Advanced Vegetable Growing & Self Sufficiency Course taught by Sally Nex, leading garden journalist
My Garden School
Summary
- Tutor is available to students
Overview
If you’ve got the veg-growing bug, it won’t be long before you’ll want to grow more and more, and enjoy the fruits of your labour all year long. This course takes you right through the growing year, and explores the best ways to make the most of your garden so you can enjoy the superb flavours and freshness of home grown produce, no matter what the season.
In this comprehensive guide to homesteading Sally Nex will talk you through crop selection, managing your land and the best ways to avoid the so-called ‘hungry gap’ in early spring. By the end of this course, you’ll be one step closer to becoming fully self-sufficient.
Description
Become a self-sufficient homesteader
Learning outcome: By the end of this course, you will understand the fundamental principles of homesteading, and how to grow food for your table all year round.
Week One: The self-sufficiency handbook. Covering the basics of becoming self-sufficient, managing your land and planning the perfect veg-growing year.
Week Two: Maintaining a steady harvest. How to get the timing right and plan your sowing so you never go short.
Week Three: What to grow.
A guide to choosing long-lasting, high-cropping varieties.
Week Four: The Winter Veg garden.
Learn how to extend the season at both ends and avoid the challenge of the early spring ‘hungry gap’.
Who is this course for?
Garden Designers, Landscape Architects, Landscape Designers, Landscape Gardeners, Gardeners, Master Gardeners, Head Gardeners, Garden Centre Owners and Employees, Horticulturalists, Conservationists, Ecologists, Landscapers, Teachers, Ground Maintenance, Landscape Manager, Florists, Hobbyists
Requirements
You need to be able access this online
Career path
This course is popular for people already working in the gardening, floristry and horticultural industry and those looking to train as you get personal access to the most acclaimed gardeners and florists in the UK.
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