Good Plants
A plant endemic to an area that was present in North America prior to European settlement.
What is a native plant?
Species that become dominant elements of natural communities, and cause economic damage, environmental harm or pose human health risks.
What is invasive species?
Plants do NOT get this nutrient from the soil.
What is Carbon?
This specific drawing usually includes the house and the utility lines on a site.
What is a base map?
In general, most vegetables need at least this many hours of a sun every day to produce fruit.
What is 8 hours?
70% of native bees nest here.
What is in the ground?
Invasive plants spread naturally via these modes of dispersal that all start with the letter "W".
What are water, wind, and wildlife?
Overall arrangement or aggregation of soil particles.
What is soil structure?
The natural, built, and social characteristics of a landscape are considered during this initial step of site assessment.
What is Inventory?
Vegetables need this amount of water per week.
What is 1-2 inches?
This plant species supports 534 species of Lepidoptera, 600+ insects, and 100+ vertebrates.
What are oak trees?
This invasive tree species is a primary host of the invasive spotted lanternfly.
What is the tree of heaven?
Push a Tootsie Roll size piece of soil in between your thumb and forefinger to conduct this soil test.
What is a ribbon test?
Calculated by dividing the rise of an area by the run (distance), this is an important consideration in the design process that is necessary when thinking about how water moves on your site.
What is slope?
Most vegetables prefer to be planted in soil with between this and this pH.
What is 6 and 7?
The largest cultivated crop in the US that plays a huge role in habitat fragmentation.
What is turfgrass/lawn?
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata), spicebush (Lindera benzoin), and red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) are native alternatives to this invasive species that can be a vine or a shrub.
What is honeysuckle (Lonicera sp.)?
This soil texture type has the poorest drainage and is rarely found in Rhode Island (lucky us!).
What is clay?
The prevailing wind direction, wind exposure, sun location, and sun exposure of a site are all examples of this characteristic on the landscape.
What is climate?
A variety selected by farmers and
gardeners and handed down over generations.
Open-pollinated.
What is heirloom?
This native plant has a high nectar value, pink flowers, prefers wet soil, and is a host plant for monarch butterflies.
What is swamp milkweed?
The method of control, timing of management and how invasive plants are disposed of should be based on plant type (e.g. tree, vine) and this.
What is the plant life cycle?
The ability of a soil to hold and retain nutrients.
What is cation exchange capacity?
What is observation outside?
This vegetable is planted in the fall along with flower bulbs.
What is garlic?