Veggies 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Names for chard include Swiss chard, _ and _

A

Leaf beet

Spinach beet

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2
Q

Plant chard midsummer for

A

Fall harvest

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3
Q

Avoid bitter taste with chard by

A

Growing as a spring and fall crop

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4
Q

Sow chard seeds in garden in

A

Early to mid spring

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5
Q

Chives are a _ herb

A

Perennial

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6
Q

Chive flowers are

A

Edible

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7
Q

Can add _ to garden any time during the growing season

A

Chives

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8
Q

For chives, choose site with _ or _ in well-drained soil

A

Full sun

Light shade

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9
Q

To prevent having hundreds of seedlings following year with chives

A

Remove flowers when they start to turn brown

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10
Q

To keep chives growing vigorous

A

Divide clumps every 3 to 4 years

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11
Q

Chives have no serious pest problems and

A

Rarely need additional fertilizer

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12
Q

Coriander seeds require _ to germinate

A

Adequate water

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13
Q

To preserve cilantro flavor

A

Freeze

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14
Q

No real pest problems with

A

Cilantro

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15
Q

Cucumber can be planted mid summer for

A

Fall harvest

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16
Q

Cucumber needs (2) to produce

A

Warmth

Ample water

17
Q

Eggplant is very — sensitive

A

Frost

18
Q

Harvest eggplant when skin is

A

Glossy

19
Q

Flavor and texture of eggplant has greatly declined when the fruit is

A

Spongy

20
Q

Flavor and texture of eggplant has greatly declined when skin is

A

Dull

21
Q

Plant individual garlic cloves outdoors in the fall _ weeks before soil freezes

A

6

22
Q

Next best planting time for garlic is

A

Very early spring

23
Q

_ after planting garlic to retain

A

Soil moisture

24
Q

Stop watering garlic when the foliage starts to _ or _

A

Turn yellow

Fall over

25
Q

To encourage bulb development on garlic

A

Cut off flower stalks

26
Q

Garlic is basically

A

Pest free