Past Gardening Quizzes/Test Answers
All Graded to Pass.
What morphological characteristic (stage of plant development) is an indication that sweet corn
is ready to harvest? - Answer Harvest when silks are brown and dry
What is the soil pH requirement (preference) for asparagus? - Answer 6.0
Where is most of the world's garlic production located? - Answer China
Baby carrots account for what percentage of retail carrot sales? - Answer 80%
What is the definition of an herbaceous plant? - Answer A non-woody plant (leaves and
stems are ~tender~
What vegetable contains nicotine? - Answer Tomato
Define the term "sow" - Answer To plant a seed
What is the definition of an annual plant? - Answer A plant that usually germinates, flowers
and dies in a year or season
Describe the caloric content of celery. - Answer Negative caloric intake
At what minimum soil temperature should beans be planted? - Answer 60 degrees
Fahrenheit
Does the skin of a cucumber have any significant nutritional value? - Answer Yes, it has
beneficial minerals
Which vegetable is good raw or cooked, freezes well raw, and contains a wide range of cancer
fighting compounds? - Answer Broccoli
How should you plant carrots in the garden? (seed or transplant) - Answer Direct seed, sow
thick and thin to a spacing that is 2-3 inches
What is the definition of a perennial plant? - Answer A winter hardy herbaceous plant
, The greens (leaves) of which plant are actually higher in iron than spinach? - Answer Beets
The red varieties of which plant are said to protect against Alzheimer's disease? - Answer
Red Cabbage
What is the term for the concentrate juice produced when collards are cooked (properly)? -
Answer Pot Liquor
When should you plant your first crop of sweet corn for the year? - Answer Direct seed it
when morning soil temps are 60-65 degrees, not early
Which plant is considered to have cardiovascular health (heart) benefits, and was used in WWII
as an antiseptic? - Answer Garlic
Which leafy vegetable is good raw or cooked and has higher levels of vitamin A and B2 than any
other vegetable? - Answer Spinach
How long after planting should you expect to see a good asparagus harvest? - Answer 3
years
Which of the southern greens is considered a nutritional powerhouse? What are the typical
planting and harvesting times of year for garlic? - Answer Kale
The edible portion of an artichoke is which part of the plant? - Answer Base of leaves and
the heart
When should eggplant be harvested? - Answer When the fruit is still glossy
For the best flavor in southern cooked greens (collards, kale, mustard and turnip) you should
time your crop so that your first harvest of your fall crop is just after what event? - Answer
First harvest in first frost
You should not overcook beets, as you'll lose what valuable ingredient? - Answer Vitamin C
Which "green" is similar to mustard in flavor, and can provide 350% of the daily allowance of
vitamin K (in a 100 gram serving)? - Answer Turnip Greens
All Graded to Pass.
What morphological characteristic (stage of plant development) is an indication that sweet corn
is ready to harvest? - Answer Harvest when silks are brown and dry
What is the soil pH requirement (preference) for asparagus? - Answer 6.0
Where is most of the world's garlic production located? - Answer China
Baby carrots account for what percentage of retail carrot sales? - Answer 80%
What is the definition of an herbaceous plant? - Answer A non-woody plant (leaves and
stems are ~tender~
What vegetable contains nicotine? - Answer Tomato
Define the term "sow" - Answer To plant a seed
What is the definition of an annual plant? - Answer A plant that usually germinates, flowers
and dies in a year or season
Describe the caloric content of celery. - Answer Negative caloric intake
At what minimum soil temperature should beans be planted? - Answer 60 degrees
Fahrenheit
Does the skin of a cucumber have any significant nutritional value? - Answer Yes, it has
beneficial minerals
Which vegetable is good raw or cooked, freezes well raw, and contains a wide range of cancer
fighting compounds? - Answer Broccoli
How should you plant carrots in the garden? (seed or transplant) - Answer Direct seed, sow
thick and thin to a spacing that is 2-3 inches
What is the definition of a perennial plant? - Answer A winter hardy herbaceous plant
, The greens (leaves) of which plant are actually higher in iron than spinach? - Answer Beets
The red varieties of which plant are said to protect against Alzheimer's disease? - Answer
Red Cabbage
What is the term for the concentrate juice produced when collards are cooked (properly)? -
Answer Pot Liquor
When should you plant your first crop of sweet corn for the year? - Answer Direct seed it
when morning soil temps are 60-65 degrees, not early
Which plant is considered to have cardiovascular health (heart) benefits, and was used in WWII
as an antiseptic? - Answer Garlic
Which leafy vegetable is good raw or cooked and has higher levels of vitamin A and B2 than any
other vegetable? - Answer Spinach
How long after planting should you expect to see a good asparagus harvest? - Answer 3
years
Which of the southern greens is considered a nutritional powerhouse? What are the typical
planting and harvesting times of year for garlic? - Answer Kale
The edible portion of an artichoke is which part of the plant? - Answer Base of leaves and
the heart
When should eggplant be harvested? - Answer When the fruit is still glossy
For the best flavor in southern cooked greens (collards, kale, mustard and turnip) you should
time your crop so that your first harvest of your fall crop is just after what event? - Answer
First harvest in first frost
You should not overcook beets, as you'll lose what valuable ingredient? - Answer Vitamin C
Which "green" is similar to mustard in flavor, and can provide 350% of the daily allowance of
vitamin K (in a 100 gram serving)? - Answer Turnip Greens
