Course Name:

Tunnel Farming

Description:

​The training will consist of theoretical and practical training during to perform basic routine operations in a tunnel farming environment.

Target Group:

Farmers or farm workers that are involved with tunnel farming.

Duration:

3 days

Course Fees:

R 4 025.00 incl. VAT (Training & Materials)
R 1 150.00 incl. VAT (Accommodation)
*3 Nights Accomodation includes all meals.

Presenter:

Qualified Assesor

Content:

Getting Started (planning)

• Water Quality & quantity requirements for tunnel farming
• Management of tunnels
• Marketing of products

Tunnel Selection

• Tunnel Sizes
• Roll-Up Tunnels
• Starter / Nursery / Small Scale Tunnels

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Tunnel Maintenance

• Preparing inside tunnel
  • ​Laying floor plastic
  • Packing planting bags
  • Spacing dripper pipe
  • Testing dripper system

Setting of water schedules

Preparing Seedlings

• Seedling Nursery

Heating Systems

• Coal Heaters
• Air to air circulation
• Hot water circulation
• Paraffin heaters
• Diesel Heating

Fertilizer Programs

• Soluble Fertilizer
• Geranial Fertilizer
• Water Analyzing
• Soil Analyzing
• Water pH affects availability of plant nutrients
• Soil pH affects availability of plant nutrients
• Growing of tomatoes hydroponically or in the soil
• Growing of cucumbers hydroponically or in the soil
• Growing of sweet pepper hydroponically or in the soil
• Seed selection (winter / summer production)
• Tomato disorders
  • Fungicides
  • Pesticides 
  • Deficiencies
• Cucumber disorders
  • Fungicides
  • Pesticides 
  • Deficiencies
• Sweet Pepper disorders
  • Fungicides
  • Pesticides 
  • Deficiencies
• Plant protection
  • Tomato
  • Cucumber
  • Sweet Pepper
  • Open Field Crops
• Plant nutrient deficiencies
  • Nutrient (element)Function
  • Symptoms of deficiency
  • Crops & Pastures most susceptible
• Foliar Sprays

Accreditation:

All our courses are SAQA accredited. Background information on SAQA and NQF Levels available on the terminology page.

NQF Level	SAQA ID	Title	Credits
4	116314	Produce Crop in a Hydroponic System	4

Capabilities:

When completing this course you will be able to perform basic routine operations in a defined hydroponic context under close supervision.

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