E-Learning Structure
The duration of this online course is 100 hours. This consists of 12 in-depth lessons:
- Introduction
- Cultivation and Planting
- Soils and Nutrition
- Soil Management
- Review of Major Vegetable Varieties
- Pests and Disease
- Seed
- Greenhouse Growing
- Lesser Grown Varieties and Herbs
- Irrigation
- Mulching
- Harvesting and Marketing
Course Aims
- Discuss general horticulture and plant taxonomy principles
- Describe a range of cultivation and planting techniques
- Explain soil properties, and their relationship to organic plant production
- Diagnose basic soil nutrient deficiencies
- Discus major and minor commercial vegetable varieties
- Describe a variety of pest and disease management principles
- Explain the use of seed in commercial organic agriculture, including storage, viability, germination, genetic purity, and hybridisation
- Discuss the principles of greenhouse growing
- Describe a variety of irrigation methods suitable for organic vegetable production
- Explain organic weed control methods
- Explain issues relating to harvesting and marketing of vegetables
How Does A Warnborough Online Course Work?
You can start the course whenever is convenient for you. You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
If you have any questions please contact us.
