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