Help and Advice Flashcards
Name three plants you can use for ground-cover planting
Evergreen climbers
Trailing conifers
Flowering herbs
Name five annual weeds
Annual meadow grass
Chickweed
Fat hen
Groundsel
Hairy bitter cress
Name eight perennial weeds
Bindweed
Couch grass
Dandelion
Ground elder
Japanese knotweed
Oxalis
Stringing nettles
Willowherb
Name five common nutrient deficiencies
Nitrogen
Iron
Magnesium
Calcium
Potassium
How can you spot nitrogen deficiency? (four ways)
Foliage turns pale green
Yellowing young leaves in spring
Overall growth weak
Spindly plants
How can you spot iron deficiency? (two ways)
Yellow on edges of young leaves, spreading between the veins
Weak growth
How can you spot magnesium deficiency? (one way)
Older leaves turn yellow, with red or brown coloration spreading between veins
How can you spot calcium deficiency? (five ways)
Distorted leaves
Cracks
Spots on fruit
Bitter pit
Blossom end rot
How can you spot potassium deficiency? (three ways)
Leaves turn blue or yellow, with brown blotches or leaf edges
Leaves may roll inwards
Flowering and fruiting is weak
Name three other nutrient deficiencies
Boron
Manganese
Molybdenum
How can you spot boron deficiency? (three ways)
Growing tips die
Growth is stunted
Fruit and leaves distort
How can you spot manganese deficiency? (two ways)
Young leaves turn yellow or pale green
Veins remain green
How can you spot molybdenum deficiency?
Leaves on brassicas turn yellow and become stringy
Name six useful predators
Hoverflies
Ladybirds
Birds
Amphibians
Ground beetles
Hedgehogs
What do hoverflies prey on?
Aphids as larvae
What do ladybirds prey on?
Aphids as larvae and adults
What do birds prey on?
Aphids and larger pests like slugs and caterpillars
What do amphibians prey on?
Slugs and insects
What do ground beetles prey on?
Slugs
What do hedgehogs prey on?
Slugs, snails and other invertebrates
How can you encourage predators? (five ways)
Colourful, nectar-rich flowers
Nest sites
Drinking water
Pond or cool damp areas to shelter
Large stones on soil
Name six barriers and traps
Tree and shrub guards
Nets
Fine mesh netting
Root collars
Pheromone traps
Bottle traps
What are the two synthetics ways to control pests and diseases?
Insecticides (for pests) and fungicides (for diseases)
What are the two basic categories of insecticide and how do they work?
Contact insectides
Spray directly onto pests, kills pests that touch treated surfaces
Systemic insecticides
Absorbed and travel through plant tissue, kill insects that feed on them
