Weather and growing crops

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Across
  1. 5. plants grown for food.
  2. 6. animal dung used to provide nutrients to plants.
  3. 11. average number of days for planting crops.
  4. 13. comes from crops to make clothes.
  5. 14. crops can grow year-round here.
  6. 15. climate characterized by high temperatures and very little rainfall.
  7. 16. means the same as watering plants.
  8. 17. these can weigh up to 75 pounds in Alaska.
  9. 18. major crop produced in Barbados.
Down
  1. 1. length of time for a crop to reach maturity.
  2. 2. a need of plants to grow.
  3. 3. a long period without rainfall.
  4. 4. weather patterns over a thirty year period.
  5. 7. excessive amounts of water on the ground.
  6. 8. this cold event signals the beginning of winter.
  7. 9. process of planting seeds.
  8. 10. condition of the atmosphere at a particular time.
  9. 12. pests and _____ can destroy crops.