WorksheetsIndiana Horticulture CDE Questions Kluemper
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YOU SHOULD APPLY PRE-EMERGENCE HERBICIDES 1 WEEK BEFORE SEEDING AN AREA TO PREVENT WEEDS.
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FALSE
PLANTS GENERATED FROM LAYERING WILL HAVE THE SAME FLOWER, FRUIT, AND FOLIAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PARENT PLANT.
TRUE
FALSE
THE FILAMENT AND ANTHER MAKE UP THE PISTIL.
TRUE
FALSE
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT FLOWERING TIME BE CONSIDERED WHEN PRUNING FLOWERING HEDGES.
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FALSE
GRASS CLIPPINGS LEFT ON YOUR LAWN WILL PROVIDE THE TURF WITH NITROGEN.
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FALSE
PRE-EMERGENCE HERBICIDES ARE APPLIED AFTER WEEDS ARE UP AND GROWING.
TRUE
FALSE
WHAT IS DAMPING OFF?
A DISEASE WHICH AFFECTS SEEDLING DEVELOPMENT
PUTTING YOUR SEEDLINGS IN A TRAY OF WATER WHEN YOU FIRST PLANT THEM
LETTING A PLANT DRY OUT COMPLETELY BEFORE YOU WATER IT AGAIN
TRENCH LAYERING IS MAINLY USED FOR
SHRUBS
EVERGREEN TREES
PERENNIALS
FRUIT TREES
AFTER STICKING CUTTINGS IN ROOTING MEDIA
THE PLANTS SHOULD BE PLACED IN WATER
THE PLANTS CONTAINED SHOULD BE ENCLOSED IN A PLASTIC TENT TO KEEP HUMIDITY HIGH
THE PLANTS SHOULD BE PLACED IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT
TURF FERTILIZER CONTAINING NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, AND POTASSIUM IS REFERRED TO AS A
BALANCED FERTILIZER
SLOW RELEASE FERTILIZER
COMPLETE FERTILIZER
HOW MUCH OF THE FOLIAGE OF AN HERB CAN BE HARVESTED AT ONE TIME?
1/3
1/4
1/2
WHEN REPOTTING INDOOR PLANTS, SHIFT THE PLANT TO
THE LARGEST POT YOU HAVE
THE LARGEST POT YOU CAN FIND AND REUSE THE PREVIOUS POTTING SOIL
A POT 1-2 INCHES LARGER IN DIAMETER THAN THE PREVIOUS POT
PLANTING DEPTH FOR MOST SEEDS SHOULD BE
5 TIMES THE SIZE OF THE SEED
1-1/2 TIMES THE SIZE OF THE SEED
3 TIMES THE SIZE OF THE SEED
THE PROCESS OF GRADUALLY EXPOSING SEEDLINGS AND TRANSPLANTS TO OUTDOOR CONDITIONS IS KNOWN AS
DIRECT PLANTING
HARDENING OFF
SETTING OUT
SEEDS SHOULD BE STORED IN AN AREA THAT IS:
WARM AND MOIST
HOT AND DRY
DRY AND COOL
A LOCALIZED CLIMATE IS USUALLY REFERRED TO AS A
MICRO-CLIMATE
MACRO-CLIMATE
SPECIALTY CLIMATE
A GOOD ANNUAL FLOWER FOR SHADY AREAS:
AGERATUM
IMPATIENS
GERANIUM
SUNFLOWER
MULCHING ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS IN THE LANDSCAPE WILL HELP TO
HELP TO CONTROL WEEDS
MODERATE SOIL TEMPERATURES
CONSERVE SOIL MOISTURE
ALL OF THE ABOVE
PLANTS THAT LIVE FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT ARE CALLED ANNUALS.
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FALSE
POLLEN IS PRODUCED BY THE PISTIL.
TRUE
FALSE
THE GAS FOUND IN BRUISED OR AGING PLANT MATERIAL THAT CAUSES RAPID DECAY OF CUT FLOWERS IS CALLED ETHYLENE.
