The Second Training Course 2016 on Gardening and Horticulture came to a successful end on September 26, with 67 trainees obtained professional qualification certificate. The 40-day course from August 22 to September 26 was mainly designed for students from Puer College.
The 40-day curriculum consisted of lectures, filed practices, demonstration, study tours, discussion and final tests. The courses mainly include application of flowers and horticultural art; flower production and cultivation management; pest control of plants in garden; nursery gardening; and ornamental plants.
The participants learned key practical skills taught by experienced and enthusiastic horticulturalists. They learned plant observation, soil care, feeding and watering, seed propagation, vegetation propagation, growing media and potting, planting, pruning, etc. They also practiced using gardening machines. The theory behind the practice was explained and most of the time was spent learning practical skills and getting “hands dirty”.
Building on over 20 years of professional horticulture training at XTBG, the course has been designed to give trainees a solid founding in horticultural techniques.
XTBG was designated as an Occupational Skill Testing Authority by the Department of Labor and Social Security of Yunnan Province in 1997. Since then, XTBG has hosted training course on gardening and horticulture each year, by making full use of its advantages in landscape planning and designing, horticultural cultivation, seed storage, plant protection, forest science, etc.
This is the 23rd training course on gardening and horticulture and the second of its kind in 2016.
Understanding pest control in the field
Cultivation of aquatic plants
Seed propagation
Test on theory study
Practice plant grafting
Plant identification contest
