Greenhouse 101
This is a structure designed to provide a controlled environment for growing plants?
What is a GREENHOUSE.
This is the beginning of a new plant?
What is a SEED.
Plants use this resource along with carbon dioxide to make food through photosynthesis?
What is LIGHT.
This material supports many plants and can provide water, air, and nutrients to their roots?
What is SOIL.
These plant structures absorb water and nutrients and help anchor the plant?
What are ROOTS.
This transparent or translucent material covers a greenhouse and allows sunlight to enter?
What is GLAZING.
This scientific word means the process of a seed beginning to grow?
What is GERMINATION.
Soil that contains some water but is not soaking wet is described by this word?
What is MOIST.
This word describes how something feels- for example, rough, smooth, grainy or sticky
What is TEXTURE.
This plant part supports leaves and helps transport water and nutrients through the plant.
What is the STEM.
This energy comes from the sun and enters the greenhouse through the glazing?
What is SOLAR RADIATION.
During germination, this plant structure typically emerges first and begins growing downwards?
What is the ROOT/RADICLE.
In our GROW plant, the W reminds us to do this- but only when necessary
What is WATER IF NEEDED.
This type of soil particle feels relatively gritty or grainy?
What is SAND.
These plant parts capture light and are major sites of photosynthesis.
What are LEAVES.
Name one rule we should follow when working in the greenhouse?
WALKING SAFELY, FOLLOW DIRECTIONS, HANDLE PLANTS GENTLY, USE TOOLS SAFELY, CLEAN UP, ETC.
Put these stages in order: seedling, seed, sprout, mature plant.
SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, MATURE PLANT
Before watering your plant, you should touch or check this to determine whether it is moist or dry?
What is the SOIL/GROWING MEDIUM.
We compared soil before and after adding this substance during our wet-versus-dry experiment?
What is WATER.
This term means producing new plants from seeds or from parts of existing plants.
What is PROPAGATION.
This rounded greenhouse is usually covered with plastic stretched over curved supports?
What is a HOOP HOUSE/HOOP-STYLE GREENHOUSE.
Give two things a seed needs for successful germination?
WATER/MOISTURE, OXYGEN/AIR AND APPROPRIATE TEPERATURE
During your plant check, you notice the soil is already moist. What should you do?
DO NOT WATER IT YET. CONTINUE OBSERVING AND CHECK IT AGAIN LATER.
Why might gardeners compare different soil textures?
Different soils have different properties, including how they HOLD AND DRAIN WATER AND PROVIDE AIR SPACE FOR ROOTS.
Instead of starting a plant from a seed, we can sometimes take this piece from an existing plant and encourage it to develop roots.
What is a CUTTING.