HORT 244 - Spring Vegetable Garden

4.0 Credits
Preparing, planting and cultivating organic vegetable crops suitable for the PNW with an emphasis on biointensive practices including soil preparation, seed starting and/or transplantation and crop training. Prerequisite: HORT 102 or instructor permission.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify and list a variety of different vegetables well adapted for cultivation in the PNW. [REASON]
Define and describe the tenets of biointensive vegetable garden design and illustrate those tenets in a legible drawing. [REASON]
Identify, analyze and evaluate soil test information to determine soil condition, necessary cultivation practices, and amendment for biointensive, organic vegetable culture. [REASON]
Apply appropriate tools and technique for successful crop establishment and cultivation. [ACT]