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Home Garden from Scratch: Year-Round Vegetable Cultivation with AI Plant Diagnosis

Sowing, soil, irrigation; AI recognizes diseases and pests from a photo

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About this course

This course guides you step-by-step in creating and managing your home garden, even if you're starting from scratch. You will learn fundamental techniques for sowing, soil preparation, and irrigation to grow fresh vegetables year-round. The course is designed for anyone who wants a small garden on their balcony, in their yard, or on a small plot, and includes practical modules with guided exercises. You can use an AI-based tool to quickly identify plant diseases or pests through a simple photograph.

Course contents

6 modules · 29 lessons · 2h 57m

1 Planning and Space
Choosing the right location and tools to get started 4 lessons · 22 min
  1. Welcome to Home Gardening
    An introduction to the benefits of gardening and a course overview    5 min
  2. Balcony, Garden, or Ground?
    Evaluating your available space to choose the right type of garden    6 min
  3. Essential Tools
    A basic list of tools needed to manage your garden efficiently    5 min
  4. Light and Microclimate
    Understanding the importance of sun exposure for vegetable growth    6 min
2 Soil: The Foundation of Success
Preparing the ideal substrate for your plants 5 lessons · 31 min
  1. Understanding Soil
    The difference between field soil, potting mix, and specific substrates    6 min
  2. Garden Preparation
    How to dig and clear the soil in a garden plot    6 min
  3. Pot Preparation
    How to create perfect drainage for a balcony garden    6 min
  4. Nourishing the Earth
    An introduction to basic organic fertilization    6 min
  5. Exercise: Prepare Your First Pot
    A practical activity for physically preparing your container or plot    7 min
3 Sowing and Transplanting
Learning how to grow plants from seeds or sprouts 5 lessons · 31 min
  1. Reading the Sowing Calendar
    Understanding when to sow based on seasons and temperatures    6 min
  2. Sowing in Seed Trays
    Techniques for germinating seeds in a protected environment    6 min
  3. Direct Sowing
    Which vegetables to sow directly into their final spot    6 min
  4. The Art of Transplanting
    How to move seedlings without damaging the roots    6 min
  5. Exercise: Your First Sowing
    A practical activity for planting seeds    7 min
4 Irrigation and Maintenance
Managing water and daily care 5 lessons · 30 min
  1. How Much Water is Needed?
    Golden rules for watering plants without over or under-watering    6 min
  2. Irrigation Systems
    From manual watering cans to DIY drip systems    6 min
  3. Water Management in Pots
    The specific challenges of balcony irrigation    6 min
  4. Mulching
    A technique for maintaining moisture and limiting weeds    6 min
  5. Exercise: Create an Irrigation Plan
    Planning your weekly watering routine    6 min
5 Growing All Year Round
Adapting the garden to the seasonal cycle 5 lessons · 30 min
  1. The Summer Garden
    Tomatoes, zucchini, and peppers: the stars of the heat    6 min
  2. The Winter Garden
    Cabbage, spinach, and radicchio: what grows in the cold    6 min
  3. Crop Rotation
    Why you should never plant the same thing in the same spot    6 min
  4. Seasonal Protection
    Using covers and small greenhouses to extend harvests    6 min
  5. Companion Planting
    Pairing plants that help each other grow better    6 min
6 Plant Health and AI
Preventing and treating diseases with the help of technology 5 lessons · 33 min
  1. Warning Signs
    Learning to observe leaves and stems to see if a plant is struggling    6 min
  2. Introduction to AI Diagnosis
    How disease recognition apps work using photos    7 min
  3. Photography for AI
    Techniques for taking photos that allow for an accurate diagnosis    6 min
  4. Natural and Organic Remedies
    What to do after diagnosis: eco-friendly solutions for pests    7 min
  5. Exercise: Guided Diagnosis
    Scanning a plant and interpreting AI results    7 min
Final project

My First Smart Harvest

Design and start your first growing cycle (minimum of 3 different vegetables), documenting preparation, sowing, and an AI health check session.

What you'll get

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  • ⚡ Short & focused
    2h 57m of practical content

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Coursework summary
Lessons completed 14 / 14
Practice questions 26 / 28
Assignments submitted 4 (avg 4.5 / 5)
Capstone project Reviewed — 4.6 / 5
Total practice 6.2 hrs
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Cohort rank Top 12% of 1,625
Time to completion 11 days (median: 22)
Mastery score 91 / 100
Practice-question score 94%
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