling the trimmer filament
8. Trimming lawn
9. Guessing weights
10. Recognizing salad ingredients
11. Measuring gardening line and scrolling
12. Determining the circumference of the tree stem, age and height
13. Robots and programming
14. Fertilizing (calculations)
15. Planting
16. making indoor plant cuttings
17. Filling a plant growing tray and sowing seeds
18. Transplanting seedlings
19. Building an insect hotel
20. Assembling an irrigating system

More information from TeamEngine or official website.