Across
- 3. life - Refers to the time the plant maintains its health while on display for sale
- 5. - the practice of fertilizing while irrigating
- 6. - small plants grown in a small amount of media in divided trays
- 10. - Refers to the development of lateral branches that contribute to bushy appearances
- 12. rate - the percentage of seed capable of germinating
- 13. - The difference between the day and the night time temperatures
- 15. - the process of moving plants from a container to another or from a container to the ground
- 16. Packs - plastic containers divided into separate growing compartments used for bedding plants
Down
- 1. - term for soil or media
- 2. - a term used to describe procedures used to prepare plants for a post-production environment
- 4. - the ability of seeds to germinate under optimum conditions
- 5. - grown to saleable size
- 7. baskets - hanging baskets that contain plants that are propagated from seed
- 8. - the process in which soluble salts are washed from a growing medium as water flows through the media
- 9. basket - hanging baskets that contain plants that are propagated by cutting
- 11. - planting of seeds
- 14. - Herbaceous plant that grow from seed to flower in one season before dying