Growing Vegetables Flashcards
Vegetable crops that are killed or seriously damaged by freezing conditions and are most productive in higher temperature ranges. Often have deeper roots that enable them to be more resilient in hotter, dryer periods.
Warm season crop
Vegetable crops that can withstand freezing temperatures (exact levels vary by crop and situation) and are more productive or of higher quality when growing in cooler temperatures,
Cool season crop
A ground surface covering that can be either synthetic or natural. Natural examples include paper, straw, compost, or wood chips. These materials will decompose to add organic matter to the soil. Naby types of plastic ones are also available in the vegetable garden.
Mulch
Vegetable plants that are seeded indoors and/or in containers to optimize growth before placing in the garden. This practice can reduce days to harvest.
Transplant
A watering system that includes a type of perforated line that delivers water (and potentially dissolved fertilizers) to the soil immediately around the base of het plant to reduce water losses and leaf wetness.
Drip irrigation
A range of techniques that can be used by the gardener to plant earlier or harvest later in the growing season. They include transplants, raised beds, mulches, row covers, low tunnels, cold frames and greenhouses.
Season extension practices
A cover (polyethylene, polypropylene or others) to trap solar radiation that is supported by temporary small plastic or metal arches to create a ‘miniature greenhouse’ around plants.
Low tunnel
A permanent, but generally unheated, structure (that should be tall enough to walk in) covered with plastic that creates a modified environment in which to grow crops. Greenhouses may be similar to these in structure but are typically heated and/or cooled actively rather than the passive methods used in high tunnels.
High tunnel
What are key elements in selecting a site for a vegetable garden?
A. Light
B. Soil
C. Slope
D. Accessibility
E. All of the above
E.
What are some garden task(s) that are best accomplished the fall before a spring planting?
A. Pre-planting fertilization
B. Soil testing
C. Lime additions
D. Tilling in cover crop
E. Both B. and C.
E.
What is not a characteristic of a cool season crop?
A. Grows and produces best under warm conditions
B. Can be killed by cold temperatures
C. Can suffer quality losses when maturing in warm temperatures
D. Can often be grown for two crops a year
E. Can be direct seeded or transplanted
A.
True or False: Transplanting will always reduce days to harvest.
False
True or False: Saving seed from a hybrid plant is best.
False
A warm season botanical fruit that was actually deemed a vegetable by the US Supreme Court (Nix v. Hedden, 1893)
Tomato
A warm season botanical fruit, some cultivars of which are grown that do not require pollination to produce the fruit
Cucumber
A cool season crop that can be eaten as a green or a root
Turnip
A warm season crop that may be sweet or have capsaicin, which produces a hot flavor
Pepper
Cool season crop that can be slow to germinate. Maturing in cool temperatures can improve flavor
Carrot
A cool season crop that can be used for fresh eating, and some types can also be used as a cover crop
Radish
A cool season crop that can be harvested immature and mature. Long days, high light, and warm temperatures can cause this plant to bolt.
Lettuce
What are some effects of mulching in the vegetable garden?
A. Reduced weed germination
B. Warmer soil temperatures
C. Cooler soil temperatures
D. More consistent moisture
E. All of the above
E.
___________ irrigation can increase periods of leaf wetness, while _________ irrigation can lower the chance for disease infection and be more efficient.
A. Subsurface, overhead
B. Overhead, drip
C. Furrow, drop
D. Spray, broadcast
B.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a season extension practice?
A. Using transplants
B. Building a raised bed
C. Using row covers
D. Using plastic mulch
E. Using drip irrigation
E.
