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20 Cards in this Set
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What are some horticulture herbs?
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-basil
-dill -mint -oregano -parsley -rosemary -sage -thyme |
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When and how was tea made?
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-2737 BC by an emperor when some tea leaves blew into a pot of hot water
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When did tea become popular throughout Europe and the American colonies?
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-1600's
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What was the Boston Tea Party for?
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-Protesting the British Tea Tax: led to the revolutionary war
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When and where was Iced tea created?
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-1904 at the worlds fair in St. Louis
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When and who invented the tea bag?
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-In 1908 Thomas Sullivan of NY developed the concept of tea in a bag
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How is Green tea made?
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-steaming fresh-picked leaves before heat drying
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How is Black tea made?
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-ferment picked leaves before firing
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How is Oolong tea made?
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-partially ferment picked leaves before firing
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Where is the only tea plantation in the US?
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-The Charleston Tea Plantation
-6617 Maybank Highway -Wadmalaw Island, S.C, 29487 |
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When does damage occur to tropical plants?
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-chilling injuries occur between 33 and 60 degrees
-over 60 degrees all the time |
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What temperatures can subtropical plants stand?
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-some freezing temperatures, but not long periods of cold
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What are the daytime highs for cool season temperate plants?
How about warm season? |
-between 60 and 65 degrees
-between 65 and 80 |
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What is fruit botanically known as? How about horticulturally?
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-an enlarged ovary
-plant part consumed as a desert or a snack with little preparation |
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What are vegetables botanically and horticulturally known as?
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-No botanical name
-Horticulturally: a plant part that may be cooked and consumed without refinement and served with the main meal (or as main meal) |
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What types of vegetables are botanical fruits?
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-tomato
-pepper -beans -squash |
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What types of vegetables are NOT botanical fruits?
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-celery
-lettuce -carrot |
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What are annuals?
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-Produce vegetative growth, fruit, flowers, and seeds all in one season then dies (many are actually perennials in their native habitat)
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Describe Biennials
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-Produce vegetative growth during their first season
-Overwinter as a storage root/tuber -Flowers and seeds in second season before dying -carrots, beans, turnips, holleyhocks, foxglove |
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How do you define a perennial?
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-survives 3 or more seasons
-includes herbaceous and woody plants |