Plant Parts & Functions
This part of the plant takes in water and minerals from the soil.
What is "the root"
This tool is used for digging small holes or transplanting seedlings
What is a "trowel"
This nutrient is important for LEAFY growth and is represented by the letter "N" in NPK
What is Nitrogen
This type of garden bed is built above ground and often framed with wood
What is a raised bed
Most vegetable gardens need at least this many hours of direct sunlight per day.
What is 6 hours?
This part of the plant makes food through photosynthesis
what are the leaves
This tool has a long handle and metal tines, used to collect leaves
What is a "rake"
This is the process of breaking down organic matter into nutrient-rich soil
what is "composting"
Planting marigolds near tomatoes to deter pests is an example of what practice
What is Companion Planting
The best time of day to water plants to reduce evaporation and disease risk
What is early morning?
This structure holds up the plant and transport nutrients.
What is the strem?
This tool helps you cut small branches or stems.
What are "pruning shears"
Adding crushed eggshells to soil provides this nutrient that helps build strong cell walls in plants.
What is Calcium?
This term describes rotating crops each year to prevent soil depletion
What is Crop rotation
A soil moisture test can be done simply by inserting this into the ground and checking if it comes up damp.
What is your finger?
This part protects the seed until conditions are right to grow.
This tool, similar to scissors, is designed specifically for trimming grass edges
What are "edge shears"
Soil pH less than 7 is considered this
What is acidic
This layout strategy uses vertical supports to grow climbing plants
What is trellising?
This type of frost happens when temperatures drop below freezing and ice crystals form directly on plant surfaces.
What is a radiation frost?
The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma is called this.
What is "Pollination"
This garden tool is used to loosen and aerate soil without turning the layers, often mistaken for a ho
what is a "Cultivator"
Gardeners often test soil for these three key nutrients, represented by the letters N, P, and K.
What are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium?
What is intensive planting OR square food gardening.
When watering deeply but less often, roots grow down into the soil instead of staying near the surface. This practice is called what?
what is promoting deep root growth