HOR 188 - Sustainable Gardening III (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 II 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, sale or personal use. The course focus will be the use of proper cultural practices to harvest crops and preparing the garden for overwintering and the use of high tunnel gardening. Disease, insect, and weed control will be performed to produce and harvest high quality horticultural crops for human consumption. The management and care of nesting boxes and bee hives will be demonstrated.

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PCS: 1.2