Gardening - Grow your Own Fruit and Vegetables at Home or on the Allotment

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This Grow your Own Fruit and Vegetables Home or Allotment course introduces students to growing vegetables, fruit and herbs at home or on an allotment. By the end of the course you should be able to : Outline what plants need for healthy growth and how root, leaf and fruit crops develop, Choose what fruit, vegetables and herbs to grow this year, when to sow and harvest, Sow seeds and explain the process of direct sowing versus planting out, Explain the purpose of fruit tree/bush pruning and describe one method, If you want to Grow your own fruit and vegetables then The Kitchen Garden is the course for you ! It is for anyone interested in growing their own food on a small scale.

Course information

Name: Gardening - Grow your Own Fruit and Vegetables at Home or on the Allotment Qualification title: Non regulated Community Learning provision, Horticulture and Forestry Qualification type: Assessment Awarding Generic award - no awarding body Created 20150720 10:25:57 Updated 20150720 10:25:57

Entry requirements

Paper, pen, pencil, garden books. Apart from pens and notepads please do not buy books or equipment before the start of your course other than those mentioned in the About this Course. Equipment required Paper, pen, pencil, garden books. Apart from pens and notepads please do not buy books or equipment before the start of your course other than those mentioned in the About this Course.

Provider

Kent Training and Apprenticeship Service / Kent Adult Education (Community Learning and Skills)
adult.education@kent.gov.uk
0845 606 5606
http://www.kent.gov.uk/adulted

Address

Head Office
College Road Town: Sittingbourne County:Kent

Learning aims

Title: Non regulated Community Learning provision, Horticulture and Forestry Qualification: Non regulated Community Learning provision, Horticulture and Forestry Classification: Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care

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