Plant Care and Cultivation Concepts

The video tutorial provides a comprehensive guide to understanding seed catalogs and packets, explaining the structure and germination of seeds, and the benefits of starting seeds versus buying transplants. It covers how to read seed packets, the lifecycles of plants, and the differences between hybrid and open-pollinated plants. Additionally, it explains USDA hardiness zones and provides detailed planting instructions, including factors like sun exposure and watering needs.

What is one advantage of starting plants from seeds rather than buying transplants?

• Transplants are more resistant to diseases.

• Transplants grow faster than seeds.

• Seeds offer a greater variety of plant options.

• Seeds are more expensive than transplants.

What information is typically found on the front of a seed packet?

• Plant's common name and variety

• Plant's soil type preference

• Plant's sun exposure requirements

• Plant's water needs

What is a cultivar?

• A plant that grows in any climate

• A selectively bred plant with desirable traits

• A plant that requires no sunlight

• A plant that is naturally occurring

Which type of plant completes its lifecycle in one growing season?

• Perennial

• Biennial

• Annual

• Hybrid

What is a key difference between hybrid and open-pollinated plants?

• Open-pollinated plants are more expensive.

• Hybrids require new seeds to be purchased each year.

• Open-pollinated plants do not breed true.

• Hybrids are more genetically diverse.

What does the USDA hardiness zone indicate?

• The amount of sunlight a plant needs

• The best geographic regions for a plant to grow

• The soil type a plant prefers

• The water requirements of a plant

Why is it important to keep seeds moist when first planted?

• To ensure they remain dormant

• To help them germinate

• To prevent them from growing too quickly

• To increase their size

What does 'full sun' mean in terms of plant requirements?

• The plant needs no sunlight at all.

• The plant requires direct sunlight for six or more hours per day.

• The plant needs less than three hours of sunlight per day.

• The plant requires indirect sunlight only.

How is 'days to maturity' typically calculated for transplanted plants?

• From the day the seed is planted in the soil

• From the day the plant is harvested

• From the day the plant is transplanted

• From the day the seed packet is purchased

What is a general rule of thumb for planting seed depth?

• Plant seeds on the surface of the soil

• Plant seeds three times as deep as their diameter

• Plant seeds twice as deep as their diameter

• Plant seeds as deep as their diameter