Study at Home Greenhouse Cut Flowers Course
“Learn how you can extend the growing season by expanding your cut flower range and supplying markets year-round. This is a diverse course for the serious grower.” - Gavin Cole B.Sc., Psych.Cert., Cert.Garden Design, MACA, ACS Tutor.
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In most countries it is now possible to get the most popular types of cut flowers almost any time of the year. Industry has made this possible by doing three different things:
1. Expanding trade between countries (e.g. Australian tulips might be flown to the Netherlands in August and September, when they are not flowering in The Netherlands; and Dutch tulips might be flown to Australia when it is autumn in Australia)
2. Breeding new varieties has extended the flowering season for some plants. It is now, for instance, possible to grow Chrysanthemum varieties that flower all year round in some climates.
3. Growing in greenhouses has enabled farmers to take control of conditions that stimulate flowering; and cause plants to not only grow faster, but also flower at times when they might not have otherwise flowered.
Course Content
There are twelve lessons in this course, as outlined below:‑
1. Introduction to Cut Flower Production
To describe the nature and scope of Cut Flower production in greenhouses.
2. Cultural Practices
To determine key cultural practices that are commonly required to develop and maintain a good rate of growth in a cut flower crop.
3. Flower Initiation & Development
To explain the initiation and development of flowering in a cut flower crop.
4. Pest & Disease Control
To determine management practices for cut flower crops grown in a greenhouse
5. Greenhouse Management A.
To discuss a range of greenhouse management techniques related to cut flower production.
6. Greenhouse Management B.
To explain a range of greenhouse management techniques related to cut flower production.
7. Management, Harvest & Post Harvest
Determine a range of harvest and post harvest techniques related to cut flower production.
8. Herbaceous Perennials
Determine greenhouse production techniques for selected herbaceous perennials.
8. Annuals & Biennials
Determine greenhouse production techniques for selected annuals and biennials.
10. Bulbs, Corms, Tubers & Rhizomes
Determine greenhouse production techniques for selected bulbs, corms, rhizomes or tubers.
11. Filler Plants
Determine greenhouse production techniques for selected filler plants.
12. Miscellaneous
Determine greenhouse production techniques for roses, and for orchids.
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
This is an individual module. The individual module courses are 100 hour long usually and can be taken on their own or as part of a larger program of study. Other qualifications, such as certificates, diplomas etc may require examinations to be taken as part of the overall assessment process.
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AIMS
- Describe the nature and scope of cut flower production in greenhouses.
- Determine key cultural practices that are commonly required to develop and maintain a good rate of growth in a cut flower crop.
- To explain the initiation and development of flowering in a cut flower crop.
- To determine management practices for cut flower crops grown in a greenhouse.
- To discuss a range of greenhouse management techniques related to cut flower production.
- To explain a range of greenhouse management techniques related to cut flower production.
- Determine a range of harvest and post harvest techniques related to cut flower production.
- Determine greenhouse production techniques for selected herbaceous perennials.
- Determine greenhouse production techniques for selected annuals and biennials.
- Determine greenhouse production techniques for selected bulbs, corms, rhizomes or tubers.
- Determine greenhouse production techniques for selected filler plants.
- Determine greenhouse production techniques for roses and orchids.
Duration: 100 hours
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