Plant Propagation

How does your garden grow? With this fascinating course you’ll learn the answer by growing your favourite plants from cuttings, seeds and grafts. Working with your own garden you will learn the art of propagating to make more plants in a creative and inexpensive way. This hands-on course also covers greenhouses, environmental conditions and disease control. You will be rewarded with the ability to create stocks of your most treasured plants as well as personalised gifts for friends and relatives.

Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Stotts Cengage Education Plant Propagation Certificate.

Order of Studies

SUBJECTS:
1. Introduction to Plant Propagation
2. Greenhouse Structure and Buildings
3. Environment Control
4. Growing Mixes, Containers and Hormones
5. Growing Plants from Seed
6. Growing Plants from Cuttings
7. Propagation by Layers and Division Crown and Stem Division
8. How to Bud Plants
9. How to Graft Plants
10. Solving and Preventing Pest and Disease Problems

Requirements

Course Number:	602
Prerequisites:	Open entry
Assessments:	10 lessons / 10 assignments
Duration:	This course must be completed within 24 months.
Level:	Level 3
	Stotts Cengage Education is registered as a private training establishment by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) under the provisions of the Education Act 1989 and its subsequent amendments. This course has no National Qualifications Framework accreditation and no credits will be reported to NZQA upon completion.

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