A great course for anyone wanting to start out in the Nursery Industry. This is a course designed in collaboration with nursery hands at the Greening Australia Hamel Nursery, south of Perth. It teaches the skills for day to day work in a production nursery. There are lessons involving the Nursery Industry and standards, plant identification, nursery structures, seed propagation, nutrition, pest & disease control, and lots more.

Course Structure for Nursery Hands Course VHT102

Aims for Nursery Hands Course VHT102

• Understand plant propagation techniques and efficiency and quality control measures for the nursery
• Understand means of identifying and naming plants through International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
• Describe pros and cons of different nursery structures and understand effective management techniques
• Describe different types of potting mix, their uses and pros and cons
• Discuss different sources, maintenance of genetic identity, hybridisation techniques, storage and germination; of seeds
• Understand different means of propagating cuttings
• Understand alternative methods of propagation and their appropriate uses
• Discuss the importance of major and minor elements to plant health and the effect of their deficiencies upon plant nutrition
• Understand the effects of pests and diseases on the livelihood of the nursery and the importance of good hygiene standards in their control
• Understand different methods of controlling plant growth

Enrol today and develop important skills in working in a nursery, with possible progression into management

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