Across
- 7. variety of lettuce that should not be fed to pet rabbits
- 9. Beta vulgaris
- 10. "vegetable" that is actually a fruit and classified as a berry
- 11. genus of cauliflower, broccoli & Brussels sprouts
- 13. Allium cepa
- 14. referred to as "rocket" across the pond
- 15. top producer of jalapenos
- 18. unit used to measure spice level of a pepper
- 20. top producer of corn in the world
- 21. Ipomoea batatas
- 22. "veggie" native to S. America, cultivated by the Aztecs in Mexico
- 23. vegetable that is 91% water
- 24. provides the foundation of the FFA emblem
Down
- 1. produces over 85% of all carrots in the US
- 2. the color of carrots before humans made them orange
- 3. disease that caused the Irish Potato Famine
- 4. family of plants that includes tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, and peppers
- 5. one of the oldest cultivated vegetables
- 6. gas that makes tomatoes turn red
- 8. state vegetable of California
- 12. crops that grow best when temps are between 55*F to 75F
- 16. state that produces the most potatoes in the US
- 17. fourth most-produced crop in the world
- 19. the world's largest producer of asparagus