Garden Tools
Garden Work
What Plants Need
Fun Facts
Vegetables
100
You use this to dig, it has a long handle.
What is a shovel?
100
We do not want these plants in our garden so we have to pull them out before they take over.
What are weeds?
100
Plants need this to turn energy into food for themselves.
What is sunlight?
100
This is what we call a person who works in a garden.
Who is a gardener?
100
People like to carve these big gourds for Halloween.
What are pumpkins?
200
We use this to clean up the garden or to tidy up the leaves.
What is a rake?
200
When growing things from seeds what is the most important thing to do to make sure they grow?
Water the seeds.
200
Plants need this for strong, healthy roots.
What is dirt or soil?
200
This fluffy animal likes to sneak lettuce, carrots and other vegetables from the garden.
What is a bunny rabbit?
200
We add salt and vinegar to these long, green crops to make pickles.
What are cucumbers?
300
This tool is used to move around dirt or to make rows to plant seeds.
What is a hoe?
300
People often wear gloves to work in the garden so this doesn't happen to their hands.
What is get dirty?
300
Just like animals and people, plants need this to survive.
What is water?
300
This part of the plant attracts insects.
What is the flower?
300
These juicy crops are used to make ketchup.
What are tomatoes?
400
This is a container used to hold plants.
What is a pot?
400
When the vegetables get to this stage, we can harvest them. (It starts with the letter "R")
What is ripe?
400
Sometimes when it gets colder in the Spring or Fall, we need to cover our plants to protect them from this. (It starts with the letter "F")
What is frost?
400
This "R" word is the part of the plant that stays under the ground. Sometimes, we eat them.
What is the root?
400
These crops can come in different colors like green, red, yellow or orange and can sometimes be spicy.
What are peppers?
500
This long tube is used to squirt water on the plants.
What is a hose?
500
This "H"word is what we call the foods picked from the garden.
What is the harvest?
500
Save your vegetable and fruit scraps to make this nutritious food for your garden plants.
What is compost?
500
This "P" word is what we call the insects that go from plant to plant, which help the plants reproduce.
What are pollinators?
500
The leaves of these plants are used to add flavor to our foods.
What are herbs?