Gardening
What flower has edible seeds, a black center, and yellow petals?
Sunflowers
What is a more common name for the alligator pear?
Avocado
What are the three main types of rose plants?
Bush, climbing, and miniature
What is it called when two plants are joined together to grow as one?
Grafting
True or False: Sunflower heads move to follow the sun
True
Which vegetable is sometimes called “courgette”?
Zucchini
What is the name of the process plants use to convert light into energy?
Photosynthesis
Which of these is not a winter crop: cabbage, leek, parsnip, or tomato?
Tomato
What is the national flower of England?
Rose
How does pollination occur?
What is it called when two plants are joined together to grow as one?
True or False: Tomatoes are technically a fruit
True
What vegetable is known for making your eyes water when you cut it?
Onion
Which fruits are part of the rose family?
Apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, almonds, strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries
Limes are a good source of which vitamin?
Vitamin C
What is the term for growing new plants from cuttings to create genetically identical ones?
Propagation
How do plants communicate with each other?
Through their root systems
What food is neither a plant nor an animal?
Mushrooms, which are fungi
What gardening activity involves shaping plants and removing dead or overgrown stems?
Pruning
How can you tell the age of a tree?
By counting the rings in its trunk
Soil can be acidic, alkaline, or what?
Neutral
Which color rose is most associated with love?
Red
Why do hydrangeas change color?
Because of soil pH levels
What long-stemmed vegetable with poisonous leaves is often used in desserts?
Rhubarb
Which fruit grows on vines and can be red, green, or purple?
Grapes
Which garden plant was once used as a form of currency in the 17th century?
Tulips in the Netherlands
The spice saffron comes from which flower?
Crocus
Which color rose is most associated with friendship?
Yellow
Why would you sprinkle baking soda on a tomato plant?
To make the tomatoes sweeter
Which part of the carrot do we eat?
The root