Growing without soil

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LOCATION & START DATE
Bicton College - 15 July 2025
LEVEL
No Qualification Levels Explained
DURATION
1 full day This course runs from 09:30 to 16:00
LEARNING AREA
Horticulture, Floristry & Arboriculture Find out more
ATTENDANCE
Part-time

Growing without soil

Growing without soil There are a range of soil-less hydroponic systems that can be used to grow vegetable plants producing high quality produce quickly and efficiently. This course is recommended for anyone who is interested in an alternative method of growing vegetables by a 21st century method. This is different from conventional methods used on allotments and in gardens.

What you will learn

You will learn to set-up a range of soil free growing systems looking at the resources required and the types of plants that each one is suitable for.

This is a one day course looking at a range of systems for growing plants in hydroponic systems

Please note: This course is for adults 19+.

Entry requirements

None

Bicton College

Bicton College

Bicton College is based in East Devon, near Exeter, and set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just two miles from the Jurassic Coast. The historic Georgian mansion, commercial farm, animal husbandry school, modern veterinary nursing building, world-class engineering and heavy plant machinery workshop, walled garden and arboretum are all set in over 200 hectares of historic parkland.


You will learn to set-up a range of soil free growing systems looking at the resources required and the types of plants that each one is suitable for.

This is a one day course looking at a range of systems for growing plants in hydroponic systems

Please note: This course is for adults 19+.

None

Bicton College

Bicton College

Bicton College is based in East Devon, near Exeter, and set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just two miles from the Jurassic Coast. The historic Georgian mansion, commercial farm, animal husbandry school, modern veterinary nursing building, world-class engineering and heavy plant machinery workshop, walled garden and arboretum are all set in over 200 hectares of historic parkland.


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  • Location - Bicton College
  • Start Date - 15 July 2025

  • Tuition Fees: £60.00*
            
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