A | B |
% of food produced by Horticulture | 40% |
Nutrients in fruits/vegetables | minerals and vitamins |
Most nutritious way to cook veggies | Raw, steamed, cooked |
Define Horticulture | Science or art of growing fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants |
4 Sciences in Agriculture | Agronomy, Forestry, Horticulture, Botany |
Study of field crops | Agronomy |
study and maintenance of forests | Forestry |
Study of properties of plants | Botany |
Growing of fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals | Horticulture |
People filling their homes with plants | Green plant explosion |
Why do people fill their homes with plants | Hobby, Companion, Decoration, Something to do |
Includes beautifying our environment | Aesthetic Value |
Horticulture used as a hobby | Avocational value |
Places where Hort is therapy | Mental homes, retirement homes, Prisons |
Most common Hort. job title | Retail Florist |
Sells to public customers | Retail |
Sells to retail stores | Wholesale |
Industry that sells floral arrangements and designs | Floriculture |
Manages athletic fields, golf courses etc. | Turfgrass |
Design and maintenance of trees and shrubs | Landscaping |
Business that sells young seedlings | Nursery |
Production of fruits | Pomology |
Start a plant from another plant | Propagate |
Move plant from one container to another | Transplant |
Thin out | Prune |
place one plant branch on another | Graft |
Production of vegetables | Olericulture |
Production of trees and shrubs | Arboriculture |
Region near equator | Tropical |
Dry warm area | Arid Tropical |
Wet warm area | Humid Tropical |
Temperature area with instances of winter like conditions | Sub Tropical |
A change of seasons | Temperate |
Rated area for plant growth | Plant hardiness zone |
First date of killing frost | October 10th approx. |
Last Killing frost | April 30-May 10 |