TRUE
FALSE
ALL PLANTS REQUIRE THE SAME AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT.
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FALSE
PETUNIAS, ZINNIAS AND MARIGOLDS ARE EXAMPLES OF BIENNIAL FLOWERS.
TRUE
FALSE
LIGHT LEVEL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR TO CONSIDER WHEN PICKING A LOCATION FOR PLANTING BULBS.
TRUE
FALSE
THE HARDINESS OF A PLANT INDICATES ITS ABILITY TO
THRIVE IN MINIMUM RAINFALL
FLOWER THROUGHOUT THE GROWING SEASON
SURVIVE WINTER CONDITIONS
THE NUMBER OF POUNDS OF NITROGEN IN 50 POUNDS OF 18-24-6 IS
9
3
12
MOST VEGETABLES PERFORM BEST IN SOIL THAT IS
SLIGHTLY ALKALINE (PH 7.1-7.5)
SLIGHTLY ACIDIC (PH 6.0-6.8)
NEUTRAL SOIL (PH 7.0)
AFTER GERMINATION, SEEDLINGS MUST RECEIVE
NO LIGHT
LOW LIGHT
BRIGHT LIGHT
WHEN INDOOR PLANTS BECOME SPINDLY IT MEANS THEY NEED MORE
LIGHT
FERTILIZER
WATER
GROWING MEDIA
THE SEED OF PARSLEY HAS A TOUGH OUTER SHELL THAT TAKES UP TO HOW MANY WEEKS TO SOFTEN
1
3
5
THIS ELEMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR LUSH, GREEN, TOP GROWTH
CALCIUM
NITROGEN
BORON
IRON
TURF CAN SURVIVE IN DORMANT CONDITIONS WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT THINNING OF TURF FOR:
ONE WEEK
4 TO 6 WEEKS
2 TO 4 WEEKS
8 WEEKS
WHEN FORCING FLOWERING BULBS FOR INDOOR BLOOM, COOL STORAGE IS RECOMMENDED FOR:
5 WEEKS
10 WEEKS
15 WEEKS
20 WEEKS
IF HARDY BULBS THAT HAVE REMAINED UNDISTURBED FOR MANY YEARS BEGIN TO HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF FOLIAGE WITH FEW OR NO FLOWERS,
THEY NEED TO BE FERTILIZED
THEY ARE PLANTED TOO DEEP
THEY NEED TO BE DIVIDED
FAILURE OF A PLANT TO FRUIT AFTER FLOWERING CAN BE CAUSED BY
WEATHER
LACK OF AVAILABLE POLLEN
LACK OF BEE ACTIVITY
ALL OF THE ABOVE
POTATO TUBERS WILL PRODUCE CHLOROPHYLL AND TURN GREEN, LEADING TO A TOXIC ALKALOID PRODUCTION, CALLLED SOLANINE, WHEN THEY
HAVEN BEEN EXPOSED TO TOO HIGH OF FERTILIZER CONCENTRATION
HAVE HAD A LACK OF NUTRIENTS
HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT
WHICH PLANTS SHOULD BE USED IN A TERRARIUM?
SMALL EVERGREENS AND DECIDUOUS TREE SEEDLINGS
CACTUS AND SUCCULENTS
MOSSES AND LICHENS
DIVISION OF DAYLILIES IS DONE USUALLY EVERY;
2-4 years
5-7 years
8-10 years
A GENERAL RULE TO FOLLOW WHEN PLANTING BULBS IS TO PLANT THEM
4 INCHES DEEP
2 1/2 TO 3 TIMES THEIR OWN DEPTH
4 TO 5 TIMES THEIR OWN DEPTH
PLANTS ARE CONSIDERED VINES IF THEY _________________. CHOOSE TWO CORRECT ANSWERS
CLING WITH TWINING STEMS
USE ADHESIVE DISKS
HAVE TENDRILS OR AERIAL ROOTS
HAVE ONE STEM.
ONIONS MAY BE PLANTED FROM___________________.
