Home Gardening 3/4 Test Flashcards
what are the 6 biggest economic plants?
- chocolate, 2. Corn, 3. Citrus, 4. Tea, 5. Cotton, 6. Rice
why did we have victory gardens?
show patriotism, more flavor, save $$$, new skill, build community
what is the UK version of the victory gardens?
Allotment
what are the benefits and drawbacks of organic fertilizer?
-benefits: use what you have, return to earth, natural things
-drawbacks: can bring other problems, might change the PH
what are the benefits and drawbacks of synthetic fertilizers?
-benefits: know exactly what you are getting
-Drawbacks: could hurt plants around it, could hurt animals or people without research
what is Liebig’s law?
even if you have a lot of strong things, the bottom one can bring down the rest
what are the 3 big things in fertilizer?
NPK: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium
name examples of natural ferilizer?
compost, chicken parts, seaweed, blood meal
what are reasons to garden?
flavor, more nutrition, save $$$, teach kids, bonding family time, share with others
what is main soil mixture?
Peat moss, vermiculite, and perlite
what is the LDS agrarian?
- make the desert blossom as a rose
- planting for others to harvest
- talks from the pulpit
- water management
- church farms
name some of the ten basics of square foot gardening
-must be in 4 by 4 area
-must have a grid
-never walk on soil
-conserve seeds (only 1-3)
-water that sun-warmed
what are bro nelson’s improvements to square foot gardening?
-water from anywhere
-seeds like chicken feed (lettuce)
-drop irrigation through grid
what is the benefit of an awe walk?
more time, feeling connected, positive mood, cognitive performance, stress manager
what is IPM?
the most efficient use of strategies available to control pest problems
what are some tools of IPM?
resistant crop varieties, insecticides, soaps, pheromone traps, pesticides, prayer!
how do you care for a tree?
-water deeply and infrequent
-maintain space from trunk
-fertilize early in the year
-IPM as needed
what are some pruning tools?
loppers, hand pruners, saw
what are the rules of pruning?
remove dead wood, remove sprouts/ suckers, remove rubbing, remove no more than 25-30%
Alex Shigo
CODIT:
C-compartmentalization
O- of
D- decay
I- in
T- trees
What are the advantages and disadvantages of heirlooms?
ad:
-flavor
-not in stores
-same as parents
-seed exchanges
Dis:
-lack size and yield
-disease and viruses
-not pic perfect
what is a hybrid plant?
-created through cross pollination
-years of breeding (50-100)
-fruit seeds not same as parents
what is a weed?
displaced plant
what is a noxious weed?
non-native plant that is legally mandated to kill plant
