HOME VEGETABLE GROWING AHT102

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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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    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.
    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:
    • How to build a vegie garden.
    • 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.