Overview
Lavender has been a popular cultivated plant for many centuries and is perhaps the most common, and certainly one of the most versatile herbs you could ever consider growing. It can be grown as a shrub, a tub plant or a hedge; keep it cut low or let it grow over a metre tall. The flowers and leaves can be used for medicinal, craft, cosmetic and even culinary purposes, making it a profitable commodity world-wide.
Aims of the Lavender course from Warnborough College
- Prepare a collection of 20 different types of lavender in the form of pressed, dried, labelled specimens
- Compile a resource file of contacts relevant to lavender and lavender growing
- Contact a number of lavender related organisations for information on their activities in the industry
- Collect and test at least three different soil samples
- Identify and (optional) manufacture a potting mix suitable for lavender growing
- Collect information on organic and inorganic fertilisers from fertiliser companies
- Research information on machinery used in horticulture by contacting the companies that produce it
- Produce a no dig garden or an organic garden
- Manufacture a propagating mix for lavender cuttings
- Take lavender cuttings for propagation
- Contact a herb nursery to observe their operation
- Research irrigation equipment by contacting irrigation suppliers
- Cross pollinate lavender and grow the resulting seed
- Compare various types of lavender
- Harvest a number of different types of lavender
- Produce a small quantity of lavender oil
- Produce two non edible and one edible product containing lavender
- Visit a shop selling lavender products to observe marketing procedures
Programme Structure
Lessons:
- Soils, Fertilisers and Nutrition for Lavender: Soil structure, pH, organic matter, ameliorants and organic growing.
- Cultural Techniques for Lavender Growing: Pruning, water management (mulching, irrigation, drainage, etc.), planting and establishment methods, crop scheduling, no dig gardening.
- Lavender Propagation: Propagation from cuttings, propagation growth media, other propagation methods,
- Commercial Alternatives: Managing a Market Garden, standards, mulches, problems and their control, weed control without chemicals, economic outlook for herbs.
- Plant Variety Selection and Breeding: Breeding and selecting new varieties, lavender clone selection for essential oils in Tasmania.
- Building Plant Knowledge: Lavender types and other varieties, advantages and disadvantages of different varieties.
- Harvesting, Postharvest Treatment and Storage
- Processing and Making Lavender Products
- Marketing Lavender Produce
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- You can start the course whenever is convenient for you.
Language
Delivered
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Horticulture and Crop Science Botany View 115 other Short Courses in Horticulture and Crop Science 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.
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.