HOR 187 - Sustainable Gardening II (1)

Prerequisite: None
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Lecture: Half hour of lecture/discussion per week. Lab: One hour of lab per week.

This class is a continuation of Sustainable Gardening I and is designed for students interested in sustainable fruit and vegetable production for the homeowner or small farm owner. It is a hands-on course to apply those practices used to care for and grow fruit and vegetables for harvest and sale to the public. The course focus will be the use of proper cultural practices like IPM, disease and insect control, fertilization and weed control to produce and harvest horticultural crops for human consumption. The care and maintenance of nesting boxes and bee hives will be discussed and demonstrated.