Horticulture & Greenhouse Classes
NEW! Expanding your Plant Palette with Plant Identification (online)
NEW! Expanding your Plant Palette with Plant Identification
This class is for homeowners or budding green industry members, and can be completed from the comfort of your own home! You will gain an understanding of how plants are named and classified! After gaining this knowledge, you will start digging in to learn how to identify many of the common landscape plants of central North Carolina. Once you have this knowledge you will be amazed at how many plants you see and know! This 5-week course will have about 2 hours of material presented online each week. Because it’s done asynchronously, there will not be a specific time you are required to sign on during the week, which allows it to fit to your schedule. Call 336-506-4200 or 506-4318 for more information. Instructor: TBD
| Location: Online | Hours: 10 | Fee: $73 |
| 79985 2/13-3/20/23 | M-SU 0000-2400 |  |
Introduction to Vegetable Production
Introduction to Vegetable Production
This course will meet for a period of 12 weeks with 1 hour of instruction online (at your own pace each week) and 2 hours of instruction in-person. In this course you will learn the basics of producing vegetables in central North Carolina. Topics that will be covered are soil health, fertilization, planting, weed management, and many more. During this course, you will have the opportunity to plant and manage course crops at the Bill and Nancy Covington Educational farm.
| Location: Hybrid, ACC | Hours: 36 | Fee: $131 |
| 80059 2/7-5/2/23 | T 6-8 p.m. |  |
NEW! Seeds, Cuttings and Layering, Oh My! – An Introduction to Plant Propagation
NEW! Seeds, Cuttings and Layering, Oh My! – An Introduction to Plant Propagation
This class is for homeowners or budding green industry members, and can be completed from the comfort of your own home! Have you ever wondered how to start plants for your garden on your own? This class will teach you the ins and outs of many common types of plant propagation, and will cover the differences between sexual and asexual methods for this propagation. You will learn how to successfully begin multiplying your plants easily from within your home. This 5-week course will have about 2 hours of material presented online each week. Because it’s done asynchronously, there will not be a specific time you are required to sign on during the week, which allows it to fit to your schedule. Call 336-506-4200 or 506-4318 for more information.
| Location: ACC | Hours: 12.5 | Fee: $76 |
| 80061 3/22-4/19/23 | W 6-8:30 pm | |