Practical Horticulture Skills City & Guilds (Award) Level 1 – Grow your Own Fruit and Vegetables
Bicton College - 26 September 2023
Level 1 Levels Explained
19 weeks
Horticulture, Floristry & Arboriculture Find out more
Part-time
Practical Horticulture Skills City & Guilds (Award) Level 1 – Grow your Own Fruit and Vegetables
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A hands on course to develop both your skills and knowledge of growing a range of fruit and vegetables. The course will be based around Bicton Walled Garden and Glasshouses.
Bicton College - 26 September 2023
Level 1 Levels Explained
19 weeks
Horticulture, Floristry & Arboriculture Find out more
Part-time
What you will learn
Based around Bicton Walled Garden. We will look at the following taks when developing your garden.
Planning your vegetable garden and crop rotation
Soil preparation and adding organic matter
Seed sowing and planting indoors and out
Weed identification and control
Pest and disease identification and control
Seasonal pruning of soft fruit and apples
Entry requirements
An interest in growing your own fruit and vegetables
Assessment
3 practical skills test
Progression
Employment , Garden Design, RHS L2
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.
Planning your vegetable garden and crop rotation
Soil preparation and adding organic matter
Seed sowing and planting indoors and out
Weed identification and control
Pest and disease identification and control
Seasonal pruning of soft fruit and apples
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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Dates & Locations
- Course type Adult
- Level - Level 1
- Location - Bicton College
- Start Date - 26 September 2023
- Fees - Tuition Fees: £258.00
- Day/Time - Tuesday, 09:15 - 12:30
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Course Code 13824-BIC-23
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