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Quiz about A Lovely Allotment
Quiz about A Lovely Allotment

A Lovely Allotment Trivia Quiz


I've got a lovely allotment, and on it I grow lots of fruit and vegetables. Here are some to identify plus a couple of questions on actually growing things.

A multiple-choice quiz by Christinap. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Christinap
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
364,142
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
1267
Last 3 plays: Guest 81 (10/10), Guest 85 (4/10), Guest 172 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Our first vegetable is a bean, it grows in a long pod and the beans nestle inside in a velvety cushion. Which bean does this describe? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The next green vegetable is a member of the cabbage family. Each plant produces several of these along a tall stalk and they are a traditional part of Christmas dinner in many countries. What are they? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. One of my favourite fruits is red, heart-shaped and has seeds on the outside. It goes well with cream or ice cream. What is this summer favourite? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The next vegetable to harvest has only the leaves showing, as the vegetable grows underground. It is long, straight and orange. What is it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In colder countries such as where I live, some crops are better grown in a greenhouse. Which of these would be better grown in the greenhouse on my allotment? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I have a fruit on my allotment that looks like long red sticks. It is lovely cooked in pies or crumbles, but you must not eat the leaves. Which fruit is this? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The next vegetable I am digging up in my allotment comes in early and late varieties. It can be boiled and then made into a salad, or cooked in a variety of other ways such as chips. It goes with just about any meal. What am I describing? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Growing your own food on your allotment is fun. Many vegetables are grown from seed, but often you don't need the whole packet. What should you do with leftover seed? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. I have a very good crop of this vegetable. It is long, green, and in England is often used to make posh sandwiches. Do you know what it is? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. When you have harvested everything what is the best thing to do with the old plants that you pull up? Hint



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1. Our first vegetable is a bean, it grows in a long pod and the beans nestle inside in a velvety cushion. Which bean does this describe?

Answer: Broad Bean

Broad beans are also called Fava beans. There are several types, but all of them have the beans inside a long pod in a velvety cushion. There are usually up to six or seven kidney-shaped beans inside each pod. If you have a really good crop, any beans over and above immediate requirements can be frozen and saved for winter.
2. The next green vegetable is a member of the cabbage family. Each plant produces several of these along a tall stalk and they are a traditional part of Christmas dinner in many countries. What are they?

Answer: Brussels Sprouts

Each Brussels sprout is like a small cabbage. They form at each leaf joint along the stem of the plant. They take several months to grow, and plants started in the spring will be ready to harvest around December. When the sprouts are picked there will be young green leaves left on the top of the plants and these can also be cooked and eaten.
3. One of my favourite fruits is red, heart-shaped and has seeds on the outside. It goes well with cream or ice cream. What is this summer favourite?

Answer: Strawberry

Strawberries grow close to the ground and their name comes from the practice of putting straw round the plants to stop the fruit getting muddy and eaten by slugs and snails. Each plant will produce clusters of sweet, juicy berries.
The plants are at their best for a three year period and really need replacing after that. However, after fruiting every strawberry plant puts out long stems called runners and new, young plants form on these. Put these into pots and cut them away from the mother plant when they have rooted and you get a lot of strawberry plants absolutely free every year.
4. The next vegetable to harvest has only the leaves showing, as the vegetable grows underground. It is long, straight and orange. What is it?

Answer: Carrot

All vegetables that grow below ground are called root vegetables. You can tell which are the carrots by their feathery leaves, and sometimes just the very top of the carrot will be showing as well. In fairly loose soil you can just pull them out, in heavier soils you will need to carefully loosen the earth around them with a trowel to get them out.

They are a very good source of vitamin A, which is good for eyesight. It is a myth that eating a lot of them will let you see in the dark, though.
5. In colder countries such as where I live, some crops are better grown in a greenhouse. Which of these would be better grown in the greenhouse on my allotment?

Answer: Tomato

Tomatoes come in indoor and outdoor varieties. However, a cold early summer means they will flower and set fruit quite late, and then it may not be warm enough for them to ripen. Grow them in a greenhouse, in large pots or even a growbag, keep them warm, and you can pick lovely red tomatoes from about June.
Although they are used more as you would use a vegetable, tomatoes are actually a fruit.
6. I have a fruit on my allotment that looks like long red sticks. It is lovely cooked in pies or crumbles, but you must not eat the leaves. Which fruit is this?

Answer: Rhubarb

Rhubarb plants produce long red sticks that can be pulled away from the plant. The leaves are at the top of the sticks and must never be eaten as they are very poisonous. Raw rhubarb can be quite sour, but when cooked in a pie or a crumble it is nice and sweet. Rhubarb plants last for many years, you just have to be careful not to over harvest it in the first two years.

After that, well-grown plants will produce more fruit than you need.
7. The next vegetable I am digging up in my allotment comes in early and late varieties. It can be boiled and then made into a salad, or cooked in a variety of other ways such as chips. It goes with just about any meal. What am I describing?

Answer: Potato

Early potatoes are the nice new potatoes you have in early summer. You can have varieties that you can cook and mix with mayonnaise to make a potato salad, or others than can be just boiled or chipped. Late potatoes, as the name suggests, are harvested around autumn and they are best for roast and mashed potato, as well as chips and jacket potatoes.

There are a lot of different types, but all of them grow below ground, and the potatoes grow on the roots. The leaves are above ground and the plant flowers.

When the flowers die and the leaves turn yellow they are ready to be harvested.
8. Growing your own food on your allotment is fun. Many vegetables are grown from seed, but often you don't need the whole packet. What should you do with leftover seed?

Answer: Seal the packet and keep it somewhere cool

Some packets of seeds have so many in them that if you sowed them all you would have far too many plants. So, just sow what you need, seal the packet again with sellotape or similar, and keep it somewhere cool. A small container in the fridge will hold several packets. This will keep the seed fresh until next year when you can use it up.
9. I have a very good crop of this vegetable. It is long, green, and in England is often used to make posh sandwiches. Do you know what it is?

Answer: Cucumber

Cucumbers grow on a long vine and need a lot of water. You can buy special bottles to put them into as they grow to keep them straight. Cucumber sandwiches are often served in England at tea time, but cucumbers make a nice refreshing salad too. They can also be made into soup. If you have sore, tired eyes then a slice of cucumber laid over the eyelids will help to revive them.
10. When you have harvested everything what is the best thing to do with the old plants that you pull up?

Answer: Put them on the compost heap

Every lovely allotment should have a compost heap. This can be either just a big heap of plant material covered with a tarpaulin or special compost bins. Put all your old plants in complete with roots and bits of soil clinging to them. Weeds go in as well: stinging nettles in particular make lovely compost. All of this will turn into crumbly compost that you can then spread on the ground to feed and nourish your next lot of crops.
Source: Author Christinap

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