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These free online horticulture courses will teach you about the science behind growing and caring for plants. Horticulture deals with garden crops, generally fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants. These courses will teach you about you can use easy to grow plants for food medicine, environmental repair, aesthetic decroration and more. Click here to find out more....…Read More
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Farm Management and Maintenance
- Summarise farm management with all its elements in detai...
- Analyse and enhance overall farm productivity
- Recognise the factors influencing crop selection and pla...
- Discuss emerging trends in livestock manageme... Read More

Diploma in Floristry
- Discuss the basics of floristry
- Define the possibilities, challenges and responsibilitie...
- Outline the various relevant business models
- List what to consider before you start to set... Read More

Farm Weeds Identification and Control
- Outline the characteristics of weeds
- Identify the negative impact of weeds on agriculture and...
- Summarise the benefits of weed identification Read More

Basics of Horticulture
- Outline the fundamentals of horticulture
- List the categories of horticultural plants
- Discuss how plant cells grow and react to different sett...
- Explain how to create the perfect soil compos... Read More

Horticulture for Beginners
- Recall the effects of pollution on plant health and repr...
- Outline the growth and development stages of a plant
- Describe the optimal conditions needed for the germinati...
- Define and explain the types of horticulture Read More

Basics of Plant Nutrition
- Describe the process of plant nutrition
- Explain why plant nutrition is so important
- Classify the difference between plant chemistry and fert...
- Define the common terms used in plant nutriti... Read More

Garden Design Fundamentals
- Define ‘garden design’
- Describe a garden designer and the roles of a garden des...
- Outline the principles of garden design
- Identify the components of colours and the fa... Read More

Basics of Floristry
- Define ‘modern floristry science’
- Describe some of the services provided by florists
- Outline some of the most popular floral designs
- Explain how to start your own floristry busin... Read More

Basics of Hydroponic Horticulture
- Define ‘hydroponics’ and describe its history and applic...
- Identify the critical components of the hydroponic syste...
- Describe the role, advantages and disadvantag... Read More

Fundamentals of Plant Science for Gardeners
- Select physical characteristics of the main biological p...
- Evaluate the development of land plants during stages of...
- Explain the plant processes of photosynthesis... Read More

Introduction to Worm Farming
- Summarise the fundamental principles of vermicomposting ...
- Identify common challenges in vermicomposting and plan s...
- Categorise , compare and contrast different Methods of c...
- List the advantages and disadvantages of each... Read More

Introduction to Plant Pathology
- Analyze the interactions between host plants, pathogens,...
- Apply integrated disease management strategies to real-w...
- Classify different types of plant pathogens, including f...
- Evaluate the effectiveness of various diagnos... Read More

Basics of Building a Home Hydroponic Farm
- Define hydroponics and demonstrate an understanding of i...
- Describe the different types of irrigation systems used ...
- Explain the impact of irrigation systems in h... Read More

Transform Your Garden, Unleash Nature: Master Rewilding
- Define 'rewilding'
- Outline the origin of the rewilding movement
- Compare American and European rewilding Read More

Basics of Homesteading
- Recognise the advantages of homesteading as a self-suffi...
- Distinguish between rural and urban homesteading
- Analyse the differences between many potential planting ...
- Describe a variety of methods for identifying... Read More
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