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Scavenger Hunt: Plants and Nursery Crops

 

1. How many different species (kinds) of ornamental, fruit, and turf plants are there produced in NC?

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2. What are turf plants?

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3. What is another name for National Nursery Day?

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4. How has NC gotten so many species of plants?

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5. How are most nursery crops produced in NC used?

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6. Why was there an increase in the number of ornamentals over fruit plants in the nursery stock?

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7. How has technology changed the industry over the last 100 years?

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8. Where are nursery crops found in NC?

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9. What is the growing season for plants in NC?

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10. How are most plants grown in NC?

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11. What is the most common problem for nursery growers?

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12. What are some of the ways the production of nursery stock is handled?

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13. What specialized equipment and structures are needed in nursery production?

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14. How are all plants sold?

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15. Where do the plants sold in NC go?

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16. How is nursery stock shipped?

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17. Why aren't plants required to carry a label?

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Notes:

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