Bee's Knees
I am the female part of the flower that includes the sticky stigma to which pollen grains attach.
What is the pistel?
I am the “dead” language that is used to write all scientific names.
What is Latin?
What is WATERING CAN, IRRIGATION (DRIP, OVERHEAD, FLOOD, SPRINKLER), GARDEN HOSE, RAINWATER?
I am a plant's primary goal in life.
What is reproduction/producing seeds/producing babies?
The letters IPM stand for ______.
What is Integrated Pest Management?
Plants are autotrophic. They manufacture their own food by way of a process called _______.
What is photosynthesis?
This is the proper way to write the scientific name for Rosemary, which is SALVIA ROSMARINUS.
What is Salvia rosmarinus?
I am a small piece of garden equipment that connects to a garden hose and controls the water pressure and aim. I often have a number of settings for different purposes such as jet, mist, shower, and soaker.
What is the breaker?
I am a plant that appears dead beneath the soil but will reemerge in spring. This period of rest and energy storage is known as ______.
What is dormancy?
In IPM, crop rotation, proper pruning, and healthy compost management are all methods of this type of control.
Cultural, mechanical, biological, or chemical?
What is cultural?
I am the vascular system that transports water, food and nutrients throughout the plant. My two parts include ______.
What are the xylem and phloem?
Persea americana is the scientific name for the avocado plant. Persea refers to the _____ while americana refers to the _______.
What is the genus and species?
I am the material most underground irrigation systems are made of.
What is PVC?
I am a plant that completes its life cycle in more than two growing seasons and goes dormant in the winter.
When implementing IPM, this method of control should be considered the last resort
Cultural, biological, chemical, or mechanical?
What is chemical?
English Ivy has roots that grow from the stem, which allow it to climb up and attach to walls and trees with ease. These types of roots are called _________.
What are adventitious roots?
The two part scientific naming system is known around the world as __________.
What is binomial nomenclature?
I am the holes at the bottom of a pot (and sometimes the material placed at the bottom of the pot) intended to allow water to flow out and thus prevent root rot.
What is drainage?
This horticultural technique known as ____________ involves the removal of dead or spent blooms in order to direct energy toward other parts of the plant.
What is deadheading?
Flame weeding or heat treatment is an example of this type of control.
Cultural, biological, chemical, or mechanical?
What is mechanical?
I am the “pores” on the leaf, invisible to the naked eye, which allow air and water vapor to be taken in and released based on the plant's needs.
What are the stomata?
The letters KPCOFGS stand for each level of the taxonomic hierarchy. List those levels from most broad to most specific.
What are KINGDOM, PHYLUM, CLASS, ORDER, FAMILY, GENUS, SPECIES?
I am the best time of day to water plants.
What is evening?
I am a plant that completes its entire life cycle in one growing season and then dies.
What is an annual?
The “3 P’s” which includes parasites, predators, and pathogens involve this sort of control.
Chemical, biological, cultural, or mechanical?
What is biological?