Vegetable Gardens Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about vegetable gardening. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Elessar. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Elessar

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
86,256

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2845

Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (10/10), Guest 74 (5/10), Kirkc99 (3/10).

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1. What disease do cucumber beetles spread? Hint

Anthracnose

Verticulum Wilt

Bacterial Wilt

Fusarium Wilt

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2. In the northern hemisphere, where is the best location to plant tall or climbing plants? Hint

South side of the garden

West side of the garden

East side of the garden

North side of the garden

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3. Tomato plants that are "determinate" are more bushy plants, and tomato plants that are "indeterminate" are more viny plants.

True

False

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4. In which family are potatoes? Hint

Carrot Family (Umbelliferae)

Morning Glory Family (Convolvulaceae)

Pea Family (Leguminosae)

Tomato Family (Solanaceae)

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5. What is the best level of soil ph for MOST plants? Hint

5.5 - 7.5

8.0 - 9.0

3.5 - 5.5

2.5 - 3.5

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6. Pine needle mulch lowers the ph level of soil, while peat moss raises the ph level.

True

False

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7. When a plant has beautiful lush foliage, but almost no fruit, the plant has an overdose of:

Answer: (One Word)

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8. Which family does clubroot affect the most? Hint

Beet family (Chenopodiaceae)

Onion family (Liliaceae)

Cabbage family (Cruciferae)

Tomato family (Solanaceae)

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9. When tomato leaves are purple and thin it is a pretty good sign that they are lacking potassium.

True

False

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10. Potato plants want lots of organic matter in the soil for the potatoes to grow better.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What disease do cucumber beetles spread?

Answer: Bacterial Wilt

When the cucumber beetle attacks the plant, a milky liquid is formed in the plant, the leaves all wilt and die, and the entire plant dies eventually.

2. In the northern hemisphere, where is the best location to plant tall or climbing plants?

Answer: North side of the garden

When the tall plants are planted on the north side, they don't block the sun from other smaller plants and also keep down the north winds.

3. Tomato plants that are "determinate" are more bushy plants, and tomato plants that are "indeterminate" are more viny plants.

Answer: True

If you don't want to stake, you will want determinate. If not, go with indeterminate.

4. In which family are potatoes?

Answer: Tomato Family (Solanaceae)

Eggplant, tomato, tomatillo, potato, and pepper are all in the tomato family.

5. What is the best level of soil ph for MOST plants?

Answer: 5.5 - 7.5

Most plants require ph levels of 6-7, but a few can tolerate 5.5 like corn, carrots, and potatoes. Others can grow well in soil ph of 7.5 like cabbage and cauliflower.

6. Pine needle mulch lowers the ph level of soil, while peat moss raises the ph level.

Answer: False

Pine needle mulch and peat moss is good for alkaline soils because it lowers the ph level.

7. When a plant has beautiful lush foliage, but almost no fruit, the plant has an overdose of:

Answer: Nitrogen

Nitrogen will help produce lush foliage, but too much will make the plant concentrate on the leaves instead of the fruit.

8. Which family does clubroot affect the most?

Answer: Cabbage family (Cruciferae)

Clubroot will do much damage in the cabbage family and is hard to get rid of as it stays in the ground year after year.

9. When tomato leaves are purple and thin it is a pretty good sign that they are lacking potassium.

Answer: False

They lack phosphorus when the plants look like that.

10. Potato plants want lots of organic matter in the soil for the potatoes to grow better.

Answer: False

Too much organic matter will cause scabbing on the potatoes.

Source: Author Elessar

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