Cut Flowers Courses

Work on a Cut Flower Farm or Set a a Farm using Bulbs for Cut Flowers

STUDY FLOWER GROWING LEARN LOTS OF PRACTICAL SKILLLS AS WELL AS THEORY

This is a course designed for the flowering bulb enthusiast or commercial bulb grower for the cut flower market. There are ten lessons in this course with loads of practical tasks to get you inspired and to get you growing! You will learn the basis of good horticulture: understanding soil types, plant nutrition, management of pests, diseases and weeds, environmental management and the various types of bulbs used in production. If you have always wanted to learn more about flowering bulbs and how to grow them commercially or at home, this is the place to start!

Orchids are one of the most commercially viable cut flower crops (partially due to their beauty, and also due to their long shelf life). Cut flower production involves propagating, growing and marketing of all cut flowers, flower seeds and seedlings, bulb growing, nursery operation, chemical protection of plants, post-harvest storage and handling and use of preservatives.

Learn how to produce orchid flowers for the cut flower trade.

Join a Dynamic Trade in The Cut Flower Industry

Cut flower growing has experienced rapid expansion in recent decades, resulting in increased demand for training in the skills and knowledge required by this industry. This course provides a thorough basic training for the commercial cut flower grower. Covers both indoor and outdoor production: growing, harvest, marketing of roses, orchids, bulbs, perennials, annuals.