Mind Blowing Gardening Facts & Quiz

Mind blowing gardening facts & quiz, we’ve put together a collection of interesting, unusual & highly informative gardening facts and figures.

All these incredible facts & figures appear in various blogs and web pages therefore we’ve provided some of the links for everyone, to keep you busy and fully informed.

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Mind Blowing Gardening Facts!

• Roses – Shakespeare made references to roses on over 50 occasions
• Trees – Trees have an incredible ability to recycle your environment and this is done through photosynthesisThis is a process where plants, some bacteria and algae conv...

They can produce up 260 pounds of oxygen annually and absorb up to 1 ton of CO2 (carbon dioxide) in a life time

• Prince Charles – Each year he is given one daffodil as rent for land on the Isles of Scilly
• Daffodils – GelantamineA natural supplement that is used for treating mild to moder... is found in the leaves and bulbs of all species of daffodils and can be used to help fight early stage Alzheimer’s disease. A Statutory Adviser to the UK Government, JNCC also informs us that 42% of the UK population are affected by dementia either through friends or family

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• Soil – The composition of 1 table spoon of soil has more organisms than the entire world population
• Worms – They are hermaphrodites because they have male and female organs

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• Tomatoes, there are more than 10,000 varieties and it has 31,760 genes, this is 7,000 more than human beings. They belong to a family of plants that include the potato, pepper and deadly nightshade. DNA mapping is important as scientists can use it to produce better tomatoes

Reference: Nature.com Journal, see full results

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Results

#1. What is Generally the Ideal Age for Purchasing Fruit Trees?

2 - 3 Years old

2 - 3 Years old

1 year old

1 year old

4-5 years old

4-5 years old

#2. Which statement is Correct Regarding Worms? ? You'll find the answer in the section "Mind Blowing Gardening Facts"

They have male and female organs

They have male and female organs

They have female organs

They have female organs

They have male organs

They have male organs

#3. What are the best Gardening Tools for Pruning Trees?

Scissors

Scissors

A sharp pair of secateurs or a pruningThe selective cutting down/paring of plants or in the case o... saw

A sharp pair of secateurs or a pruningThe selective cutting down/paring of plants or in the case o... saw

Hedge cutters

Hedge cutters

#4. Where is the best place to apply a Mulch to your Tree?

On the branches

On the branches

2 - 3 feet away from the tree

2 - 3 feet away from the tree

Your tree's root zone, approximately 2 inches deep

Your tree's root zone, approximately 2 inches deep

#5. During the Growing Season how much water should young trees typically get?

2 -3 gallons a week

2 -3 gallons a week

10 - 15 gallons a week

10 - 15 gallons a week

30 gallons a week

30 gallons a week

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