{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/gardening-basics",
 "id": "gardening-basics",
 "title": "Gardening Words",
 "category": "health-life",
 "subject": "Gardening",
 "levels": [
  "k-2",
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "adult"
 ],
 "description": "Plant parts, soil, tools and the steps of growing a garden.",
 "tags": [
  "gardening",
  "plants",
  "soil"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Term",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Seed",
   "A plant's package holding a baby plant and food"
  ],
  [
   "Germination",
   "When a seed begins to sprout"
  ],
  [
   "Seedling",
   "A very young plant"
  ],
  [
   "Sprout",
   "A new shoot from a seed"
  ],
  [
   "Roots",
   "Plant parts that take in water and nutrients and hold the plant in place"
  ],
  [
   "Stem",
   "Plant part that holds up leaves and carries water and food"
  ],
  [
   "Leaves",
   "Plant parts that make food using sunlight"
  ],
  [
   "Flower",
   "Plant part that makes seeds"
  ],
  [
   "Fruit",
   "The part of a plant that holds seeds"
  ],
  [
   "Photosynthesis",
   "How plants use sunlight, water and air to make food"
  ],
  [
   "Soil",
   "Earth where plants grow, made of rock bits, air, water and living things"
  ],
  [
   "Compost",
   "Rotted plant and food waste that enriches soil"
  ],
  [
   "Mulch",
   "A layer of material on the soil that keeps moisture in and weeds down"
  ],
  [
   "Fertilizer",
   "Plant food added to soil"
  ],
  [
   "Weed",
   "A plant growing where it is not wanted"
  ],
  [
   "Pollination",
   "Moving pollen so flowers can make seeds"
  ],
  [
   "Pollinator",
   "An animal like a bee or butterfly that moves pollen"
  ],
  [
   "Annual",
   "A plant that lives one year"
  ],
  [
   "Perennial",
   "A plant that lives for many years"
  ],
  [
   "Biennial",
   "A plant that lives two years"
  ],
  [
   "Bulb",
   "An underground storage part that grows a new plant, like a tulip or onion"
  ],
  [
   "Tuber",
   "A thick underground stem, like a potato"
  ],
  [
   "Transplant",
   "Move a plant to a new place"
  ],
  [
   "Thin",
   "Remove extra seedlings to give others space"
  ],
  [
   "Prune",
   "Cut off parts of a plant to help it grow"
  ],
  [
   "Deadhead",
   "Remove old flowers to encourage more"
  ],
  [
   "Harvest",
   "Pick or gather crops when ripe"
  ],
  [
   "Raised bed",
   "A garden box filled with soil above the ground"
  ],
  [
   "Container garden",
   "Plants grown in pots"
  ],
  [
   "Greenhouse",
   "A glass or plastic building that traps warmth for plants"
  ],
  [
   "Hardiness zone",
   "A map region showing which plants survive the winter there"
  ],
  [
   "Frost date",
   "The average last or first freezing day of the season"
  ],
  [
   "Full sun",
   "6 or more hours of direct sunlight"
  ],
  [
   "Partial shade",
   "About 3 to 6 hours of sun"
  ],
  [
   "Watering tip",
   "Water the soil at the roots, early in the morning"
  ],
  [
   "Drainage",
   "How well water flows out of soil"
  ],
  [
   "Loam",
   "A balanced soil of sand, silt and clay good for gardens"
  ],
  [
   "Clay soil",
   "Heavy soil that holds water"
  ],
  [
   "Sandy soil",
   "Light soil that drains fast"
  ],
  [
   "pH",
   "A measure of how acidic or basic soil is"
  ],
  [
   "Rake",
   "A tool for leveling soil and collecting leaves"
  ],
  [
   "Hoe",
   "A tool for loosening soil and cutting weeds"
  ],
  [
   "Trowel",
   "A small hand shovel"
  ],
  [
   "Spade",
   "A tool for digging"
  ],
  [
   "Garden fork",
   "A tool for loosening and turning soil"
  ],
  [
   "Pruning shears",
   "Clippers for cutting stems"
  ],
  [
   "Watering can",
   "A can with a spout for watering plants"
  ],
  [
   "Wheelbarrow",
   "A one-wheeled cart for carrying heavy loads"
  ],
  [
   "Garden gloves",
   "Protect hands from dirt and thorns"
  ],
  [
   "Three Sisters planting",
   "Corn, beans and squash grown together, a Native American method"
  ],
  [
   "Companion planting",
   "Growing plants together that help each other"
  ],
  [
   "Crop rotation",
   "Planting different crops in a spot each year to keep soil healthy"
  ],
  [
   "Cover crop",
   "A plant grown to protect and feed the soil"
  ],
  [
   "Pest",
   "An insect or animal that harms plants"
  ],
  [
   "Beneficial insects",
   "Bugs like ladybugs that help the garden"
  ],
  [
   "Organic gardening",
   "Growing plants without synthetic chemicals"
  ],
  [
   "Earthworm",
   "Soil animal that loosens and enriches the earth"
  ],
  [
   "Vegetable that grows underground",
   "Carrot, potato, radish, beet, onion"
  ],
  [
   "Easy plants for beginners",
   "Radishes, lettuce, beans, sunflowers, marigolds"
  ],
  [
   "Sunflower",
   "A tall plant with seeds; the head turns to follow the sun when young"
  ],
  [
   "Herb",
   "A plant used for flavor or medicine, like basil or mint"
  ],
  [
   "Mint",
   "A fast-spreading herb; grow it in a pot"
  ],
  [
   "Tomato",
   "Fruit grown in a garden and used like a vegetable"
  ],
  [
   "Pumpkin",
   "A vine fruit that takes about 90 to 120 days to ripen"
  ],
  [
   "Plant a seed twice as deep as its width",
   "A common planting rule"
  ],
  [
   "Perennial example",
   "Lavender, roses, asparagus, peonies"
  ],
  [
   "Annual example",
   "Marigolds, tomatoes, zinnias, lettuce"
  ]
 ]
}