Soil Management (Horticulture)

Soil Management (Horticulture)

Course info

Good soil conditions are critical to the healthy growth of most plants. This course will develop your understanding of physical & chemical properties of soils, your ability to carry out simple tests and determine soil characteristics and help you to decide ways of treating soil to improve its ability to grow plants.  This course is specifically designed for ornamental gardens, landscaping, container growing, and turf situations.

What will you achieve from this course?

After completing Soil Management (Horticulture) you will have the knowledge necessary to describe the significance of different physical and chemical properties of soil in relation to the growing of plants.  You will also be better able to select potting and other alternative media for growing plants in containers, diagnose and treat soil degradation, understand management programs for soils - and much more!

Lessons:

•     Physical & Chemical Properties Of Soils
•     Soil and Plant Tissue Test Methods
•     Soil Science and Health
•     Container Growing
•     Land Degradation & Other Soil Problems
•     Soil Management Applications
•     Organic Techniques of Soil Management
•     Soils and Managing Earthworks

Course Delivery

This course is able to be completed either online or by correspondence.

Work Load  | Full time: 12hrs per week |  Part time: 6hrs per week |  Total Duration 100hrs

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