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Skills For Growing – online course
Sowing, Spacing, Planting, Picking, Watering and More
This online course teaches you how to save time, effort and money. With the skills you learn, you’ll find gardening even easier and how you can produce fine, healthy harvests without the hard work!
We look in-depth at the key processes of growing. I cover saving your own seed, propagation, multisowing, spacing, methods of harvesting and watering, and more. I cut through some of the myths that can make your life in the garden harder and less productive. I show you how to adapt your knowledge of growing in different circumstances, and you learn how to grow different plants at different times of the year.
I have just finished the Skills for Growing course. I really enjoyed being able to take it at my own – erratic – pace. I have been moving my allotment to no-dig over the last few years and this has been very helpful, consolidating Charles’ YouTube videos.
Sue McCarthy
This course is an update of my original ‘Growing Success’ course with added content.
If you’ve purchased ‘Growing Success’ you can enrol on ‘Skills For Growing’ for free. Please email anna@charlesdowding.co.uk
It accompanies my ‘Skills for Growing’ book and has further lessons on using containers and growing herbs.
Course Content
- Skills for Growing consists of 6 modules containing 18 lessons.
- All lessons contain instructional videos, the majority of which are exclusive to the course.
- There is a multiple choice quiz at the end of each lesson, for enjoyment and to consolidate learning. A certificate on completion of the course can also be sent via email on request.
- There are no downloadable PDFs or worksheets.
- You will have lifetime access to the course, which allows you to refer back to any part at any time.
See the bottom of the online course overview page for FAQs.
Below is a brief description of the six modules.
Module 1: Skills and knowledge for a full garden, all year
I cover tips for good growing and outline key skills. I also provide examples to support your planning and explore succession and rotation.
Module 2: Seeds, sowing and planting
You’ll learn new skills for successful seed saving and propagating strong seedlings. We also look at multi-sowing and planting out.
Module 3 – The importance of spacing, with examples
We look at how and why to space and when to use close or wider spacing.
Module 4 – Watering and harvesting
I cover when and how to water, and harvesting methods and timings.
Module 5 – Covers and winter gardening
We look at how you can use covering to promote growth and protect from pests. Plus we look at managing frost and other winter garden factors.
Module 6 – Containers, perennials and herbs
You’ll learn about growing in containers, and how to grow perennials and herbs.
Going Further – New skills for new energies
I finish with suggestions for taking gardening to an even greater level of ease and energy.
**Student discount – 60% off for those in full-time education – please email admin@charlesdowding.co.uk**
This course can also be bought as a gift voucher.
We offer discounts the for the purchase of multiple courses: a two-course package and a three-course package.
Skills For Growing – online course
Skills For Growing – online course
£95.00
A complete guide to the skills you need for successful vegetable growing.
Marisa –
I started the course in spring, have already partly used it in summer and am simply thrilled!
This course has taught me an incredible amount about growing vegetables, even though I went through these topics in my studies. I was able to deepen my knowledge and, above all, simplify it a lot! Charles Dowding’s methods are well-founded and incredibly fun!
D. C. –
I would like to contact someone, where do I do that?
Charles –
Via contact, under Questions at bottom of home page
Brendan O’Callaghan –
I’ll let you know when I do the course.
Saroni –
I would love to learn more, if the system lets me.
Charles –
You can learn loads with this course 😀
Saroni –
Awesome
Saroni –
I look forward to taking this course. Thank you.
Melodie Miller –
Looking forward honing my “skills for growing”
Patricia McCrae –
A great starter for gardening!
z –
fantastic
John B Dalton –
good
Christopher Fromm –
Great practical and easy to understand guide.
Helen Bissette –
Super
Sue McCarthy (verified owner) –
I have just finished the Skills for Growing course. I really enjoyed being able to take it at my own – erratic – pace. I have been moving my allotment to no-dig over the last few years and this has been very helpful, consolidating Charles’ YouTube videos. I was very impressed at how recent many of the video clips are.
Charles –
Thanks Sue and I’m happy you found it helpful. I wish you fine harvests this year from nicely spaced plants!
Wojciech Górny –
I was following Charles on YouTube for seven years, as well as on Facebook for a bit shorter time. I have learned plenty from free videos (big thanks for them, keep them coming!) but recently I have decided “to make it official” and I have completed both No Dig and Skills for Growing courses. Honestly, after such a long time of following Charles on YouTube, I did not expect that I will learn so much, especially in the Skills for Growing course.
Lou Luff –
I am really enjoying the Skills for Growing course. I find it very practical, and to the point. I think it is a really great one for busy people.