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Love the idea of real, fresh food picked straight from your own garden?

Time to get gardening!

Anyone who cares about their body and is conscious about the effects of chemicals on the environment will also appreciate this fantastic Organic Gardening Diploma Course.

Many of the fruits and vegetables sold in supermarkets are sprayed with poisonous and dangerous pesticides. Growing your own fresh organic produce guarantees that you know what has gone into the food that you and your family consume.  It is also healthier, fresher and better tasting.

What Will You Learn?

The Organic Gardening Diploma Course offers practical instruction, backed by solid knowledge. You’ll learn everything that you need to know to be able to grow your own fresh organic produce without the use of artificial fertilisers, pesticides and chemicals.

Each stage of the process is explained: choosing the right patch, understanding the ideal conditions for growth, choosing what to grow, creating and using a gardening map, and practicing proper crop rotation.

Soil! You’ll discover everything you need to know about soil – learning what is the most suitable for your garden by testing its type, pH level and nutrient value and understanding the importance of proper drainage. The quality of your soil can be enhanced using various types of organic matter. The course provides instructions on how to create various homemade fertilisers from household waste and items you may already have in your cupboards.

For a successful crop, you need to consider the various stages of planting your organic garden. The Organic Gardening Diploma Course guides you through the proper methods of preparing a garden bed and sowing seeds. If you’d prefer a head-start, the options for buying plants are discussed, including where to source them from.

There is plenty of choice when deciding what to plant in your organic garden. To give you a better understanding of what is involved with cultivating various plants, the course talks you through the main categories of plant and what is required to grow them successfully. You will learn how to nurture the growth of vegetables, herbs, berries, fruits, nuts, and landscape plants.

Every gardener has two natural enemies: weeds and pests. The Organic Gardening Diploma Course teaches you how to deal with both organically. You’ll learn about weeds and why they pose a problem and the various methods of getting rid of them, such as hand weeding, hoeing, mulching, solarizing, flaming and organic herbicide. There is also a rundown of the various types of weeding tools available to you.

As for pests, you’ll learn about the different kinds that may infest your garden. You’ll explore preventative options and learn how to deal with those already present in your garden. However, not all insects and invertebrates are pests. Some are beneficial to your garden; this course will teach you the difference.

Weeds and pests aside, there are even more threats to your garden that this course will make you aware of and show you how to deal with. Through studying the Organic Gardening Diploma Course, you’ll learn how to spot, control and prevent various plant diseases and deter animal intruders humanely.

Once your organic garden is established it is important to maintain it properly. You’ll learn about correct watering techniques and the equipment you can use to ensure your garden gets the right amount of water. You’ll explore maintenance tool options for various garden types and what your weekly gardening routine should involve.

Course Syllabus

Module 1: Going Organic

Part 1: Going Organic

Part 2: Benefits of Organic Gardening

Module 1 Assessment

Module 2: Planning Your Organic Garden

Part 1: Choosing the Site

Part 2: The Size of Your Organic Garden

Part 3: Summary

Module 2 Assessment

Module 3: Soil

Part 1: Testing the Soil

Part 2: Improve Your Soil Organically

Part 3: Summary

Module 3 Assessment

Module 4: Preparing a Bed

Part 1: Preparing a Bed

Part 2: Sowing Seeds

Part 3: Buying Plants

Part 4: Summary

Module 4 Assessment

Module 5: Plants to Choose for your Organic Garden

Part 1: Vegetables

Part 2: Herbs

Part 3: Berries

Part 4: Fruits

Part 5: Nuts

Part 6: Landscape

Part 7: Summary

Module 5 Assessment

Module 6: Weed Control

Part 1: The Problem With Weeds

Part 2: Getting Rid of Weeds

Part 3: Summary

Module 6 Assessment

Module 7: Battling with Pests

Part 1: Common Garden Pests

Part 2: Preventative Measures

Part 3: Controlling Pests Naturally

Part 4: Using Pesticides

Part 5: Beneficial Insects

Part 6: Summary

Module 7 Assessment

Module 8: Other threats to your organic garden

Part 1: Plant Diseases and Solutions

Part 2: Prevention of Disease

Part 3: Controlling Common Diseases

Part 4: Sneaky Animals

Part 5: Summary

Module 8 Assessment

Module 9: Watering

Part 1: Frequency

Part 2: Useful Equipment

Part 3: Tools for Maintenance

Part 4: Your Gardening Routine

Part 5: Summary

Module 9 Assessment

Module 10: Homemade Goodness

Part 1: Fertiliser Recipes

Part 2: Summary

Module 10 Assessment

Module 11: Maintaining Your Organic Garden

Part 1: Through the Year

Part 2: Summary

Accreditations

The Organic Gardening Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace. This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certified Diploma certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

Upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from ABC Awards and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £15).

ABC Awards is a leading national Awarding Organisation, regulated by Ofqual, and the Welsh Government. It has a long-established reputation for developing and awarding high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries.

This course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme.

Terms

• Vouchers are valid until the end of September 2020
• Vouchers can be used immediately
• Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer
• Online study with tutor support
• No time limit for completing your course, 150 hours of study
• Works on any device, no software required, just an internet connection
• Students must email the voucher they have bought to enquiries@coecourses.com
• You will receive an email back with instructions on how to access the course
• Can be bought as a Gift