Organic Plant Culture Online Learning Course.
- Learn to grow plants naturally.
- Develop a solid understanding of the principles and procedures underlying the cultivation of plants by natural methods.
- Learn to work with the environment, without the use of artificial fertilisers or sprays.
- Highly experienced and qualified tutors.
E-Learning Structure
The duration of this online course is 100 hours. This consists of 10 in-depth lessons:
Lesson 1. Introduction
- A look at the various organisations that are involved with the organic movement.
Lesson 2. Plant Culture
- Learn about the basis of good plant and soil health with no dig principals and crop rotation.
Lesson 3. Understanding Soils
- If your soil is not good, the plants will not perform. Understand soil profiles, identify soil types, and the requirements to keep plants healthy.
Lesson 4. Fertilizers and Plant Nutrition
- Organic fetilisers such as manure based ones and how to use them.
Lesson 5. Soil Management
- Green manure crops, cultivation techniques for minimising soil disturbance and composting techniques to enhance the soil.
Lesson 6. Pests & Diseases
- Understanding pests and diseases and environmental problems with organic production.
Lesson 7. Mulching
- This lesson looks at the importance of mulch and methods to use it when producing organic crops.
Lesson 8. Seeds
- Collecting, storing & sowing your own seeds.
Lesson 9. Vegetable Growing in your locality
- The importance of selecting a suitable site and planning your crop. The A-Z of various vegetables you could look at growing.
Lesson 10. Fruit Growing in your locality
- Establishing an orchard and the production aspects to consider. A-Z of various fruit tree types you could look at growing.
Course Aims
- Explain the concepts and principles of organic growing, including the common techniques used in organic growing systems.
- Explain the concepts and principles of organic growing, including the common techniques used in organic growing systems.
- Determine soil management procedures, which are consistent with organic growing principles.
- Determine soil management procedures, which are consistent with organic growing principles.
- Determine soil management procedures, which are consistent with organic growing principles.
- Explain how pests and diseases are controlled using organic growing principles.
- To determine appropriate mulches for use in different organic growing situations.
- Determine the appropriate use of seed propagation, in organic plant culture.
- Plan the production of an organically grown vegetable food crop.
- Plan the production of an organically grown fruit crop.
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.
