We’ve had quite a few members of the public viewing the allotments this afternoon.  Quite a few didn’t realise that the Association existed or didn’t realise that the Association was open to anybody, not just allotment holders.

If you are viewing this site to get the answers to our quiz then here they are. Quiz questions first followed by the answers.

Questions:

1- Moneymaker is a type of what?

2- What ‘N’ makes a good companion plant in the veg garden to act as a decoy and attract pests away from vegetable plants?

3- What plant is a well known natural fertiliser and can be grown to make a rich liquid feed?

4- Shirley, Poppet and Charlotte, which is the potato, which is the pea and which is the tomato? (1 point for all 3 correct)

5-  ‘Salad Bowl’ is a type of lettuce. Is it a hearting or non-hearting variety?

6- What rhubarb type vegetable is known for its decorative leaves and can be planted amongst flowers in borders?

7- Kale, Cabbage, Pak Choi and Broccoli can all be can be classified as what type of vegetable?

8- Carrots, Garlic and Radishes all have something in common, what?

9- What colour is the flower on Bush Marrows?

10- If Rhubarb is ‘forced’ what is the result?

11-  If a fruit tree is trained along horizontal lines, what is this known as?

12-  Why should Quinces be stored seperately from other fruits?

13- What were Kiwi fruits originally known as?

14- What is tip layering?

15- Dutch, Onion and Draw are types of what?

16- What is the watering can attachment on the spout known as?

17- Cloches will protect plants from what?

18- Is mushroom compost alkaline or acidic?

19- French marigolds can be planted in the veg garden to attract what type of insect that will feed on aphids?

20- An inverted flower pot filled with dried grass and placed over a cane will attract what type of insect away from plants?

21- Name the veg garden enemy. Hedgehog, Garden Spider, Centipede, Millipede

22- What is inter cropping?

Answers

1. Tomato
2. Nasturtium
3. Comfrey
4. Shirley – tomato, Poppet – pea, Charlotte – potato
5. Non hearting
6. Swiss Chard
7. Brassicas
8. All have very low Nitrogen fertilizer requirements
9. Yellow
10. By ‘forcing’ the rhubarb by excluding light the plant will produce smaller, tender, pink stems.
11. Espalier
12. They have a strong aroma, which can contaminate the taste of other fruits
13. Chinese Gooseberries
14. Placing young stems from plants like the blackberry into the ground still attached to the parent plant. At the end of the season when the stem has grown roots it is cut away from the plant and a new young plant has been created that can be potted up and transplanted the following spring.
15. Garden Hoe Tools
16. Rose
17. Snow/frost/ice
18. Alkaline, it can be used to reduce acidity of the soil
19. Hoverflies
20. Earwigs, the pot can then be removed from the garden.
21. Millipede

22. Growing slow growing and fast growing plants alongside each other to make good use of space eg. Sweetcorn and lettuce