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Certificate In Horticulture (Cut Flowers)
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code: VHT002
Want to work on or set up a cut flower farm but need to acquire knowledge in the key areas of horticulture? This course offers the well rounded knowledge required to work in this field.
Specialisation is key to cut flower production, however the fundamentals of horticulture are also important to all areas of plant growing.
This course covers both the general fundamentals in its core units and specialises in cut flowers in the stream units.
A 700 hr course for people working or wanting to work in the area of cut flower production. This course is similar to other VHT002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but devotes 50% of the course to topics specifically related to the production and marketing of cut flowers. The Core Units are the same as for the above certificates (ie. Introduction to Plants, Plant Culture, Soils and Nutrition, Plant Identification and Use, Pests, Diseases and Weeds).
Lesson Structure
CORE UNITS
The Core Units comprise fifteen modules that are divided into the following sections:
- Introduction to Plants
- Plant Culture
- Soils and Nutrition
- Plant Identification and Use
- Pests, Diseases and Weeds
STREAM STUDIES
The Cut Flower stream is divided into the following:
- The Cut Flower stream is divided into the following:
- Cut Flowers (Introduction)
- Culture
- Hydroponic Production Systems
- Flow Charts
- Bulbs
- Perennials
- Cropping Bulbs & Perennials
- Woody Flower Crops
- Rose & Orchid Production
- Foliage Production
- Diagnosis of Pests & Diseases
- Control (Pests & Diseases)
- Weed Control
- Harvest & Post-harvest
- Marketing Procedures For Cut Flowers
Aims
- Demonstrate how to use prescribed reference books and other resources to gain relevant information.
- Dissect, draw and label two different flowers.
- Collect and identify the shapes of different leaves.
- Explain in general terms the principles of pest, disease and weed control and the ecological (biological) approach to such control.
- Explain the host pathogen environment concept.
- Describe a variety of pesticides for control of pests, diseases and weeds of ornamental plants in terms of their active constituents, application methods, timing and rates, and safety procedures.
- Photograph or prepare specimens, identify and recommend control practices for at least five insect pests of ornamental plants.
- Select plants appropriate for growing in different climates.
- Select plants appropriate to use for shade, windbreaks, as a feature, and for various aesthetic effects.
- Construct a simple inexpensive cold frame.
- Mix and use a propagation media suited to propagating both seed and cuttings.
- Describe the method and time of year used to propagate different plant varieties.
- List the elements essential for plant growth.
- Diagnose the major nutrient deficiencies that occur in ornamental plants and prescribe treatment practices.
- Describe soil pH and its importance in plant nutrition.
- Describe the process by which salting occurs and how to minimise its effect.
- Describe how to plant a plant.
- Demonstrate an awareness of different irrigation equipment, sprinklers, pumps and turf systems available by listing their comparative advantages and disadvantages.
- Demonstrate competence in selecting an appropriate irrigation system for a garden, explaining why that system would be preferred.
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- Correspondence
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