E-Learning Structure
The duration of this online course is 100 hours. This consists of 6 in-depth lessons:
- Introduction
- Soils, site preparation & planning.
- General Cultural Practices
- Tree Fruits
- Nuts and Vines
- Berries
Course Aims
- Contact Department of Agriculture in your state, to obtain all of the information you can within reason (eg: leaflets, booklets, details about advisory services etc) which relate to fruit growing.
- Select part of a home garden where the owner would like to grow fruit. Consider the good and bad points about the site and the suitability of different types of fruits to the situation.
- Take a sample of soil from an area you might consider growing fruit in. Using the method set out in the gardening manual provided with the course, name the soil.
- Look at the buds on the wood of three different species of fruit. Draw what you see, and label where you think the buds are fruit buds, and where you think they are vegetative buds.
- Observe the way in which fruit trees are trained or pruned in your locality.
- Visit a local hardware store, nursery or irrigation shop and look at drip and micro irrigation equipment which is for sale. Take note of the various components of these systems, how they fit together and how they work.
- Identify pests and diseases in a garden which you have visited.
- Select 4 different fruits from those you have read about which are grown in your area. For each one, research which varieties of that fruit are commonly grown, and why they are grown.
- Plan the development of a berry growing area for a backyard. Contact companies, visit nurseries and check the availability, quality and prices of berry plants you would like to grow on your site (or proposed site). Work with an imaginary site if you do not have a real life situation to deal with.
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.
