Lavender 100 Hours Certificate Course

There are 10 lessons:

1. Introduction
   • Classification and identification of lavender, general characteristics of the group, contacts (ie: nurseries, seed, clubs, etc.)
2. Soils, Fertilisers and Nutrition for Lavender
   • Soil structure, pH, organic matter, ameliorants and organic growing.
3. Cultural Techniques for Lavender Growing
   • Pruning, water management (mulching, irrigation, drainage, etc.), planting and establishment methods, crop scheduling, no dig gardening.
4. Lavender Propagation
   • Propagation from cuttings, propagation growth media, other propagation methods,
5. Commercial Alternatives
   • Managing a Market Garden, standards, mulches, problems and their control, weed control without chemicals, economic outlook for herbs.
6. Plant Variety Selection and Breeding
   • Breeding and selecting new varieties, lavender clone selection for essential oils in Tasmania.
7. Building Plant Knowledge
   • Lavender types and other varieties, advantages and disadvantages of different varieties.
8. Harvesting, Postharvest Treatment and Storage
   • Harvesting, distillation and oils, post harvest preservation of fresh herbs, drying lavender.
9. Processing and Making Lavender Products
   • Lavender crafts, using herbs in cooking, selling herb products.
10. Marketing Lavender Produce
    • How to market your produce, considering your market, market research, selling successfully.