PS Basics
This is the process plants use to make their own food using sunlight.
What is photosynthesis?
These are used to water plants from below and reduce water waste.
What are capillary mats or drip trays?
Growing a plant from a seed is called this type of propagation.
What is sexual propagation?
Tiny insects that suck sap and cause curling of leaves.
What are aphids?
This is the current population of Potosi, WI.
What is 652?
The tiny pores on a leaf's surface that allow gas exchange.
What are stomata?
This material is often used as a covering for greenhouses.
What is polyethylene film or polycarbonate?
This asexual method involves cutting a piece of stem and rooting it.
What is stem cutting?
White fuzzy fungus often seen in humid greenhouses.
What is powdery mildew?
The year Potosi was incorporated.
What is 1841?
The three main nutrients in most fertilizers.
What are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium?
This system is used to keep the greenhouse cool in hot weather.
What is a ventilation or evaporative cooling system?
The process of joining two plant parts so they grow as one.
What is grafting?
These natural enemies of pests are used in biological control.
What are beneficial insects like ladybugs?
Potosi proudly holds this fishy nickname.
What is "Catfish Capital of Wisconsin"?
This part of the plant anchors it and absorbs water and nutrients.
What is the root?
A device used to measure temperature and humidity.
What is a hygrometer or thermometer?
This substance is often used to encourage root development in cuttings.
What is rooting hormone?
This type of pesticide targets plant-killing fungi.
What is a fungicide?
This scenic byway runs through Potosi and offers views of the Driftless Area's unique landscape.
What is the Great River Road?
The scientific term for a plant turning toward light.
What is phototropism?
These are used to provide supplemental light during cloudy days.
What are grow lights or LED grow lamps?
Growing plants in a nutrient-rich water solution without soil.
What is hydroponics?
A way to prevent disease spread by cleaning tools and pots.
What is sterilization or sanitation?
Potosi is home to this historic beer brand, originally founded in 1852.
What is Potosi Brewing Company?