Horticulture: Nursery Management, Certificate of Achievement

Upon successful completion of the Horticulture - Nursery Management Certificate, the student demonstrates skills, knowledge, and training to take the State Nursery Association CCN pro test for the following employment positions in the Nursery field: retail sales, growing of nursery stock, growing of floriculture plants, maintenance and upkeep of plant material and starting a personal business. The student demonstrates his or her ability to transplant plants, fertilize plant material, assist a customer in plant selection, develop a crop schedule, and identify plants.

Minimum Units Required: 35


First Semester		Units
HORT 001	Fundamentals of Horticulture		3
HORT 002	Identification of Fall Plants		3
HORT 010	Greenhouse Production		3
AGBUS 013	Agriculture and Natural Resource Mathematics		3

Second Semester

HORT 003	Identification of Spring Plants	3
HORT 012	Plant Propagation	3
HORT 023	Landscape Irrigation and Drainage	3
HORT 071	Xeriscaping	1

Third Semester

HORT 005	Introduction to Plant Pests and Diseases	3
HORT 072	House Plants and Interior Landscaping	2

Fourth Semester

HORT 006	Horticulture Management	3
HORT 070	Pruning of Ornamental Plants	1
PLANT 014	Soil Science	4

Minimum Units 35

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