Nokulunga Cebisile

With a background of Horticulture & Landscaping and moderate experience, i bring diverse set skills and a passion for inhancing horticultural practices. My experience includes, Propagation of plants, Maintainance, design of Gardens, Tissue Culture, seed planting, transplanting of seedlings, field trial cultivation, Integrated Pest Management, Callibration, Irrigation. Im proficient in implementing best practices to optimize plants growth, Maintanance.

I'm confident and interpersonal and always willing to know new things. I consider myself as reliable, hardworking, helpful, organized, cooperative, honesty and dependable. I can be counted upon to finish what I started.

Intern - SoutheastNursery

(2025-05 - 2025-11)

• Oversee plants around the nursery by pruning, weeds removal and ensure plants get enough water. Assist in labeling and organizing the plants and check irrigation system.
• Provide customers with good service, provide plants recommendations and when they ask questions, I give them proper answers working together with my team and manager.
• Assist with balled and burlapped (B&B) for transplanting them by starting with digging with suitable hole to fit in and cover it with soil, which helps the plants to stand still without fall.

Intern - Department of Agriculture and rural development

(2023-11 - 2025-05)

• Crop Seedlings production under controlled environment.
• Sweet potato cultivar evaluation and multiplication- the process includes soil sampling, soil preparation, trail layout, Planting and Maintenance. Vines are grown under greenhouse for multiplication.
• Hemp Project for Seed and Fibre- I assist in Hemp genotype evaluation for different cultivars of Seed and Fibre at Cedara Research station under Horticulture in collaboration with ARC. The process includes, soil sampling, soil preparation, transplanting of seedlings or planting seeds, top dressing(fertilizers application), maintenance, data collection(includes: plant height, flowering number, diameter, lodging and number of branches), and capturing for pre and post harvesting.
• Medicinal cannabis- I assist in evaluating the effectiveness of Nitrogen and Potassium on medicinal cannabis Seed production under controlled environment. The process includes preparation of media, maintenance, data collection(pH, EC, chlorophyll pigment, diameter, and weighing) and capturing and pre and post harvesting.
• Seed viability trial includes, seed quality analysis, seed sowing, germination test, fertigation and Maintenance, callibration, pest Management, pruning, thinning and cuttings.

Facilitator - Selula ulwazi

(2023-01 - 2023-03)

Key Responsibilities

• Lecture to qualifies a learner to obtain level 4 certificate in crop production. I assisted learners with practical activities that includes: Soil preparation, Crop planting using organic method, Irrigation, top dressing using organic manure, weeding which is part of maintenance and pest management.

Supervisor - MD landscape

(2022-09 - 2022-11)

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations, assign specific task, make sure that the team meet productivity goals. Coordinate with clients, monitoringthe site and ensure quality of work. Address clients concerns, resolve the issue and make sure the client is satisfied with work. Enforce safety protocols, conduct inspections and report any incidents happened during working hours. Make sure that all equipments are maintained correctly and are in a good working condition. Make sure that work is done on time no delay

Trainee - Dube Tradeport

(2021-04 - 2021-08)

Key Responsibilities

• Handling of chemicals and following standard operating procedures and calibration of instruments & importance of accurate measurements.
• Importance of good housekeeping in the Lab and handling of Tissue Culture tool and usage of the data capturing system, recording Lab production and identifying contamination and record in the system
• Understand microclimate management in greenhouse and environmental requirements of Tissue cultured plants, as well as greenhouse-grown plants.
• Mixing media, filling of tray, understanding use of agricultural product for pests and diseases control and mixing fertilizers and ensure principles of accurate record keeping including traceability and analysis.
• Work with computer assisted climate control system in the greenhouse and Inspecting at insuring that plants environment requirements are met.
• Installation of ornamental plant and rejuvenating ornamental plants and Maintenance of plants and removing of alien plants.

Diploma - Sustainable Horticulture and Landscaping - Durban University of Technology

Matric certificate - Fundinduku Secondary School