Plant problems
This is often a sign of overwatering.
What are yellow/ discolored leaves?
Plants with thick water holding leaves.
What are succulents?
The sap from this tree can be harvested to prepare various edible items.
What is a maple tree?
The process of growing a new plant from a piece of a plant.
What is plant propagation?
This can happen to the roots of a plant if overwatered.
What is root rot?
This plant can be used to help with sunburns.
What is Aloe?
Trees which lose their leaves are ____
What is deciduous?
What are drainage holes?
This will happen to your plants if you do not repot them to a larger pot.
What is rootbound?
This is the genus name for the plant commonly called "swiss cheese plant."
The forests around Stony Brook are dominated by this genus of tree
What are Oak/ Quercus?
This volcanic rock can be added to soil to make it more porous.
What is pumice?
This small white plant pest infests the undersides of leaves, feeding on sap.
What are mealybugs?
These carnivorous plants eat insects by luring them into digestive fluids.
What are pitcher plants/ Nepenthes?
This is the only native cactus to be found on long island
What is the Eastern prickly pear/ Opuntia humifusa?
Plants sometimes need this element to help grow.
What is nitrogen?
Plants that do not have enough light may become ___
What is etiolated?
These plants with toxic sap are often confused with cacti.
What are euphorbia?
This tree was once one of the most common trees in Eastern North America. Now it is considered functionally extinct due to a fungal blight.
What is American chestnut?
This natural pesticide can be used to take care of plant pests.
What is neem oil?