Horticulture Foundations

Course Code: PRO1149
School: ProTrain Online

Description

The growing of plants and understanding of the make-up of the soil and the best way to ensure you maximize the ground around you is a skill a lot of us want to know. The course provides the skills and knowledge needed to better understand this complex subject.

Course Topics:

• Basic Botany.
• Plant Classification.
• Soil Science.
• Plant Nutrition.
• Plant Pests, Diseases and Problems.
• Organic Gardening.
• Weeds.
• Basic Propagation.
• Amenity Horticulture, Plant Groups and Families.
• Planting and Plant Care.
• Plant Notes and Indigenous Plants.
• Exotic Plants.
• Indoor Plants.
• Lawns.

This course is an online course. With online study you have access to your entire course from the start of your studies. You can access your course materials, and submit all of your question papers to your personal tutor, online from anywhere in the World using your unique student account.

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

We impose no time limits or pressures on you to complete your course material. Your course will not expire, and it will not become invalid until you have successfully completed it. All that we ask, is that you inform the College if you are intending to take a break from studying for a period of 6 months or more.

Depending on the course you study, each lesson should take you between 3 - 6 hours of study. Please note: This is only an approximate figure and is dependent upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material.

Outcomes

The course provides the skills and knowledge needed to better understand the complex process of maximizing the ground around.

Upon completion, students will have developed an better understanding of:

• Basic Botany
• Plant Classification
• Soil Science
• Plant Nutrition
• Plant Pests, Diseases & Problems
• Organic Gardening
• Weeds
• Basic Propagation
• Amenity Horticulture, Plant Groups and Families
• Planting and Plant Care
• Plant Notes and Indigenous Plants
• Exotic Plants
• Indoor Plants
• Lawns

Assessment

At the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

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