Seasonal Vegetables
An orange root vegetable that grows in the spring
What is a carrot?
Mrs. GH’s favorite vegetable grown in the High Tunnel.
What are beets?
Day of the week that farming takes its nature walks.
When is Friday?
the most common invasive fly in front of five arts.
What is a laternfly?
Increases soil moisture retention
What is reducing soil tillage?
A spring vegetable that vampires fear.
What is garlic?
It is technically a fruit.
What is a tomato?
The affect of nature walks on your immune system.
What is positive?
The most destructive caterpillar in the forest
What is a spongy moth caterpillar?
cause of unreliable crop yield
What is drastic temperature change
A summer fruit the commons gets a lot of.
What are Tomatoes?
The high tunnel extends it.
What is growing season?
Help you gain better cognitive skills and aids in lowering blood pressure.
What is a nature walk?
Native to Asia and major threat to hemlock forests.
What is a Hemlock Wooly Adelgid?
Providing nutrients to the soil.
What is cover cropping?
A leafy green that thrives in the winter.
What is kale?
Leafy green with the longest growing season.
What is chard?
Black walnut and lady fern
What are native plant species in our school’s forest?
Dangerous to ash trees and named for a precious gem.
What is an emerald ash borer?
Rotating different crops, Cover cropping, Reducing tillage ,Integrating livestock and crops
What are examples of integrating sustainability in agriculture?
Closely related to beets and grown in the spring on the farm.
What is chard?
The most grown vegetable in the high tunnel during the winter.
What are leafy greens?
Compete with native flora and fauna for natural resources.
What are pests?
Extreme danger to walnut trees in urban areas.
What is a Walnut Twig Beetle?
supporting ecological and economic health and vitality.
What is sustainability?