Full course description
Vegetable Gardening Online Course Overview
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Choose the best site to establish a vegetable garden.
- Identify soil types and key plant nutrients, as well as explain how organic matter affects both.
- Choose proper equipment and soil preparation methods.
- Plan the garden based on vegetable families and compare various gardening methods.
- Create a vegetable garden design plan that takes into consideration proper planting methods and times.
- Decide when and how to water, weed, and mulch.
- Modify planting times and the environment to extend the vegetable growing season.
- Diagnose insect and disease problems and recommend a course of action for those problems.
- Describe production practices for specific vegetables and decide when to harvest and how to store them.
Course Outline
You can work on this course any time, 24/7, for up to 60 days. You will watch videos, engage in learning activities, and take quizzes. The course is divided into twelve modules, which can be completed at your own pace. Each module should take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
To complete the course, you must access all pages and earn at least 80% on all assessments. A certificate will be available to download after the course is completed.
Total Time Estimate: 3 hours
Topic Overview
- Assessing the Garden
- Choosing the Garden Site
- Basics of Soil Health and Fertility
- Crops and Garden Planning
- Garden Layout
- Soil Preparation and Equipment
- Planting the Garden
- Tending the Garden
- Fall Gardening and Season Extension
- Pest Management
- Production Tips and Harvesting Hints
- Resources
Quick Tips
- First-time users will need to respond to an email with "Please set up your password" in the subject line.
- If you miss the email, resetting your password will also work.
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- Contact the OSU IT Helpdesk if you need assistance.