Overview
The Home Propagation course from Warnborough College is a starter course, designed for people who have no prior experience in propagation.
Starting from the basics, this course covers all aspects of propagating plants and shows you what’s involved in starting and running your own propagation nursery, including: seed, cuttings, grafting, division, layering, materials and equipment.
Course aims
- Obtain leaflets or catalogues plus prices for a range of plant containers.
- Obtain samples of at least 6 different potting soil components and make up a mix which could be used for general potting of outdoor shrubs and trees into 6 inch pots.
- Collect samples of at least six types of plant labels.
- Collect at least three different types of seed to plant and germinate.
- Obtain catalogues or price lists from at least six companies or organisations which supply seed.
- Put in cuttings of at least three different types of plants.
- Use diagrams to explain how you would grow four different cuttings.
- Contact a bulb or herb farm to research the type of propagation program they have.
- Cary out aerial layering.
- Practice budding and grafting.
- Prepare a work schedule for a propagation set up.
- Design the layout for a new nursery or propagation area which would be ideal for your purposes.
Programme Structure
Lessons:
- Methods of Propagation
- Propagating Structures and Equipment
- Propagating Materials
- Seed Propagation
- Propagation by Cuttings
- Miscellaneous Propagating Techniques
- Budding and Grafting
- Propagation of Specific Plants
- Nursery Equipment
- Propagating Area: Layout and Organisation
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- You can start the course whenever is convenient for you.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Agriculture Horticulture and Crop Science Botany View 58 other Short Courses in Agriculture in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
Tuition Fee
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International
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days. -
National
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days.
Funding
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