Many people who are visually impaired are successful gardeners. Any space, no matter how small, can become a container garden. Possible locations include a balcony, front step or patio. The goal of this course is to provide information needed for planning, establishing and caring for a container garden. Students are not required to plant a container garden.
Course: GAR-101, Media: B, C, LP, OL, DTB or DTB-DL Lessons: 7
Container Gardening
Course ID: GAR-101
Audience
Adult Continuing Education and High School Programs
Course Description
Container gardening provides an excellent way to connect with nature, and many
people who are visually impaired are successful gardeners. Any available space,
no matter how small, can become a container garden. Possible locations include
a balcony, front step, or patio. The goal of this course is to give the student
information necessary to plan, establish, and care for a container garden.
Media
large print, braille, audiocassette, digital talking book and online
Organization
The course is divided into seven lessons.
Credit
1/2 Carnegie Unit
Prerequisites Skills
none
Prerequisite Equipment
Students provide their own writing tools. Those taking the audio version provide
their own cassette recorders.
Overview
Students submit seven assignments; high school students, however, are required
to submit an additional final project. Assignments and the final project may
be submitted in all formats.
Grading
Letter grades
Objectives and Content
After completing Lesson 1, the student will be able to
a. describe features of different garden spaces
b. identify weather factors that affect plants
After completing Lesson 2, the student will be able to
a. identify different types of plants
b. discuss design basics
After completing lesson 3, the student will be able to
a. describe hardware for container gardening
b. describe software for container gardening
After completing Lesson 4, the student will be able to
a. explain how to sow seeds
b. discuss how to plant bulbs
c. describe how to take cuttings
d. explain how to repot plants
After completing Lesson 5, the student will be able to
a. discuss how to water container plants
b. explain how to fertilize container plants
c. describe how to groom container plants
After completing Lesson 6, the student will be able to
a. explain how to manage plant pests
b. describe how to manage plant diseases
After completing Lesson 7, the student will be able to
a. explain how to grow plants in a hanging basket
b. describe how to grow plants in a window box
c. discuss how to grow herbs in containers
Sample Lesson -
- MS Word Document
Sample Lesson -
- PDF
Course Details
