Plant Parts & Functions
This part of the plant takes in water and minerals from the soil.
What is "the root"
This tool is used for digging small holes or transplanting seedlings
What is a "trowel"
This nutrient is important for LEAFY growth and is represented by the letter "N" in NPK
What is Nitrogen
This type of garden bed is built above ground and often framed with wood
What is a raised bed
This kitchen spice comes from the dried bark of a tree and was once worth more than gold.
What is Cinnamon?
This part of the plant makes food through photosynthesis
what are the leaves
This tool has a long handle and a curved blade, perfect for cutting through thick soil or removing stubborn roots without bending over.
What is a Mattock
This is the process of breaking down organic matter into nutrient-rich soil
what is "composting"
Planting marigolds near tomatoes to deter pests is an example of what practice
What is Companion Planting
This fruit is about 92% water, which is why it floats so easily in a bucket.
What is the watermelon?
This structure holds up the plant and transport nutrients.
What is the stem?
This tool helps you cut small branches or stems.
What are "pruning shears"
Adding crushed eggshells to soil provides this nutrient that helps build strong cell walls in plants.
What is Calcium?
This term describes rotating crops each year to prevent soil depletion
What is Crop rotation
This vegetable was painted on the walls of Egyptian tombs over 4,000 years ago and is still one of the most common crops in gardens today.
What is the onion
This part protects the seed until conditions are right to grow.
This tool, similar to scissors, is designed specifically for trimming grass edges
What are "edge shears"
Soil pH less than 7 is considered this
What is acidic
This layout strategy uses vertical supports to grow climbing plants
What is trellising?
This herb is nicknamed “nature’s band-aid” because its leaves can soothe cuts, scrapes, and insect bites when rubbed on the skin.
What is Plantain Weed
The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma is called this.
What is "Pollination"
This garden tool is used to loosen and aerate soil without turning the layers, often mistaken for a ho
what is a "Cultivator"
Gardeners often test soil for these three key nutrients, represented by the letters N, P, and K.
What are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium?
Planting crops in a way that maximizes yield in a small space is called this
What is intensive planting OR square foot gardening.
Archaeologists discovered that this vegetable was cultivated in Peru over 7,000 years ago — long before it became Ireland’s staple.
what is the potato?