SEEDS OF THOUGHT
THE PROCESS OF A SEED SPROUTING
What is GERMINATION ?
THE SCIENCE OF GROWING PLANTS FOR FOOD AND MEDICINE.
What is HORTICULTURE?
PLANTS SHOULD NOT GO INTO THE GARDEN UNTIL AFTER THE LAST _____ DATE.
What is FROST ?
THE PROCESS OF COMBINING LIVING AND DEAD ORGANIC MATTER TO PRODUCE NUTRIENT-RICH SOIL.
What is COMPOSTING ?
AT THIS POINT, ONLY ONE MG ZOOM CLASS IS BEING OFFERED EACH YEAR. IT STARTS IN THE MONTH OF _____.
What is JANUARY ?
TO ENCOURAGE THICKER GROWTH, YOU SHOULD _____ THE TOP OF STEMS AFTER 2 OR 3 SETS OF LEAVES APPEAR.
What is PINCH ? (or prune or cut)
THE BULKY MATERIALS ADDED TO A COMPOST PILE ARE KNOW BY THEIR COLORS, _____ AND _____.
What are GREEN AND BROWN ?
THE _____ OF A SEED SHOULD DETERMINE HOW DEEPLY IT IS PLANTED.
What is SIZE ?
PLANTS THAT HAVE GROWN IN A SPECIFIC REGION FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
What are NATIVE PLANTS?
"LEGGY" YOUNG PLANTS NEED MORE ______ TO GROW STRONG STEMS.
What is LIGHT?
BESIDES ORGANIC MATERIALS, AIR AND _____ ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO PRODUCE HEALTHY COMPOST.
What is WATER ?
TO GERMINATE, SEEDS NEED THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE, MOISTURE AND AMOUNT OF THIS.
What is AIR ?
THE 3 COUNTIES THAT ARE CONSOLIDATED WITH RANDOLPH IN OUR MG ASSOCIATION.
What are TUCKER, UPSHUR, BARBOUR, GRANT ? (any 3)
THE PROCESS OF EXPOSING TENDER YOUNG PLANTS TO OUTDOOR CONDITIONS BEFORE PLANTING THEM IN THE GROUND.
What is HARDENING ?
THE CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN A WELL BUILT COMPOST PILE PRODUCE _____, WHICH INDICATES THE PROCESS IS WORKING RAPIDLY.
What is HEAT ?
THE PROCESS OF CHILLING A SEED, USUALLY A PERENNIEL, TO ASSIST IN IT'S ABILITY TO SPROUT WHEN MOVED TO A WARMER PLACE.
What is STRATIFYING ? (or stratification)
OUR HARDINESS ZONE IN RANDOLPH AND TUCKER. INCLUDE NUMBER AND LETTER.
What is 5B OR 6A ?
CARBON AND ______ ARE THE MAIN NUTRIENTS NEEDED FOR HEALTHY COMPOST.
What is NITROGEN?