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BYU Gardening Final Questions and Correct
Answers
What is the Extension Service? Ans: — For list of fruits, nuts and
veggie that grow well in your your area. ( funded by citizens taxes
all of topics)
Rule of thumb #1 Ans: — One 4x4 plot will grow enough for one
person for a season. one more 4x4 plot allow you store for the
winter
Rule of thumb #2 Ans: — Do not let your land bare, causes weeds
to grow. +wast of land
Rule of thumb #3 Ans: — -Cool crops- if you eat the veggie part.
growing in the spring maturing by mid-summer
-Warm crops- If you eat the flowering or fruit part. planted in late
spring and maturing in early spring.
Cool crops Ans: — f you eat the veggie part. growing in the spring
maturing by mid-summer (stem, root, leaves)
Warm crops Ans: — If you eat the flowering or fruit part. planted
in late spring and maturing in early spring. (expect sweet potatoes,
need pollinated, by wind, water, insects)
Succession Cropping Ans: — Growing an early crop followed by a
later crop in the same area, used to maximize food growth (cool
crops first than warm)
Intercropping Ans: — Having two or more different veggies
growing in the same piece of ground, shoulder to shoulder (herbs)
at the same time.
Companion Planting Ans: — two plants next to each other that
beneficial each other.
Double cropping Ans: — Two crops planting in the same row one
with a high- germinating seed and one slow-germinting seed.
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Quick-germinating seeds Ans: — Lettuce, mustard, radish, spinach,
turnip, and onion sets
Slower-germinating seeds Ans: — asparagus, beet, chard, carrots,
leeks, parley, parsnip, and onion seeds.
Early-maturing seeds Ans: — beans(bush) beet, lettuce, mustard,
onion sets, peas, radish and spinach
later-maturing seeds Ans: — broccoli, brussels sprouts, corn
cucumber, melons, cabbages, pumpkin, zucchini, tomatoes, and
winter squash.
Vertical Planting Ans: — along fence or strung between stakes of
trellis (works with tomatoes, squash, melon, cucumbers and pole
beans)
Pros: less damage by rotting, less insects and slugs, less space
used, more sunlight.
Cons: use more water, small yield, get sun scab cracking or
blossom rot.
Crop Rotation Ans: — to change out what plants grow in that field
each season restore soil and less chance on parasites and disease.
5 factors for growing Ans: — soil, water, light, spaces, time
Raising-Bed Ans: — Dried out fast in soil, soaker hoes, path ways
get weedy. patio and rooftop Garden (small areas) grow in
containers must drain.
All veggies love sunlight except? Ans: — Lettuce, cabbage, spinach,
and chives need some shade.
most veggies love a PH 6.0-7.0 except? Ans: — Potatoes
Soaker hose Ans: — conserves water. hoes with holes in the sides
of them.
What plants well in shallow containers? Ans: — lettuce, radish,
chives, parsley, and herbs
5 Gallon Containors Ans: — cucumber, tomatoes, pepper and
eggplant
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Vertical gardens Ans: — Tomatoes, cucumbers, pole beans, and
squash ( uses vertical frames, less rot, insects, and slugs.
pumpkins on the teepees)
Potatoes: Ans: — Will scab with a PH of 7.5
Hydrangeas Ans: — Acidic- blue
Alkaline- Pink
Soil might not allow water penetration because? Ans: — 1. soil
texture: multiple layers of soils have different textural and water
dose not move down through the layers
2. Soil depth: to minimize soil breakdown you can
A) cultivate soil: not too wet not dry
B) set a side walking ways.
1-7PH Ans: — acidic
7-14PH Ans: — alkaline
composting Ans: — carbon to nitrogen ratio of 23:1. adding
material such as chopped leaves, peat moss, and so forth loosen
soil for drainage. ( composting lowers PH)
Composting improves fertility and mineral deficiencies. act as
food for microorganism
A) reduces insects and desi, weed ( beneficial bacteria break down)
Nitrogen? Deficiency? solution? Ans: — element causes: rapid
growth and gives plant a dark rich green color.
Deficiency: due to over watering, Yellowing of the mature or older
leaves.
