Skills for Growing

Online Courses

Sowing, Spacing, Planting, Picking, Watering and More

with

Charles Dowding

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Overview

Sowing, Spacing, Planting, Picking, Watering and More

Skills for Growing online course teaches you how to save time, effort and money. With the skills you learn, you’ll find gardening even easier, and learn how you can produce fine, healthy harvests without the hard work!

We look in depth at the key processes of growing. I cover saving your own seed, propagation, multi-sowing, spacing, methods of harvesting and watering, and more. I cut through some of the myths that can make your life in the garden harder and less productive. I show you how to adapt your knowledge of growing in different circumstances, and you learn how to grow different plants at different times of the year.

This course is an update of my original ‘Growing Success’ course, with added content. If you’ve purchased ‘Growing Success’ we can enrol you on ‘Skills For Growing’ for free. Please email anna@charlesdowding.co.uk

The written content of the course is similar to my book, Skills for Growing, but has further lessons on using containers and growing herbs.

Content

6 modules containing 18 lessons.

All lessons contain instructional videos, the majority of which are exclusive to the course and not on YouTube.

There is a multiple choice quiz at the end of each lesson, for enjoyment and to consolidate learning. A certificate on completion of the course can also be sent via email on request.

There are no downloadable PDFs or worksheets.

You will have lifetime access to the course, which allows you to refer back to any part at any time.

Syllabus

6 Modules, 18 Lessons

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Introduction and glossary

Skills for Growing - Introduction and glossary

Skills and knowledge for a full garden, all year

I cover tips for good growing, and outline key skills. I also provide examples to support your planning and explore succession and rotation.

Seeds, sowing and planting

You’ll learn new skills for successful seed saving and propagating strong seedlings. We also look at multisowing and transplanting.

The importance of spacing, with examples

We look at how and why to space carefully, and when to use close or wider spacing.

Watering and harvesting

I cover when and how to water, and harvesting methods and timings.

Covers and winter gardening

We look at how you can use covers to promote growth through increased warmth, and to protect from pests. Plus we look at managing frost and other winter garden factors.

Containers, perennials and herbs

You’ll learn about growing in containers, and how to grow perennials and herbs.

Going Further

I finish with suggestions for taking gardening to an even greater level of ease and energy.