Organic Gardening Quiz

Prove your organic gardening skills with this fantastic quiz!

Created on January 02, 2023 By

Robert Silver

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1. A key feature of organic gardening is increasing organic matter in the garden soil. Most soils contain what percentage of organic matter?

20%

10%

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2. Which soil element do organic gardeners often seem to manage?

Nitrogen

Hydrogen

Oxygen

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3. What is compost?

A method of increasing oxygen in the soil

Decaying organic waste added to the soil in organic gardening

A concentrated organic liquid used to feed plants

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4. What is vermicompost?

Soil made of worm droppings and compost

Soil made of animal byproducts and compost

Soil made of coffee grounds and compost

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5. Which types of worms are best for vermicomposting?

Brown crawlers

Red wigglers

Blue diggers

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6. What is worm tea?

A liquid made from tea leaves and used to feed worms

Liquid vermicompost

A concentrated food mixture for plants made from worm droppings

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7. Which can you use as organic fertilizer?

Horsehair

Dried blood from horses and poultry

Tree fungus

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8. How can you define organic hydroponic gardening?

Growing plants in water and without soil

Growing plants with a lot of water

Growing plants with little water

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9. Which is the best organic weed killer?

Your hands and a hoe

Cow urine

A strong mixture of chili powder and orange juice

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10. Which vegetable did former president Barrack Obama ban from the organic garden in the state house?

Broccoli

Squash

Beets

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11. When is the right time to water plants in an organic garden?

Morning

Noon

Evening

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12. Which is an effective fungicide?

Soap

Asprin

A copper coin

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13. Which of these can you use as organic fertilizer?

Your nails

Tree fungus

Chicken feathers

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14. Which two crops should you not sow together?

Potatoes & onions

Garlic & onions

Garlic & cabbage

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15. Which won’t be used by an organic gardener?

Synthetic fertilizer

Bird or bat droppings

Mulch

Your score is

The average score is 48%

Robert Silver

Robert Silver is a writer, speaker and certified master gardener who has been sharing his landscaping experiences through personal blogs. Taking it to the next level, Robert Silver has come up with this progardeningblog.com to shine a light on new planters and experts, discussing plants, landscape projects and much more. He has published numerous research articles on horticulture that have helped many people attain fruitful outcomes.