Distance Learning Vegetable Growing Course
"Learn how to make your own vegetable garden at home"
" I have never found the staff at any other learning institution as supportive as the staff at ACS. This gives one a lot of peace of mind and confidence to go on - at every squeak from my side, you guys have always been there, immediately to sort me out. The feedback on my lessons has always been really good and meaningful and an important source of my learning. Thanks!..."- Student with ACS
Knowing how to grow your own vegetables can save you money as well as help you to become self-sufficient. And on top of that is is fun too!You will learn such things as:
Cultivation and planting.
The main types of vegetables.
How to make great compost.
Pest, disease and weed control.
Hydroponic and greenhouse growing.
Herbs and uncommon vegetable varieties.
Watering and irrigation systems.
Harvesting, storing and using vegetables.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course is divided into eight lessons as follows:
The eight lessons are as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Cultivation and Planting
3. Review of Major Vegetable Varieties
4. Pest, Disease and Weed Control
5. Hydroponic and Greenhouse Growing
6. Lesser Grown Varieties and Herbs
7. Irrigation
8. Harvesting, Storing and Using Vegetables
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS COURSE
Compile a resource file of organisations related to home vegetable growing
Compile reviews of sixteen different vegetables suitable for growing at home
Carry out basic soil tests on two different soils
Obtain or make up a propagating mix
Make a vegetable garden
Identify weed species in a vegetable garden and suggest control methods
Make notes about pests and diseases in a home vegetable garden
contact several chemical suppliers and obtain brochures or technical information sheets on weedicides and pesticides appropriate for use on vegetable crops
contact a few greenhouse companies and obtain both literature and current prices
Either write to or visit a company (or companies) which supply irrigation equipment. Obtain catalogues, brochures, etc
Try drying, bottling or freezing a vegetable you have not preserved before.
List 20 different vegetables with information about their culture and harvest
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Home Study Vegetable Growing Course
"Learn how to make your own vegetable garden at home"
Study vegetable growing in your own home.
Learn supported by our expert tutors.
Understand the principles of growing vegetables at home.
Learn how to get a healthy crop.
Watching plants grow from seed to harvest and knowing that the armful of vegetables you have just gathered for the evening meal will be on the table within an hour or two of harvest can be an exciting and satisfying experience. And you will also know that you and your family are eating the freshest, healthiest chemical free produce.
