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HOME FRUIT GROWING AHT104

To pick and eat fruit from your own garden is a wonderful, healthy and satisfying experience. This course aims to expand your capacity to do just that.

Grow an abundance of fresh fruit, berries and nuts, efficiently and economically. Preserve your harvest and trade or give away excess surplus produce to your friends and neighbours.

Learn how to raise soil fertility, choose the best fruits for your situation, and grow them in a way which controls pests and diseases without using dangerous chemicals.

Cool and warm climate fruits are covered in this course and because you, like every other student will have your own very specific desires and needs when embarking upon this course, you are also given the option to concentrate your study on the types of fruits which are of most interest to you. The course notes we provide are only part of what you will potentially learn. The experiences you have through your set tasks, and if you choose, the use of the school’s many support services can provide you with a range of varied learning experiences according to your own specific needs.
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HOME GARDEN EXPERT COURSE AHT101

This is a blue ribbon course aimed at garden enthusiasts who want the best! Become a true garden guru, impress your friends and family with your gardening knowledge or just become confident in your gardening abilities.

Student Testimonial: Pauline Ross, Home Garden Expert: "This is a great course for anyone interested in plants. There is lots of information in each manual, and plenty of time to do each lesson to give it your best shot. The manuals are eally easy to understand, and the lessons are set out clearly. My tutor is very nice, and if need be, you can ring ACS for help. There are lots of avenues for getting information. Students who really want to learn will always find a way."

 

This huge course covers everything a home gardener needs to know to become a gardening expert. With almost 100,000 words (the size of three average books), plus lots of illustrations and expert tutor support, this course provides a unique and well structured opportunity to develop a very sound understanding of gardening.

The online and CD version also contain large numbers of automated self assessment tests.
Eight units each comprising 2 or 3 lessons,
Each lesson involves both reading and practical work.


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HOME VEGETABLE GROWING AHT102


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.
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LANDSCAPING HOME GARDENS AHT103

Have the garden of your dreams! The finale to this course is a special project to help you help you develop a stunning garden that will be admired and enjoyed by you, your friends and neighbours. Learn how to plan, lay out and construct your own home garden and how to identify and chose plants most suited to your situation.
Topics covered include: designing gardens, styles of gardens, drawing plans, understanding soils, basic landscape construction, weeds and pests, planting and pruning, lawns and other surfacing, garden features, plus a special project to help you develop your own garden.
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