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Vegetable Gardening Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved What is microclimate? - the climate of a small specific place within a larger area How will a microclimate affect a garden? - The microclimate helps determine length of growing season Low-lying areas (called frost pockets) - frosts oc...

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Vegetable Gardening Exam Questions

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What is microclimate? - ✔✔the climate of a small specific place within a

larger area

How will a microclimate affect a garden? - ✔✔The microclimate helps

determine length of growing season



Low-lying areas (called frost pockets) - frosts occur later in spring and

earlier in fall



Restricted air flow - traps cold air

Avoid structures or evergreen trees on downhill side of garden

What are some things when planning a garden? - ✔✔Vegetable gardens

are best in full sun for at least 6 hours



Poorly drained areas should be avoided or improved

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Level sites = less erosion



Slight south facing slope = earlier warming and drying of soil



Consider:

Reasons for the garden

Location

Budget

size of the garden

plants desired

What is succession planting? - ✔✔Planting one crop immediately after

another to maximize yield

What is varietal planting? - ✔✔Planting a range of cultivars having different

harvest dates at the same time.

What is temporal planting? - ✔✔Temporal succession: Planting the same

cultivar periodically over the course of the season.

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What is crop rotation? - ✔✔the system of growing a different crop in a field

each year to preserve the fertility of the land

What good does crop rotation do? - ✔✔It is done so that the soil of farms is

not used for only one set of nutrients. It helps in reducing soil erosion and

increases soil fertility and crop yield.

What the difference between warm and cool season crops? - ✔✔Cool

season veggies prefer temperatures between 55° and 75° F. Additionally

cool season vegetable seeds will germinate with much lower soil

temperatures. Seeds will come up with soil temps as low at 40°, but optimal

soil temp for germination is around 70°F.

Name six warm season vegetables - ✔✔Corn Beans Tomatoes

Melons Potatoes Summer Squash

Name six cool season vegetables - ✔✔Lettuce Spinach Carrots

Swiss Chard Beets Radish

What is a cultivar? - ✔✔cultivated variety

What is direct seeding? - ✔✔seed directly into ground

What is transplanting? - ✔✔Shifting of plants from one soil or growing

medium to another

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