The Spring Garden

2. To place or scatter seeds into soil
4. Ice crystals that form on surfaces when the temperature drops
6. A cultivated perennial plant, producing reddish green stalks & often harvested during Spring
9. A flowering shrub of the olive family, produces fragrant clusters of flowers during Spring that are often purple in color
11. To loosen & break up the soil
12. Spring reaches its peak in this fifth month of the year
14. A very young plant, grown from a seed
15. A winged insect, known for collecting nectar & pollen from flowers
17. A plant of a genus that includes cabbage, mustard, & cauliflower
19. A structure that maintains ideal growing conditions, when the climate/season is less than ideal
22. A swollen underground stem or root of a plant from which new plants can grow (e.g. the potato)
23. Pungent, edible bulbs from the Allium genus
24. A framework, often made of wood, that is used to support climbing plants
25. Podded seeds that are eaten as a vegetable
26. To begin to sprout & grow (e.g. a seed or bulb)

1. The nutrient-rich result of decayed organic matter
3. The act of pretreating seeds for planting by cold temperature exposure
5. Water that falls to the earth, in either a liquid or solid state
7. Compact growths on a plant that develop into leaves, flowers, or shoots
8. A plant from the cabbage family, producing flower heads that are harvested & eaten before blooming.
10. The springtime fruits produced from plants in the rose family & from the genus Fragaria
13. A cultivated perennial plant, producing green shoots that are used as a Spring vegetable
16. Tapered roots that are eaten as vegetables
18. To move a plant from one growing medium to another
20. A blooming flower on a fruit tree
21. A gardening tool with a long handle, used for loosening soil & removing weeds
27. A layer of material, applied to the surface of the soil to contain moisture & prevent weeds