This certificate is awarded to [name] for successfully completing the online programme to construct and plant a sustainable vegetable garden bed in 4 sections: 1) Analyzing their property to identify the best site, 2) Constructing a raised timber garden bed, 3) Preparing the soil, and 4) Planting using companion planting and succession principles. Upon completion, participants will have a productive, healthy and beautiful raised garden bed.
2. Who is this programme 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.
3. What knowledge and skills 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.
4. What's in this programme.
• 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
5. 1. Analyse your section 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.
6. 2. Construct a raised 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.
7. 3.Prepare a raised garden 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
8. 4.Plant a raised garden 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
10. Graduation all people who successfully complete this
programme will receive a certificate of completion. Can someone
please format this into a certificate