Short Course in Fruits and Vegetables
The Fruit and Vegetable short course is a 20 hour short course that will give you the confidence and the knowledge to start your own fruit and vegetable garden at home. Get to know all of the in’s and out’s of growing fruit and vegetables at home, including the right plants to grow in your region.
This short course covers growing fruits, nuts, berries, vine crops, vegetables and mushrooms as well as the many techniques and expertise knowledge that you will be able to apply to your garden to ensure that you get the most out of your garden.
There are hundreds of different food plants that can be grown at home, ranging from fruits and vegetables to herbs, nuts, berries, vines, mushrooms and more.
How does it work?
At the end of each lesson, you will be given a short interactive test to undertake, which will provide an indication of how your learning is progressing. Upon completing the very last lesson, you will be offered a more thorough automated test or examination. This final assessment can be undertaken at any time of day or night; and any day of the week; and if you achieve an overall pass (60% or more); you will be able to obtain a “certificate of completion” with your name and completion date on it.
Note: these short courses are self-guided online courses and are not to be confused with our tutor-supported online courses.
Course Outline
There are 14 Lessons in this course:
Food from the garden
- What can you produce in your garden?
Deciding what to grow
Successful growing
- Light
- Temperature
- Soil
- Nutrition
- Water
- Wind
- Cold and the garden
- Different growing methods
- Where to get helpful information
Fruits
- Introduction – fruit trees for all climates
- How to develop an espalier on a wall
- Good backyard fruit trees for a range of climates
Deciduous fruit trees
- Winter chilling requirements
- Pests and diseases
- Deciduous fruit encyclopedia
- Bare-rooted fruit trees
- Pruning deciduous fruit trees
Citrus fruits
- Tolerance to different climates
- How to grow healthy citrus
- Citrus species
Tropical fruits
Berries
Nuts
- Introduction to nut growing
- Commonly grown nuts
Vine crops
- Grape varieties
Using produce
- What to do with excess fruit
Vegetables
- Why grow vegetables?
- The site
- Choosing what to grow
- Feeding and watering
- Planning the cropping program
- Pests and diseases of vegetables
Mushrooms
- Growing mushrooms
Special growing techniques
- Growing produce in containers
- Hydroponics
- Permaculture gardening
- More special growing techniques
AUD:
$199.00
The Fruit and Vegetable short course is a 20 hour short course that will give you the confidence and the knowledge to start your own fruit and vegetable garden at home. Get to know all of the in’s and out’s of growing fruit and vegetables at home, including the right plants to grow in your […]
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Includes Lessons, Quizzes, Final Test, Certificate