Course Content
There are eight lessons including a special project in this course, as follows:
1. Introduction
Review of the system of plant identification, varieties and groups of indoor plants,
information contacts (ie: nurseries, seed, clubs etc.)
2. Culture
Planting, staking, mulching, watering, feeding, pruning, protection, etc.
3. Propagation
4. Pests & Disease
5. Light and its Affects
6. Greenhouse Culture
7. Ways to Use African Violets
In Containers, in the ground, in greenhouses, growing for profit (to sell etc.)
8. Special Assignment
Duration: 100 hours
Aims
Describe how African Violets and related plants are classified and the plant naming system
Describe the cultural requirements of African violets
Select appropriate propagating materials and using them, propagate African violets.
Identify and control pest and diseases of African violets
Discuss the role that light plays in the growth of African violets
Describe greenhouses and other environmental control equipment used for growing African violets.
Describe the various ways in which African violets can be grown
Demonstrate the knowledge acquired for a specific group or individual plant in the Gesneriaceae family through research.
