Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to work
- Confirm specifications of growing media
- Investigate and select various media components for specific plant requirements
- Determine nutrient requirements for growing period
- Determine growing media by plant requirements and accepted industry practice
- Investigate sources of nutrients for their suitability
- Analyse growing media for chemical, physical and biological characteristics to confirm suitability for plants
- Determine sterilisation methods of the growing media
- Prepare and store growing media
- Establish growing media composition
- Maintain soil mixing equipment in a clean and effective condition
- Store components in a safe and hygienic manner
- Weigh and mix components into the growing media
- Dispose of waste in an environmentally safe manner
- Store growing media is stored in safe and hygienic manner
- Keep records