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Rips through buildings and concrete.

What is: Japanese Knotweed   Fallopia japonica

101

MAD

What is: Maples, Ash and Dogwood, all opposite buds 

101

Genus that has black and white varieties are the most common trees in Canada

What is: Spruce species   Picea spp.

101

Ideal pH range for vegetables.

What is: 6-7. 

101

Tastes like celery

What is: Lovage  Levisticum officinale

200

Allelopathic bi-ennial.

What is: Garlic Mustard  Alliaria petiolata

200

ADT

What is: Average Daily Temperature 

200

Primary food source for the Blue Carver Butterfly 

What is: Lupine.  Lupinus

200

ideal % of air and water in healthy soil

What is: 25% air, 25% water.

200

Chitting.

What is: Letting potatoes sprout in preparation for planting.

300

Blizzard warning.

What is: Goutweed, snow on the mountain  Aegopodium podagraria

300

PPM

What is: Parts per Million 

300

My seedpod looks like Sputnik.

What is: Buttonbush  Cephalanthus occidentalis

300

How many years it can take to form 1" of topsoil.

What is: 500 years

300

Forms multigerm seeds

What is: Beets  Beta vulgaris

400

Could be a Marvel Character.

What is: Spotted Lantern Fly.

400

B&B

What is: Balled and Burlap

400

Tree that produces the largest edible fruit.

What is: Paw Paw. Asimina triloba

400

This term refers to the vertical section of soil showing all different layers

What is: Soil Profile.

400

What mushroom has a high Vitamin B5 .

What is: Shitake mushroom.

500

I have an M or W on my head.

What is: Asian Lady Beetle


500

DBH

What is: Diameter at breast height

500

My roots are used for dyeing.

What is: Bloodroot   Sanguinaria canadensis

500

This test involves wetting soil and rubbing it between fingers.

What is: Ribbon Test

500

Who are the three sisters 

What is: beans, corn and squash 

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