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Introduction to Gardening in South Africa
Hybrid Learning Solutions · e-book
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About this book
A practical introduction to gardening for South Africans: at home, at school, in a community food garden, or as paid work. Twelve chapters follow a small Bloemfontein garden service through real jobs, with clients in Cape Town and Durban to show how the advice changes by region: the three rainfall regions, frost and reading a site; soil and how to improve it; how plants grow; compost, mulch and fertiliser (including reading a South African fertiliser bag); water-wise gardening, drip irrigation, rainwater tanks and greywater; tools and safety; sowing, cuttings and planting; growing food, trench beds, crop rotation and African leafy vegetables; indigenous plants and the law on invasive aliens; lawns, pruning and trees; pests, diseases and weeds, and how to read a pesticide label; and gardening as a business, from pricing and quotes to employing a worker. 37 diagrams and photographs, worked examples, practice exercises with answers, planting calendars for each region, and 166 Exam prep questions. A Skills Series title: not a registered qualification; its appendix maps each chapter to the AgriSETA Landscape Gardener (SAQA ID 98892), Nursery Person (98925) and Garden Designer (121129) qualifications. Lecturers: a free Facilitator Guide (session plans, teaching notes and every answer) is available to colleges registered with HybridE. To register your college, contact Thandeka on 073 431 6763.
What is inside
- Chapter 1: Gardening in South Africa
- Chapter 2: Soil
- Chapter 3: How Plants Grow
- Chapter 4: Compost, Mulch and Fertiliser
- Chapter 5: Water-Wise Gardening
- Chapter 6: Tools, Safety and the Body
- Chapter 7: Planting and Propagation
- Chapter 8: Growing Food
- Chapter 9: Indigenous Plants and Invasive Aliens
- Chapter 10: Lawns, Shrubs, Trees and Pruning
- Chapter 11: Pests, Diseases and Weeds
- Chapter 12: Gardening as Work and Business
- Appendix: Curriculum Mapping, Garden Calendars, Glossary and Contacts
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