Practical Horticulture I

Course Code	BHT238
Fee Code	S3
Number of Assignments	10
Duration (approx)	100 hours

Duration: 100 hours (approximately)

Course Content

There are ten lessons in this module as follows:

Soil Analysis
Seed Propagation (including seed identification)
Vegetative Propagation
Potting up and After Care of young plants
Planting
Maintenance of Established Plants
Practical Plant Identification
Pest and Disease Identification
Weed Identification
Risk Assessment

AVAILABLE ONLINE OR E-LEARNING (CD) ONLY

WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS COURSE

Here are some examples of what you may do:

*Test soils to determine characteristics which would be valuable to management of any given soil in a horticultural situation

*Identify sandy loam, silty loam, and clay loam soils by feel; and pH testing by soil indicator; and relate to plant selection

*Identify and sow a range of different types of seeds, in different situations, in a way that will optimise successful propagation.

*Propagate a range of plants using different vegetative propagation techniques

*Pot up and provide after care for a range of propagated seedlings and cuttings.

*Plant a range of (different types) plant material.

*Maintain the desired growth type and habit for a range of plants.

*Identify significant woody plants including: Trees; Shrubs; Groundcover; & Conifers

*Identify a range of significant plant problems including pests, diseases and others.

*Identify a range of non woody and indoor plants of horticultural significance.

*Conduct a risk assessment of a horticultural workplace to determine safe working practices and select appropriate personal safety clothing and equipment

How do you learn the practical side of horticulture by distance education? This course is the ANSWER! It really does work, particularly if done online, or on CD, where you can make full use of interactive learning tasks and coloured photography on the computer. This course has been written to satisfy curriculum developed by the Royal Horticultural Society in the UK (Advanced Certificate and Diploma level)

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