SETS
TRANSPLANTS
SEEDS
ALL OF THE ABOVE
CROSS-POLLINATION OCCURS WHEN POLLEN IS __________________________________.
TRANSFERRED FROM ONE PLANT TO ANOTHER
TRANSFERRED FROM DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PLANTS
TRANSFERRED ON THE SAME PLANT
SELF-POLLINATION CANNOT OCCUR
IN RENEWAL PRUNING OF SHRUBS
REMOVE 1/3 OF THE OLD BRANCHES TO GROUND LEVEL EACH SEASON
CUT ONLY ALL THE OLD, LARGE BRANCHES TO THE GROUND, LEAVING THE NEW GROWTH
YOU CUT THE ENTIRE SHRUB TO GROUND LEVEL DURING THE FIRST SEASON
PINCHING ANNUALS AS WELL AS REMOVING FADED BLOOMS PROMOTES
DISEASE PROBLEMS
LUSH HEAVY FOLIAGE
INCREASED FLOWERING
IT IS BEST TO WATER PLANTS
DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY
MIDDAY
AFTER DARK
TOO MUCH OF THIS ELEMENT FERTILIZER PROVIDED BEFORE VEGETABLES HAVE BEGUN TO SET FRUIT CAN REDUCE YIELDS.
POTASSIUM (K)
PHOSPHORUS (P)
NITROGEN (N)
ADDING SAND OR PERLITE TO POTTING SOIL
AERIFIES/AERATES THE SOIL
ENSURES GOOD DRAINAGE
IMPROVES ROOT GROWTH
ALL OF THE ABOVE
PHOTOPERIODISM IS
A PLANTS RESPONSE TO HOW MUCH IT IS WATERED
A PLANTS RESPONSE TO FERTILIZER
A PLANTS RESPONSE TO THE AMOUNT(DURATION) OF LIGHT IT RECEIVES
PHOTOPERIODISM IS
A PLANT RESPONSE TO HOW MUCH IT IS WATERED
A PLANT RESPONSE TO THE AMOUNT(DURATION) OF LIGHT IT RECEIVES
A PLANT RESPONSE TO FERTILIZER
MULCHING ANNUALS AND PERENNIALS IN THE LANDSCAPE WILL HELP TO
CONSERVE SOIL MOISTURE
HELP TO CONTROL WEEDS
MODERATE SOIL TEMPERATURES
ALL OF THE ABOVE
A POTATO TUBER IS AN UNDERGROUND, MODIFIED
FRUIT
LEAF
STEM
FLOWER
ROSES SHOULD BE WATERED IN THE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON TO PREVENT
ABNORMAL GROWTH
OVERWATERING
FOLIAR DISEASE
AN HERBICIDE TO BE USED AMONG A CERTAIN FOOD CROP IS NOT LISTED ON THE HERBICIDE LABEL. THE HERBICIDE IS STILL SAFE TO USE AMONG THAT FOOD CROP.
TRUE
FALSE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FLOWERING PLANTS ARE MOST AFFECTED BY LOW WINTER TEMPERATURES?
FORSYTHIA
TULIP TREE
CHERRY
FLOWERING DOGWOOD
WHEN INDOOR PLANTS BECOME SPINDLY IT MEANS THEY NEED MORE
LIGHT
WATER
GROWING MEDIA
FERTILIZER
ALL PLANTS REQUIRE THE SAME AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT.
TRUE
FALSE
SMALL QUANTITIES OF APPLES ARE BEST STORED IN MESH CONTAINERS.
TRUE
FALSE
FLOWERS KEEP BEST WHEN CUT BEFORE 9:00 AM
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FALSE
PLANTS GENERATED FROM LAYERING WILL HAVE THE SAME FLOWER, FRUIT AND FOLIAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PARENT PLANT
TRUE
FALSE
THE DAHLIA IS READY TO BE DUG UP WHEN IT IS BLACKENED BY FROST
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FALSE
WOODY PLANTS DO GO THROUGH A JUVENILE GROWTH STAGE
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FALSE
