Organic Farming 1
ROC is an acronym for what type of organic growing?
What is regenerative organic certified?
If you wanted to transition to become certified organic, how long is the transition period?
What is 3 years?
Growing in this type of production system, makes the plants adjust to transplant shock a bit easier.
What is container production? (vs. field)
This element of design is used to create a shape, length and direction
What is line?
This is a term that asks what type of transparent material is covering your greenhouse
What is glazing?
Using traditional synthetic fertilizers and chemicals is considered to be what type of farming?
What is 'conventional'? (will also accept industrial)
A wasp, which lays its eggs in a pest and can be used for pest control, is an example of what type of control?
What is parasitism? (not to be confused with predation)
This type of woody product may need to be sold in this form because of local/regional quarantines
What is bare root?
Regarding careers, what is the job title of someone who takes over a landscape after it has been installed?
What is Landscape maintenance supervisor? (or landscape manager)
Framing your greenhouse with this material may create a lot of shade
What is wood?
Permaculture, agroforestry and agroecology are principles of what type of organic growing?
What is ROC? (regenerative organic certification)
You only need to get organic certification if you make at least this amount in sales.
What is $5k?
Balled and burlapped trees have often been harvested removing about how much of their existing root system? (what is the % range)
What is 60- 70%? (at a minimum)
This principle of design can also be called 'unity' or 'harmony'
What is simplicity?
This type of structure is a cold-frame, except it has some sort of root-zone heat source
What is a hot bed?
This type of regenerative agriculture includes looking/consulting at astronomical calendars as a way to plan the work that needs to be done.
What is biodynamic agriculture?
A product label states: "Made with organic materials".
How much of the product should be organic, according to label standards?
What is at least 75%?
A root-pruning container may be used to prevent what from happening?
What are circling roots? (which can lead to girdling)
This type of planting demarcates boundaries.
What is a corner planting?
This type of bench can increase your workable square footage, depending on how many working aisles you need.
What is a rolling bench?
In this principle of organic farming, one needs to sustain and enhance the quality of soil, plant, animal, human and planet
What is health?
This is the magic C:N ratio for your compost pile to be the most efficient.
What is 24:1?
What type of woody plant material is almost always, exclusively grown in the field (b/c of long crop time)?
What are trees?
This is an inventory of existing natural and human-made features at a proposed landscape site
What is a site analysis?
This is the most common type of cooling a greenhouse in our area
What is fan and pad cooling?