Lesson 6: Myths – what you don’t need to do Quiz

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Rotation theory was created for gardeners in the 1700s, to increase yields and avoid disease, when growing vegetables on a small scale.

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True

False

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When can you step on no dig beds? Choose two answers.

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Never, to avoid damaging the soil

Occasional stepping on the bed is fine, to walk over or reach the middle

Any time you need to, but don't dance on them after heavy rain!

How big should the planting hole be, for a tree on an M26 rootstock?

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Twice the size of the roots or rootball

Large enough to accommodate the roots or rootball

One spade-width extra, to the size of the roots or rootball

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Which type of commercial compost would you use to sow seeds? Choose the answer which covers most possibilities.

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Seed compost

Potting compost

Multi-purpose compost

Any of these, as long as it is free draining

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What is the most important quality of a compost for sowing seeds?

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An even texture, without too many lumps

Good drainage and air

A high nutrient level

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What is the principal benefit of adding cardboard sides to an open-sided compost heap?

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It stops rats getting in

It stops weed seeds blowing in

It adds carbon to the heap

It retains warmth and moisture

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Sowings from the greenhouse must be hardened off outside, before being planted out.

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True

False

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Choose the simplest, yet most effective way to store root vegetables for more than two weeks.

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Loose in a kitchen cupboard

In the fridge, in the chiller drawer

In paper sacks, crates or boxes, washed

In paper sacks, crates or boxes, unwashed

When your soil is healthy, fertile and mulched with compost, how often must you feed tomatoes growing in it?

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As often as the feed manufacturer recommends

Every week

Every two weeks

You don't need to feed them

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Is it safe to water plant leaves in bright sunlight?

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Wait for clouds to pass over

Yes, it is

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