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Wholesale Nursery Management BHT212 CLD Technical data Course Start:
Anytime, Anywhere
Course Hours:
100
Validating Body:
ASIQUAL. Asiqual awards qualifications at levels 3-7, which equate to undergraduate and postgraduate degree level.
Course Code:
BHT212
Course Prerequisite:
No, start at anytime
Course Qualification:
Level 4 Certificate in £Wholesale Nursery Management
Exam Required?:
Finalised with an exam/test
UK Course Credits:
10 Credits
US Course Credit Hours:
3 Credit Hours
Study Support:
You'll be allocated your own personal tutor/mentor who will support and mentor you throughout your whole course. Our tutors/mentors have been specifically chosen for their business expertise, qualifications and must be active within their industry. Tutors are contactable by e-mail, telephone and through our Moodle Student Support Zone online. Tutors are there to provide assistance with course material, discuss, explain and give advice and support throughout the whole programme. Their feedback is vital to your success.
Wholesale Nursery Management course online. Learn to produce great plants in a commercially successful way. Managing a production nursery involves more than just propagating and potting up plants. Even the small nursery must be able to not only produce plants, but do it at a pre determined cost, then sustain those plants before and during marketing. The nursery industry currently has a real
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need for people with skills and knowledge in managing production in plant nurseries! This course provides a solid grounding for developing those skills.
Lesson Structure: Wholesale Nursery Management BHT212 There are 8 lessons: 1. Nursery Site Organisation ❍
Nature and Scope of Wholesale Nurseries
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Specialist Nurseries
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Location and Site Selection Characteristics;market proximity, land cost, climate, isolation, air quality, water etc
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What to Grow
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Determining Marketable varieties
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Site Surveying
3. Management ❍
Starting as a Nursery Producer
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The Mission Statement
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Controlling Quality
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Revamping an Existing Nursery
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Nursery Standards; Cost Efficiency, Quality standards, Size
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Business Planning
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Quantity
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Case Study
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Production Systems
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Flow Chart for Growing a Nursery Crop
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Production Methods
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Cutting Production Efficiencies
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Work Scheduling
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Type and Number of Employees
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Human Resource Management
4. Nutrition and Pest Management ❍
Overview of Nursery Pests and Diseases
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Identifying Problems
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Disease and pest management
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Nursery Hygiene
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Resistant Plants
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Controlling Problems through Cultural Practices
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Physical Control of Problems
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Biological Control
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Chemical Control
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Minimising Chemical Use
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Conducting Inspections within the Nursery
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Nutrient Management
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Fertiliser use and plant nutrition.
5. Growing media ❍
Growing Media for Container and Field Grown Plants
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Understanding soils
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Soil Testing
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Improving Soils
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Potting Mixes and soil-free mixes
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Components of Potting Media
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Selecting Potting Media
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Problems with Potting Media
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Propagation Media
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Sanitation
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Sterilisation techniques.
6. Irrigation ❍
Water Supply
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Town Water
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Water Courses and Groundwater
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Rainwater
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Water Quality
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Water Treatment
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Recycling Water
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Irrigation Systems; overhead sprinkler, drip, etc
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Pulse Watering, Demand Watering, Precision etc
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Pumps
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Scheduling Irrigation
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Irrigation System Maintenance
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Use of liquid fertilisers through irrigation.
7. Modifying Plant Growth ❍
Plant Uniformity
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Holding Stock
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Making Stems Sturdier
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Making Plants Taller
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Developing a Compact Root System
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Creating a denser, bushier Plant
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Improving Foliage Colour
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Encouraging Flowering
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Flower forcing out of Season
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Using Light to Modify Plant Growth
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Greenhouses and other protective plant structures.
8. Marketing Strategies ❍
Overview of Nursery Marketing
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Nursery Products
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Marketing Mix
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Market Research
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Marketing Budget
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Marketing Plan.
9. Selection of Nursery Crops ❍
Considering Options
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Choosing a Plant Variety to Market
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Developing a stock list
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Criteria for Selecting Plants
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Quarantine Concerns
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Clearing Surplus Stocks
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Nursery Industry Trends
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Surveying Customers
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Terminology
This course is taught by:
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Katie Freeth BSc. (Hons) Horticulture, (University of Bath); RHS General Examination; FI Hort; MIfpra. An experienced and professional horticulturist with extensive management skills gained internationally; experienced in landscape management, staff supervision and management, written and oral communication, horticultural knowledge and application, supported by organisational and administrative skills and attention to detail. Katie brings 20 years experience in Horticulture and is an accomplished lecturer, horticulture consultant and freelance writer. Katie is a judge for the International Awards for Liveable Communities in the Whole City Category. Katie also worked for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in France for approx 5 years first as a Sector Manager and then as an Area Manager; management of the cemeteries, peripatetic teams of gardeners (UK & French nationality) for the constructed cemeteries and memorials and static French nationality gardeners for small town/village plots. Susan Stephenson BSc in Applied Plant Biology (Botany) Univ. London 1983. City and guilds: Garden Centre Management, Management and Interior Decor (1984) Management qualifications in training with retail store. Diploma in Hort level 2 (RHS
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General) Distinction. Susan Stephenson is a passionate and experienced horticulturist and garden designer. She has authored three books, lectures at 2 Further and Higher Education Colleges, teaching people of all ages and backgrounds about the wonders of plants and garden design, and tutors many students by correspondence from all over the world. Susan studied botany at Royal Holloway College (Univ of London) and worked in the trading industry before returning to her first love plants and garden design. She is therefore, well placed to combine business knowledge with horticulture and design skills. Her experience is wide and varied and she has designed gardens for families and individuals. Susan is a mentor for garden designers who are just starting out, offering her support and advice and she also writes, delivers and assesses courses for colleges, introducing and encouraging people into horticulture and garden design. Susan is a Professional Associate and exam moderator and holds the RHS General with Distinction. She continues to actively learn about horticulture and plants and (as her students will tell you) remains passionate and interested in design and horticulture. She also supervised the Area Arboriculture Team and was Exhumations Officer in charge of collecting discovered remains and arranging identification (if poss) and interment of same.
Learning Goals: Wholesale Nursery Management BHT212 ●
Describe how site characteristics influence the
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establishment and management of wholesale nurseries. ●
Explain management structures and work scheduling in wholesale nurseries.
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Describe the management of pests and diseases and plant nutrition in production nurseries.
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Explain the physical and chemical properties of growing media used in production nurseries.
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Describe the techniques and equipment used to irrigate plants in nurseries.
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Explain techniques used to modify and influence the growth of plants in production nurseries
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Describe strategies used by production nurseries to increase sales.
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Explain criteria for selecting plants and developing a nursery stock list.
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