Key Facts
- Starting
7 Nov 2024- Location
- Merton
- Start Time
- 10:00
- End Time
- 13:00
- Duration
- 5 Weeks
- Study Mode
- Part Time Day
- Days
- Thursday
- Start Date
- 7 Nov 2024
- Level
- Short Course
- Code
- MHRX168ML
Fees
- 19+ Fee
- Free
- Starting
16 Jan 2025- Location
- Merton
- Start Time
- 10:00
- End Time
- 13:00
- Duration
- 5 Weeks
- Study Mode
- Part Time Day
- Days
- Thursday
- Start Date
- 16 Jan 2025
- Level
- Short Course
- Code
- MHRX169ML
Fees
- 19+ Fee
- Free
- Starting
27 Feb 2025- Location
- Merton
- Start Time
- 10:00
- End Time
- 13:00
- Duration
- 5 Weeks
- Study Mode
- Part Time Day
- Days
- Thursday
- Start Date
- 27 Feb 2025
- Level
- Short Course
- Code
- MHRX170ML
Fees
- 19+ Fee
- Free
Introduction to Sustainable Gardening
Whether you have a garden, an allotment or grow food in a community setting, this short course will take you through the basics of how to grow healthy, organic fruit, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers. Suitable for beginners or those who have been growing for a while but want to improve their understanding and success rate.
The course is classroom based and designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to grow your own in 2025.
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Course Content
Each session lasts 3 hours and the topics covered are:- Organic soil management
- Productive garden design
- Cultivating Vegetable crops
- Managing fruit trees and bushes
- Growing herbs and edible flowers
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Course Structure
Session1: Organic soil management- Let's get to know our soil
- Organic soil improvement and management
- Composting and wormeries
- Watering wisely
Session 2: Productive garden design
- Designing your kitchen garden
- What grows where
- Keeping it growing
Session 3: Cultivating vegetable crops
- Root vegetables propagation and care
- Leafy vegetables propagation and care
- Fruiting vegetables propagation and care
- Veg pests and diseases
Session 4: Managing fruit trees and bushes
- Selection and maintenance of tree fruit
- Selection and maintenance of soft fruit
- Fruit pests and diseases
*Session 5: Growing herbs and edible flowers
- Common herbs for culinary use
- Selection and growing edible flowers
- End of course quiz
