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
Short vegetable and fruit course.

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 […]

Duration 20 hours
Enroll Anytime
Delivery Online
Includes Lessons, Quizzes, Final Test, Certificate

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    Duration 20 hours
    Enroll Anytime
    Delivery Online
    Includes Lessons, Quizzes, Final Test, Certificate