Across
- 2. A mixture of minerals and organic matter support life on Earth
- 4. A long-handled gardening tool with a thin metal blade, used mainly for weeding and breaking up soil.
- 6. Describes plants that shed leaves at the end of the growing season and renew them at the beginning of the next.
- 10. leaves
- 14. Able to decompose or break down through natural bacterial or fungal action.
- 15. NLC mascot
- 18. Water retaining plant
- 19. Refers to something derived from living organisms and is made up of carbon-based compounds.
- 21. The beginning of growth in seeds, the action of sprouting, budding or shooting, above the soil.
- 22. Substance derived from non-living material.
- 23. A tool with a broad flat blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow or other material.
- 24. Plant crops used in cooking
- 25. Where one plant is artificially joined to the rootstock of another so they eventually function as one plant.
Down
- 1. Solanum lycopersicum
- 3. Any plant growing in a place where it is not wanted.
- 5. An organic or synthetic material added to the soil or the plant, that is important for its nutrient value.
- 7. A term to describe plants that do not need pollen from another plant to produce fruit.
- 8. A plant that lives for multiple growing seasons.
- 9. Completely decayed organic matter used for conditioning soil
- 11. Able to withstand year-round climatic conditions including frost, without protection
- 12. The art and science of plant cultivation.
- 13. Things that have been produced or grown, especially by farming.
- 16. The process of removing dead, diseased, or damaged leaves or branches.
- 17. An implement consisting of a pole with a crossbar toothed like a comb at the end, or with several tines held together by a crosspiece, used especially for drawing together cut grass or fallen leaves, or smoothing loose soil or gravel.
- 20. A place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting elsewhere.