Who is this programme suitable for

Who is this programme suitable for

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  Construct and planta vegetable garden bed to support sustainable living
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  Who is thisprogramme for? • Beginning gardeners who are keen to discover how to design, build and plant a raised garden bed which is • Productive • Health promoting • Sustainable, and • Beautiful to behold.
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  What knowledge andskills are required to be able to complete this programme. • This is an online • It is also a practical programme which programme which requires you to be able requires you to put your to learning into practice so • Upload and download you will require files • Access to a potential • Use the internet for gardening site research and • Access to a range of communication gardening tools.
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  What's in thisprogramme. • The are 4 sections. 1. Analyse your section and identify the best site for a raised garden bed. 2. Construct a raised garden bed 3. Prepare a raised garden bed for planting 4. Plant a raised garden bed using companion planting and successional harvest principles
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  1. Analyse yoursection and identify the best site for a raised garden bed. • Analyse your section • Design graphic from and use this Chris S of landscape information to draw plan plans which, • Identifies the best site for a raised garden bed. • Details the size and shape of that garden. • Notes what plants go where in that garden.
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  2. Construct araised garden bed Construct a rectangular raised garden bed from timber. Size to be determined by , The space available at the identified site will set the length. How far you can reach will set the width.
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  3.Prepare a raisedgarden bed for planting. • Prepare garden soil by • Removing grass or weeds • Cultivating the soil • Adding and incorporating organic matter into the soil • Raking and levelling the bed in preparation for planting
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  4.Plant a raisedgarden bed using companion planting and successional harvest principles Transplant a range of plants into the garden using Intensive planting methods Companion planting principles Successional harvest principles
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  Enjoy the fruitsof your labour
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  Graduation all peoplewho successfully complete this programme will receive a certificate of completion. Can someone please format this into a certificate