Solution: Animal manure, composting, Mulching
Phosphorus? Deficiency? Solution? Ans: — Element causes: early
maturity of crops, increased root growth, disease resistance (
strong roots)
© 2025 All rights reserved
BYU Gardening Final Questions and Correct
Answers
What is the Extension Service? Ans: — For list of fruits, nuts and
veggie that grow well in your your area. ( funded by citizens taxes
all of topics)
Rule of thumb #1 Ans: — One 4x4 plot will grow enough for one
person for a season. one more 4x4 plot allow you store for the
winter
Rule of thumb #2 Ans: — Do not let your land bare, causes weeds
to grow. +wast of land
Rule of thumb #3 Ans: — -Cool crops- if you eat the veggie part.
growing in the spring maturing by mid-summer
-Warm crops- If you eat the flowering or fruit part. planted in late
spring and maturing in early spring.
Cool crops Ans: — f you eat the veggie part. growing in the spring
maturing by mid-summer (stem, root, leaves)
Warm crops Ans: — If you eat the flowering or fruit part. planted
in late spring and maturing in early spring. (expect sweet potatoes,
need pollinated, by wind, water, insects)
Succession Cropping Ans: — Growing an early crop followed by a
later crop in the same area, used to maximize food growth (cool
crops first than warm)
Intercropping Ans: — Having two or more different veggies
growing in the same piece of ground, shoulder to shoulder (herbs)
at the same time.
Companion Planting Ans: — two plants next to each other that
beneficial each other.
Double cropping Ans: — Two crops planting in the same row one
with a high- germinating seed and one slow-germinting seed.
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Quick-germinating seeds Ans: — Lettuce, mustard, radish, spinach,
turnip, and onion sets
Slower-germinating seeds Ans: — asparagus, beet, chard, carrots,
leeks, parley, parsnip, and onion seeds.
Early-maturing seeds Ans: — beans(bush) beet, lettuce, mustard,
onion sets, peas, radish and spinach
later-maturing seeds Ans: — broccoli, brussels sprouts, corn
cucumber, melons, cabbages, pumpkin, zucchini, tomatoes, and
winter squash.
Vertical Planting Ans: — along fence or strung between stakes of
trellis (works with tomatoes, squash, melon, cucumbers and pole
beans)
Pros: less damage by rotting, less insects and slugs, less space
used, more sunlight.
Cons: use more water, small yield, get sun scab cracking or
blossom rot.
Crop Rotation Ans: — to change out what plants grow in that field
each season restore soil and less chance on parasites and disease.
5 factors for growing Ans: — soil, water, light, spaces, time
Raising-Bed Ans: — Dried out fast in soil, soaker hoes, path ways
get weedy. patio and rooftop Garden (small areas) grow in
containers must drain.
All veggies love sunlight except? Ans: — Lettuce, cabbage, spinach,
and chives need some shade.
most veggies love a PH 6.0-7.0 except? Ans: — Potatoes
Soaker hose Ans: — conserves water. hoes with holes in the sides
of them.
What plants well in shallow containers? Ans: — lettuce, radish,
chives, parsley, and herbs
5 Gallon Containors Ans: — cucumber, tomatoes, pepper and
eggplant
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Vertical gardens Ans: — Tomatoes, cucumbers, pole beans, and
squash ( uses vertical frames, less rot, insects, and slugs.
pumpkins on the teepees)
Potatoes: Ans: — Will scab with a PH of 7.5
Hydrangeas Ans: — Acidic- blue
Alkaline- Pink
Soil might not allow water penetration because? Ans: — 1. soil
texture: multiple layers of soils have different textural and water
dose not move down through the layers
2. Soil depth: to minimize soil breakdown you can
A) cultivate soil: not too wet not dry
B) set a side walking ways.
1-7PH Ans: — acidic
7-14PH Ans: — alkaline
composting Ans: — carbon to nitrogen ratio of 23:1. adding
material such as chopped leaves, peat moss, and so forth loosen
soil for drainage. ( composting lowers PH)
Composting improves fertility and mineral deficiencies. act as
food for microorganism
A) reduces insects and desi, weed ( beneficial bacteria break down)
Nitrogen? Deficiency? solution? Ans: — element causes: rapid
growth and gives plant a dark rich green color.
Deficiency: due to over watering, Yellowing of the mature or older
leaves.
Solution: Animal manure, composting, Mulching
Phosphorus? Deficiency? Solution? Ans: — Element causes: early
maturity of crops, increased root growth, disease resistance (
strong roots)
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