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Market Gardening
| Start date: | Any |
| Duration: | Up to 18 months |
| Formal prerequisite: | None |
| Certificate awarded: | Yes |
| Fee: | £350.00 |
Whether you grow flowers and vegetables for sale direct from the holding or whether you sell direct to a wholesale market or even through an agent, this course aims to provide a sound basis on which to found knowledge of the factors required to run smoothly a holding capable of meeting modern day needs.
| Lesson 1 | Capital and land investment. Rotation of crops. Salad crops. Journals. |
| Lesson 2 | Climate, temperatures, rainfall. Water supplies and irrigation needs. |
| Lesson 3 | The weather and its effect. Irrigation equipment. Onions, parsnips and squash. |
| Lesson 4 | Drought; soil moisture deficit. Leaching. Peas: fresh and frozen. Cultivars. |
| Lesson 5 | Soils, texture and crumb structure. Celery, sweet corn, turnip. Storage. |
| Lesson 6 | Drainage; soil permeability. Organic manures and composting. Cabbages. |
| Lesson 7 | Nitrogen and nitrogen pollution, slow release fertilisers. Brussels sprouts. |
| Lesson 8 | Plants and the use of phosphates. Spraying machines. Cauliflowers. |
| Lesson 9 | Potassium, magnesium, iron, boron. Lime; pH, soil analysis. Asparagus. |
| Lesson 10 | Shelter belts, frost and wind. Pesticides. Commercial cut flower production. |
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