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Growing vegetables in a Potager garden Leisure and Professional
Location and start date
Duchy College Rosewarne - 6 March 2026Duration
1 day - 09.30 – 16.15Attendance
Part-timeCourse information
Always wanted to grow vegetables, but don’t want to dig over your whole garden or want to make an attractive and productive garden? Why not have a go at a potager garden?
This course looks at the planning and essential requirements for a Potager and how to grow 6 different vegetables. The day will include growing from seed, planting on, preparing an outdoor seed bed, planting out seedlings/modules and simple plant protection. This will be completed outdoors, weather permitting or undercover in one of our glass houses.
• Basics of potager design.
• Creating a raised bed.
• Soil preparation for sowing seeds and planting out seedlings
• Sowing vegetable seeds, pricing out and planting out.
• Basics for organic pest control
• Supporting and protecting your crops for optimum growth.
• Creating a raised bed.
• Soil preparation for sowing seeds and planting out seedlings
• Sowing vegetable seeds, pricing out and planting out.
• Basics for organic pest control
• Supporting and protecting your crops for optimum growth.
No Formal entry requirements
This is the perfect precursor to our Level 1 Award in horticulture skills or one of our Level 2 RHS courses.
Duchy College Rosewarne
This beautiful campus set just outside of Camborne has a rich history of national research and is cherished by students and staff. Whether its studying horticulture or animal care, the intimate community feel is the perfect learning environment.
With a friendly and entertaining student hub, and the most passionate and dedicated team on hand to support the college experience, Duchy College Rosewarne is renowned for its student experience. Home to the most wonderful animals and plants, this is a truly unique and special place to have your #careercollege experience.
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| Course type: | Leisure and Professional |
| Apply now This course will run at Duchy College Rosewarne on Fridays | |
| For individuals with an income over £32,000, there is a nominal fee. ( Tuition Fees: £0.00 ).
Financial support for ages 19+ |
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Course Code 10203-DRW-25
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Growing vegetables in a Potager garden
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Duchy College Rosewarne
Gardening, horticulture, growing, propagation, vegetables, growingfood