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NEW RHS Syllabus for 2022/23 – Enrolling Now! NEW Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Plant Growth and Development (Theory – (DL) ONLINE Pre-requisites: there are no pre-requisites for this course. The RHS requires that you start with Unit 1 and then proceed to Unit 2, in that order. The RHS Level 2 (Theory) Certificate course encompasses the […]
Grow your own delicious vegetables! Learn how to grow delicious, fresh, healthy vegetables simply at home. You will learn such things as how to build a veggie garden, cultivation and planting, the main vegetables, how to make compost, pest, disease and weed control, hydroponic and greenhouse growing, herbs and uncommon vegetable varieties, watering and irrigation […]
Grow your own quality fruit! To pick and eat fruit from your own garden is a wonderful, healthy and satisfying experience. Expand your capacity to do just that on this course. From the outset, the course notes provided are only part of what you will potentially learn. The experiences you have through your set tasks […]
Become an expert on Irises! This course is valuable for anyone with a serious interest in irises either as a commercial grower or an enthusiastic home collector. Gain an in-depth appreciation of the iris, how to grow them to achieve optimum results and the identification of different varieties of irises. Significant sections are included on […]
Learn to grow great Grevilleas! Become an expert on Grevilleas. This course provides a thorough grounding in identifying, growing and using grevilleas. Course Structure for Growing Grevilleas VHT118 Aims for Growing Grevilleas VHT118 Identify a range of different Grevilleas Explain the culture of different types of Grevilleas Propagate different Grevilleas Discuss different uses for Grevilleas […]
Achieve perfect carnations! A serious course equally valuable to the home enthusiast or the commercial cut flower grower. You learn about growing quality carnations (planting, watering, pest & disease control, fertilizing), different ways of growing them (e.g. as row crops in soil, in hydroponics, in a greenhouse); and harvesting, post-harvest treatments, and quality control. Course […]
Successfully farm organic vegetables! The demand for organically grown vegetables is currently a major growth area in commercial horticulture. This course is a good starting point in learning all aspects of organic vegetable production. Course Structure for Organic Vegetable Growing VHT241 Aims of Organic Vegetable Growing VHT241 Discuss general horticulture and plant taxonomy principles Describe […]