SEEDS FOR THOUGHT
THE PROCESS OF A SEED SPROUTING
What is GERMINATION ?
THE SCIENCE OF GROWING PLANTS FOR FOOD AND MEDICINE.
What is HORTICULTURE?
PLANTS SHOULD NOT GO INTO THE GARDEN UNTIL AFTER THE LAST _____ DATE.
What is FROST ?
A SOIL WHICH CONTAINS A BALANCED MIXTURE OF SAND, SILT AND CLAY.
WHAT IS LOAM ?
THE PROCESS OF COMBINING LIVING AND DEAD ORGANIC MATTER TO PRODUCE NUTRIENT-RICH SOIL.
What is COMPOSTING ?
TYPE OF SEEDS CREATED BY CROSS-POLLINATION OF TWO OR MORE DIFFERENT PLANTS.
WHAT IS HYBRID ?
AT THIS POINT, ONLY ONE MG ZOOM CLASS IS BEING OFFERED EACH YEAR. IT STARTS IN THE MONTH OF _____.
WHAT IS JANUARY ?
TO ENCOURAGE THICKER GROWTH, YOU SHOULD _____ THE TOP OF STEMS AFTER 2 OR 3 SETS OF LEAVES APPEAR.
What is PINCH ? (or prune or cut)
PLANTS DRAW THIS FROM THE AIR AND STORE IT IN THE SOIL THROUGH THEIR ROOTS.
WHAT IS NITROGEN ?
THE BULKY MATERIALS ADDED TO A COMPOST PILE ARE KNOWN BY THEIR COLORS, _____ AND _____.
What are GREEN AND BROWN ?
THE _____ OF A SEED SHOULD DETERMINE HOW DEEPLY IT IS PLANTED.
What is SIZE ?
PLANTS THAT HAVE GROWN IN A SPECIFIC REGION FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
What are NATIVE PLANTS?
"LEGGY" YOUNG PLANTS NEED MORE ______ TO GROW STRONG STEMS.
What is LIGHT?
THE MEASUREMENT OF ACIDITY OR ALKALINITY IN THE SOIL.
WHAT IS pH ?
BESIDES ORGANIC MATERIALS, AIR AND _____ ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO PRODUCE HEALTHY COMPOST.
What is WATER ?
TO GERMINATE, SEEDS NEED THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE, MOISTURE AND AMOUNT OF THIS.
What is AIR ?
THE 3 COUNTIES THAT ARE CONSOLIDATED WITH RANDOLPH IN OUR MG ASSOCIATION.
What are TUCKER, UPSHUR, BARBOUR, GRANT ? (any 3)
THE PROCESS OF EXPOSING TENDER YOUNG PLANTS TO OUTDOOR CONDITIONS BEFORE PLANTING THEM IN THE GROUND.
What is HARDENING ?
THIS COMPOSTING METHOD PRODUCES WORM CASTINGS.
WHAT IS VERMICOMPOSTING ?
THE CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN A WELL BUILT COMPOST PILE PRODUCE _____, WHICH INDICATES THE PROCESS IS WORKING RAPIDLY.
What is HEAT ?
THE PROCESS OF CHILLING A SEED, USUALLY A PERENNIAL, TO ASSIST IN IT'S ABILITY TO SPROUT WHEN MOVED TO A WARMER PLACE.
What is STRATIFICATION?
"GMO" STANDS FOR THIS.
WHAT IS GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM ?
OUR HARDINESS ZONE IN RANDOLPH AND TUCKER. INCLUDE NUMBER AND LETTER.
What is 5B OR 6A ?
LAYERS OF LOGS, TWIGS AND LEAVES TOPPED WITH SOIL IN A MOUND OR RAISED BED GARDEN.
WHAT IS HUGELKULTUR?
NITROGEN AND ______ ARE THE MAIN NUTRIENTS NEEDED FOR HEALTHY COMPOST.
What is CARBON ?