Online Herbs Course

This is a course for the amateur who likes to use herbs at home. If you are serious about growing or using herbs commercially, you are better to do our Herb Culture Course

This course aims to familiarise you with the use and culture of what are traditionally the most common herb plants.  It should provide you with a sound framework upon which you will be able to develop your knowledge of herbs.
 
The course is divided into 6 lessons as follows:
 
1.      Introduction to Herbs.  Plant identification, plant names, general characteristics of herbs, the history of herbs, and herb resources (nurseries, seeds, clubs, etc).
 
2.      Herb Gardening.  Planting, propagation, soils, plant nutrition, and container growing.
 
3.      Companion Planting.  Introduction to companion planting, herb garden design.
 
4.      Growing Herbs to Harvest.  Herb products, setting up a herb farm, making compost.
 
5.      Herbs for Cooking.  Herb crafts, herb ingredients, cooking with herbs.
 
6.      Herbs for fragrance, health and beauty.  Dyes, mordants, oils, other herb crafts.

Interested? Ask for a free information pack today!