Horticulture Courses that are Zero Textbook Costs

HORT 105 Pest Control Licensing or Certification:

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC): Freely available material from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, including Licensing Exam Study Guide, Laws and Regulations Study Guide, UCIPM Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.

HORT 300 Introduction to Horticulture: 

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC): Free and supplemental materials through University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Programs including: UCCE Master Gardeners Resources (archived) and Sacramento County UCCE Master Gardener Website. There are long-term plans to write an OER textbook for this course.

HORT 302 Soils, Soil Management, and Plant Nutrition:

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC): Elements of the Nature and Properties of Soils library CDL plus instructor-created lab manual and other material in Canvas.

HORT 303 Integrated Pest Management:

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC): Freely available material from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, including Licensing Exam Study Guide, Laws and Regulations Study Guide, UCIPM Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.

HORT 305, 306, 307 Plant Identification (fall, spring, native): 

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC): Freely available material including Plant Master for CRC and  California Native Plant Society

HORT 312 Plant Propagation:

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC): All material is provided through Canvas.

HORT 313 Sustainable Agriculture:

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC):  Free and supplemental materials through University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Programs including: UCCE Master Gardeners Resources (archived) and Sacramento County UCCE Master Gardener

HORT 320 Sustainable Landscape Construction:

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC): All material is provided through Canvas.

HORT 324 Sustainable Landscape Maintenance:

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC): All material is provided through Canvas.

HORT 350 Landscape Irrigation:

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC): The textbook is free as part of CRC's collaboration with the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership. Resources for students included Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper (QWEL), and QWEL Reference Manual - Sacramento Region.

HORT 351 Drip and Subsurface Irrigation:

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC): Reading and reference materials are provided for free through industry manufacturers including Rainbird: Irrigation Design Guides and Hunter Industries: Irrigation Design Guides and Technical References.

HORT 353 Sustainable Water Management: 

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC): The textbook is free as part of CRC's collaboration with the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership. Resources for students included Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper (QWEL), and QWEL Reference Manual - Sacramento Region.

HORT 360 Introduction to Tree Care and Urban Forestry: 

• Dave C. Andrews (CRC): Arborists' Certification Study Guide library CDL