Common Greenhouse Plants
Greenhouse Facts
Growing Styles
Ohio State
Gardens, Fields, & Farms
100
I grow in many different colors, commonly green, red, and orange. I can sometimes be spicy.
Peppers
100
What grows in a greenhouse?
Fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
100
Hydroponic growing uses soil.
True or False
False.
Hydroponics is a water based method using water and nutrients instead of soil.
100
What are Ohio State's colors?
Scarlett & Gray
100
Most of our food is grown in greenhouses.
True or False
False
200
I am a fruit but culinary considered a vegetable.
(You can find me on your tour in the CEARC)
Tomato
200
What are greenhouses made of?
Glass or Plastic
200
Hydroponics is only water for the roots to soak up.
True or False?
False! It is is not only water but also a nutrient solution.
200
Who is Ohio State's mascot?
Brutus Buckeye!
200
What season are most crops planted?
Spring!
300
I grow in Deep Water Culture also known as ponds. I am considered a leafy green.
Lettuce
300
How big are greenhouses?
Various sizes, small backyard ones to what you're touring today at the CEARC!
300
What are challenges in hydroponic growing?
- may require more energy
- limited on what crops can grow
- high initial investment
300
What is the most common major at The Ohio State University?
- Communications
- Finance
- Nursing
- Law
Finance
300
What season are most crops harvested?
Summer/Fall
400
I am grown in the garden outside. I am round, and my insides are a yellow-orange color that is rich in vitamins A and C.
(Hint: A type of Melon)
Cantaloupe
400
The CEARC has a 4-compartment ______-style greenhouse and an 8-compartment _________ research greenhouse
Commercial
Traditional
400
What are challenges in traditional growing?
- requires more land
- dependent on weather conditions
- higher water usage
- season dependent
400
__,___ students attend The Ohio State University.
66,901 students!
400
What % of land in the USA is used for food production?
40%
500
I am not the most common to greenhouses due to my genetics, but I am small, sweet, and juicy.
(You can find me in the short crop experiment at the CEARC)
Strawberries
500
There are over ______ acres of greenhouses in the U.S. - twice the size of Ohio State's Campus
3,000
500
Name 3 types of soil alternatives when using hydroponics.
-Rockwool
- Coconut Coir
- Perlite
500
Waterman located on Ohio State's campus in Columbus is ___ acres.
261 acres
500
_._% of the population works in agriculture!
1.2%