Short course: Rose cultivation
This course equips rose growers and nursery managers with the knowledge and skills to produce high-quality cut roses. Covering cultivation, nutrition, pest and disease management, propagation, and post-harvest practices, it provides practical tools to optimize yields and enhance flower quality.
Climate Control
This course equips growers, and nursery managers with the skills to manage extreme climate conditions for optimal crop production. South Africa’s diverse climate challenges high-quality crop production. Poor climate control leads to small flowers, small fruit, and powdery mildew, flooding auctions with low-quality products. This course teaches effective use of climate control systems to maximize yields and ensure superior crop quality.
Horticulture – a holistic approach
This is a unique horticulture course where Dr Henning's knowledge, gained over more than 45 years as a lecturer/ researcher and consultant, is presented in a holistic management program. This means that all the facets that influence production are looked at in an integrated way and taken into account as a whole.
Irrigation water and substrates
This course provides students with in-depth knowledge of irrigation water management and growth mediums to optimize plant growth and resource efficiency. Tailored for nursery owners, production managers, and growers, it combines theoretical insights with practical applications for intensive farming.
Short Course: Cultivation techniques
This course guides students through the step-by-step process of cultivating major flower varieties (roses, chrysanthemums, gerberas, carnations, gypsophila, and lisianthus) , while enabling them to develop a personalized cultivation management strategy tailored to their crop, climate, soil, growth medium, fertigation, irrigation, and greenhouse structures.
Pests and diseases
This course provides horticultural professionals, growers, and nursery managers with essential skills to prevent and manage pests and diseases in intensive horticulture. Through practical and theoretical training, participants will learn to identify, control, and develop management plans for pests, fungi, bacteria, and viruses to ensure healthier crops and higher yields.
Plant Nutrition
This is a course for horticultural specialists, growers of vegetables, cut flowers and ornamental plants who want to increase yields, improve crop quality and grow better quality plants
