Course CodeSGH10Fee CodeSGDuration (approx)20 hoursQualificationCertificate of Completion Sneak Peek Fast Track Your Way To Gardening Know How You can learn a lot in 20 hours - our short courses are knowledge packed with lots of suggested tasks throughout. This is the choice for people who want to learn quickly without having to commit to a longer course. It is also an affordable way to learn. This course is a great way of minimising mistakes and getting it right the first time to create a better looking, more functional garden. If you are a home gardener - be a better one. If you work in the garden industry - stop making basic mistakes that are easily avoided. A little gardening knowledge can go a long way. Lesson Structure There are 9 lessons in this course: This short course covers eight lessons: Lesson 1 APPROACHES TO GARDENING Ways to Garden Garden Planning Review what you have been learning Lesson 2 TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT Selecting and Using Tools and Machines Types of Gardening Tools and Equipment Equipment Review what you have been learning Lesson 3 PLANTS AND PLANTING Plant Names Plant Groups Planting in Garden Beds Taking Care of Young Plants Greenhouses and Shade houses Review what you have been learning Lesson 4 GROWING MEDIA AND POTS Soil Composition Problems with Organic Materials Potting Media Plant Containers Review what you have been learning Lesson 5 WATERING AND FEEDING Applying Water to Plants Trickle Irrigation in Easy Care Gardens Water Saving Measure Feeding Plants Review what you have been learning Lesson 6 PESTS, DISEASES AND WEEDS Biological Competitors Environmental Problems The Importance of Healthy Soil to Plant Health Garden Hygiene – Keeping the Garden Healthy How Water Affects Plant Health Air, Soil Temperature, Light: Importance to Plant Growth Biodiversity: The Path to Garden and Plant Health Plant Protection Protecting from Cold and Heat Using Organic Sprays and Dusts What Makes a Weed? Using Weedkillers Weed Identification Weed Control Methods Review what you have been learning Lesson 7 PRUNING AND MOWING Pruning Plants Grass Surfaces Maintaining Lawns Review what you have been learning Lesson 8 GARDENING TECHNIQUES Organic Gardening Permaculture No-dig Gardening No-Till Planting in Turf Making Compost Crop Rotation Seed Saving Environmental Horticulture Integrated Pest Management Hydroponics Bonsai Review what you have been learning Final Assessment Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading. Throughout each lesson there are a series of suggested tasks for you to complete - you can choose those that are most relevant to you or just do all of them, the choice is yours. At the end of each lesson you do a self- assessment test and at the end of the course a longer test. If you pass the tests you can download and print your Certificate of Completion.