Free Practice Questions for Cert III Horticulture

Plant Identification & Botany

Botanical nomenclature, plant families, leaf morphology, monocots vs dicots, photosynthesis, vascular tissue, and common Australian plants

Soils & Growing Media

Soil texture and structure, pH and amendments, organic matter and mulch, CEC, AS 3743 potting media, and sodic clay treatment

Plant Nutrition & Fertilisers

N-P-K and macronutrients, deficiency symptoms, controlled-release and organic fertilisers, micronutrients, and native phosphorus sensitivity

Pests, Diseases & Weeds (IPM)

Integrated Pest Management, monitoring and thresholds, pests and beneficials, disease and Phytophthora, weeds, and herbicide selection

Pruning Techniques

Pruning cuts and the branch collar, the three-cut method, tool hygiene, apical dominance, timing, crown thinning, and why topping is avoided

Irrigation Systems

Drip and sprinkler systems, backflow prevention, valves and controllers, rain sensors, precipitation rate, filtration, fertigation, and zoning

Turf & Amenity Horticulture

Warm- and cool-season grasses, the one-third mowing rule, turf nutrition, coring, thatch and topdressing, and establishing new turf

Chemical Handling & WHS

Poison schedules and labels, Safety Data Sheets, withholding periods, PPE, the hierarchy of controls, spill response, storage, and spray drift

Plant Propagation

Cuttings and clonal propagation, rooting hormone, grafting and cambium alignment, mist propagation, seed scarification, damping off, and hardening off