Grw Biointensive Garden Planning

Question 1

For cool season crops _ hours a day of sunlight may work

Answer 1

4

Question 2

5 sq feet of parsley or celery going to seed is a pollen feeding station that

Answer 2

Attracts insects that eat/parasitize pests

Question 3

Mature materials for compost include(2)

Answer 3

Corn stalks

Grains grown to maturity

Question 4

Immature materials for compost include (2)

Answer 4

Carrot tops

Tomato plants after harvested

Question 5

Cucumber vines are _ materials for compost

Answer 5

Immature

Question 6

Wait for ground to freeze before

Answer 6

Adding mulch

Question 7

Why wait for ground to freeze before adding mulch

Answer 7

Because a layer of mulch can prevent freeze from killing disease/pests

Question 8

After first hard freeze, remove

Answer 8

Annuals in garden bed

Question 9

_ varieties of garlic can produce a lot of mature organic matter

Answer 9

Hard neck

Question 10

How much mature organic matter can hard neck garlic produce

Answer 10

30 lbs per 100 sq ft

Question 11

2 types of hard neck garlic

Answer 11

Polish Jenn

German Porcelain

Question 12

Urine can be used as a

Answer 12

Nitrogen booster for plants

Question 13

In compost, urine can

Answer 13

Speed up decomposition

Question 14

Urine can add valuable _ to compost

Answer 14

Micronutrients

Question 15

Urine should be fresh and undiluted for (2)

Answer 15

Compost

Biomass purposes

Question 16

Urine should be diluted with water for

Answer 16

Plant feed

Question 17

Urine typically has the same _ ratio as commercial fertilizers

Answer 17

Nitrogen/phosphorus/potassium

Question 18

Can’t use urine from person who has (2)

Answer 18

UTI

Bacterial/viral illness

Question 19

Ratio water/urine for plant feed

Answer 19

1urine
10water

Question 20

If plant has too much nitrogen (2)

Answer 20

Not near fruit

Attract aphids

Question 21

Appearance of plants with excessive nitrogen (2)

Answer 21

Curling leaves

More bushy foliage instead of fruit

Question 22

When you add urine to compost, also add

Answer 22

Brown material for carbon

Question 23

Breaks down more slowly

Answer 23

Brown material

Question 24

Biomass definition

Answer 24

Organic material harvested to make soil