Growing Iris 100 Hours Course

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Growing Iris course online. Become an expert on Irises! This course is valuable for anyone with a serious interest in irises either as a commercial grower or an enthusiastic home collector. Gain an in-depth appreciation of the iris, how to grow them to achieve optimum results and the identification of different varieties of irises. Significant sections are included on landscaping with irises, hybridisation and propagation, harvest, post-harvest treatments, achieving and assessing quality, and exhibiting the flowers.

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About this course

Explain the taxonomy of Iris
Explain the normal cultural requirements for different types or Iris.
Breed and propagate Iris.
Describe the identification and culture of a range of commonly cultivated Iris.
Manage pest and disease problems on Iris
Manage water requirements for Iris
Discuss cultivation of Iris hydroponically
Explain the use of Irises in landscaping.
Describe the production of Iris as a cut flower crop, in particular the harvest and post harvest. The quality of this course is second to none, from the in-depth learning you will get to the expert individual mentoring you will receive throughout your studies. The mentors for this course are:  Susan StephensonBSc 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 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. In 2010, Susan authored a complete module for a Foundation degree (FDSC) in Arboriculture. Susan holds the RHS General with Distinction ning, – Joseph...

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Subjects

  • Quality Training
  • Landscaping
  • Quality

Course programme

There are 8 lessons:

  1. Introduction
    • Review of the system of plant identification
    • Physiology
    • Information sources
  2. Culture
    • Planting
    • Staking
    • Mulching
    • Watering
    • Feeding
    • Pruning, etc.
  3. Propagation and Hybridisation
  4. Review of Major Types of Irises
  5. Pest and Diseases
  6. Irrigation and Hydroponics
  7. Landscaping with Irises
  8. Harvest, Post Harvest, Exhibiting and Quality

Growing Iris 100 Hours Course

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