tillage raddish (Raphanus sativus)

I'm gorgeous in a summer container!

African daisy, Osteospermum spp

What is NOT true about using wood ash in a garden.

Fire neutralizes making hardwood and softwood ash indistinguishable.

What is the problem with this Hippeastrum?

It has a fungal infection called red blotch.

Advice for those growing monkey face orchid from seed -

Find a recipe for agar and plans for a diy home laboratory.

Some succulents are so hard to identify!

Haworthia fasciata, Zebra cactus

Yup, both native to Ontario.

Tiarella cordifolia, foam flower

Generally, comparing Canadian and American hardiness zones -

Add one zone to American for the equivalent Canadian zone

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1
What are the white balls?
cocci mycorrhiza
snail eggs
water granules potting soil additive
fertilizer prills
2
A warm autumn can do more damage to plants than a cool autumn.
True
False
3
Both choices are native to Ontario, which am I?
Vaccinium spp.
sheep laurel
blueberry
Kalmia angustifolia
4
For fun, no points - this scary garden club meeting occurs in what movie?
Days of wine and roses
The Manchurian Candidate
Road to Hong Kong
High society
5
Tea time?
staghorn sumac
smooth sumac
Rhus aromatica
Rhus typhina
6
Cilantro and coriander are the same plant.
False
True
7
What am I?
parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
white carrot (Arracacia xanthorrhiza)
horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
tillage raddish (Raphanus sativus)
8
What is common to these plants?
They have bracts.
They are all in the Rosaceae family.
They are resistant to anthracnose
They are the dominant parent of the species used to create cultivars.
9
I'm gorgeous in a summer container!
Gerbera jamesonii
Gerbera daisy
African daisy
Osteospermum spp
10
Which is NOT a keystone plant in Ontario?
Ginkgo biloba
Solidago
Symphyotrichum
Quercus
11
What is NOT true about using wood ash in a garden.
Fire neutralizes making hardwood and softwood ash indistinguishable.
Ash works to increase soil alkalinity.
Ash is more effective if added to compost instead of directly to the soil.
Too much ash can lead to nutrient toxicity and/or deficiency in soil.
12
What is the problem with this Hippeastrum?
It has a fungal infection called red blotch.
Amaryllis borer (Brithys crini)
Emergence of anthocyanins due to cold temperature exposure.
Abiotic scrape
13
The botanical name for this plant is:
Lillium africanus
Lillium gotcha, 'Again'
Amaryllis
Hippeastrum
14
Phosphorus can be a cause of chlorosis.
True
False
15
Advice for those growing monkey face orchid from seed -
Find a recipe for agar and plans for a diy home laboratory.
Sow on surface of wet peat moss and expose to smoke.
Sow in boiled sphagnum moss, keeping temperature consistent at 25o C
Use sterilized peat moss, expose seed to light, keep humid.
16
When forcing, paperwhites (Narcissus papyraceus) require a strict 6 weeks of vernalization.
True
False
17
What does the specific epithet 'sativum' mean?
sown, cultivated - not wild
giver of power, under the domain of Saturn
satiny in leaf and flower
savoury in flavour
18
What caused this lawn damage?
moles
snow mould infection
voles
grubs
19
Some succulents are so hard to identify!
Tiger aloe
Haworthia fasciata
Zebra cactus
Gonialoe variegata
20
Yup, both native to Ontario.
Tiarella cordifolia
Hydrophyllum canadense
maple leaf waterleaf
foam flower
21
How many clean air plants would be needed to detox a 140m² (1500ft²)apartment?
98
3
680
15
22
Generally, comparing Canadian and American hardiness zones -
There's no difference unless you garden east of Saskatchewan
Add one zone to the Canadian for the equivalent American zone
There's no difference at all
Add one zone to American for the equivalent Canadian zone
23
Carrots are biennal.
True
False
24
I'm in a keystone species, but which oak am I?
Quercus alba
Quercus macrocarpa
white oak
bur oak

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