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Herbs (Basic Course) AHT108

Price: £295.00

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This course aims to familiarise you with the use and culture of what are traditionally the most common herb plants. It should provide you with a sound framework upon which you will be able to develop your knowledge of herbs. This is a course for the amateur who likes to use herbs at home. If you are serious about growing or using herbs commercially, you are better to do our Herb Culture Course (Ht371).

COURSE STRUCTURE

The course is divided into 6 lessons as follows:

  1. Introduction to Herbs. Plant identification, plant names, general characteristics of herbs, the history of herbs, and herb resources (nurseries, seeds, clubs, etc).
  2. Herb Gardening. Planting, propagation, soils, plant nutrition, and container growing.
  3. Companion Planting. Introduction to companion planting, herb garden design.
  4. Growing Herbs to Harvest. Herb products, setting up a herb farm, making compost.
  5. Herbs for Cooking. Herb crafts, herb ingredients, cooking with herbs.
  6. Herbs for fragrance, health and beauty. Dyes, mordants, oils, other herb crafts.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

During the course, the student will learn how to:

  • Define "herb"
  • Identify herbs suitable for hanging baskets, indoor growing, and appropriate methods of propagation for at least 50 herb species
  • Define "companion planting"
  • Give examples of appropriate companion planting
  • Build an efficient compost heap
  • Identify appropriate herbs for culinary uses
  • Identify some medicinal uses for herbs

WHAT WILL YOU DO IN THIS COURSE?

During the course, the student will actually:

  • Collect and identify 30 different herb specimens
  • Learn the basics of plant identification
  • Make contact with herb farms to ask about their operation
  • Propagate herbs by cuttings
  • Prepare a soil suitable for growing herbs
  • Design and plant a herb garden
  • Visit retailers to investigate the types of herb products available
  • Prepare food containing herbs
  • Harvest and dry a herb correctly
  • Prepare one other type of herb product


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Entry Requirements:

Anyone can enrol in a short course, however some prerequisites apply to higher qualifications i.e. Pre-Medical Diploma and Psychology. The ability to be able to read and write in English is a requirement.
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Unlimited free support. Our tutors are your assets and are there to encourage, help and answer questions and give support to you throughout the course. Contact is via email or phone.		 Assessment:

At the end of each lesson there is an assignment. These are marked and graded by the tutor and not a computer. Tutor feedback is essential to the learning process. All tutors are qualified and have industry experience.		 What's Included:

All course material relevant to the module, unlimited tutor support and certificate/diploma. There are no hidden costs or extras. Access to Online		 Computer requirements:

For PC: Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista and Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above. MAC: Mac OS X, and Acrobat Reader version 4.0 and above. Don’t have a computer? - then request course material in paper/file format (correspondence).

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