Unit 18-19 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. the act of preparing and working the soil
  2. 4. weed-control chemicals
  3. 9. the study of vegetable production
  4. 12. weather conditions for a specific region
  5. 13. lump or mass of soil
  6. 17. movement of air through soil
  7. 20. process of rapid removal of heat from the crop before storage or shipment
  8. 21. manure, active growing crop that is then turned under to help build the soil
  9. 22. area partially deficient in rain fall
  10. 23. removal of heat by immersing in cold water
  11. 24. someone who develops pest-resistant strains and new varieties of vegetables
  12. 27. plant whose life cycle is completed in one growing season
  13. 28. frame, bottomless wooden box with a sloping glass roof
  14. 29. gardening, growing a wide variety of vegetables for local or roadside markets
Down
  1. 1. foot, area equal to 12 x 12 inches
  2. 3. area deficient in rain fall
  3. 5. following one right after another
  4. 6. raised rows with grooves
  5. 7. having two seed leaves
  6. 8. cold frame with a heat source
  7. 10. gardening, production of vegetables for use of single family
  8. 11. grown from seed in a special environment
  9. 14. a granular soil with a balance of sand, silt, and clay particles
  10. 15. having only one seed leaf
  11. 16. plant that takes two growing seasons or 2 years from seed to complete its life cycle
  12. 18. plant that lives on from year to year
  13. 19. pertaining to a certain season of the year
  14. 25. cropping, large-scale production of a few selected vegetable crops for wholesale markets and shipping
  15. 26. a plants with its seeds enclosed in a pod or seed case