Horticultural

Course Content

• Prepare ground for sowing or planting
• Plant container grown subjects
• Prepare soil and apply organic mulch
• Water a bed, border or area of plants
• Cultivate land by single digging
• Apply fertiliser by hand to bare ground
• Determine soil pH with colour test kit
• Plant flower bulbs for naturalisation
• Prepare and plant a hanging basket
• Prepare and plant a container for display
• Care for planted area
• Prune hedges by hand
• Sow seeds indoors in containers
• Prick out seedlings singly
• Pot up rooted cuttings, large seedlings by hand
• Aerate turf by hand
• Edge turf with shears
• Scarify turf by hand
• Use a wheeled rotary mower
• Use a nylon cord strimmer
• Use a leaf – litter blower