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Hydroponics for Beginners (I)
Level 3 Course
from £120 per month
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code: BHT224
Do you want to learn:
- how to grow using hydroponics?
- how to set up hydroponic systems?
- about nutrient use in hydroponic systems?
This is the starting point for anyone serious hydroponic grower who is relatively new to the discipline. This course provides an opportunity to interact with and learn from some of the most experienced hydroponic experts available. This course was designed by John Mason, author of Commercial Hydroponics (now in it's 8th edition) and developed with the assistance of Dr Lyn Morgan, author and commercial hydroponic consultant.
Lesson Structure
There are 10 lessons in this course:
- Introduction
- How a Plant Grows
- Hydroponic Systems
- Nutrition & Nutrition management
- Plant Culture
- Hydroponic Vegetable Production
- Hydroponic Cut Flower Production
- Solid Media vs Nutrient Film
- Greenhouse Operation & Management
- Special Assignment
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.
Aims
- Explain different hydroponic systems.
- Select appropriate media for specified hydroponic crops.
- Describe the equipment used in hydroponic systems.
- Determine the management of nutrition in hydroponic systems.
- Explain the management of a greenhouse in the production of a hydroponic crop.
- Plan the establishment of hydroponic facility to satisfy specified criteria, both commercial and cultural.
- Develop a management plan for a hydroponic facility.
Delivery
- Correspondence
- Online
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