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Stuff Every Gardening Scout Should Know: free practice in 30-second cards
Stuff Every Gardening Scout Should Know
Practice facts for the Gardening merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential.
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Is this practice test free?
Yes. The first 50 cards are free for everyone with no sign-up, each with the answer, why it is right and its sources. Aha Trivia members get all 73 cards and timed practice exams.
How many practice questions are there?
73 practice questions so far. Each one is a 3-choice card that takes about 30 seconds, and the course grows as new cards pass our source checks.
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- What should you do first to stay safe before starting garden work?
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Learn the likely hazards and how to prevent them. Knowing the hazards ahead of time helps you anticipate, prevent, and respond to them safely.
- A cut from a garden tool should be handled by doing what?
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Cleaning it and getting proper first aid. Cuts and scratches are common gardening health concerns that need cleaning and treatment.
- Why should you learn about insect bites before gardening?
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So you can prevent and treat reactions. Insect bites are a listed health concern, so prevention and treatment matter.
All 73 practice questions
The first 50 are free, with the answer, why it's right and the official sources. The other 23 (🔒) open with a membership (every test). Or play them as a game and track what you've learned.
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- What should you do first to stay safe before starting garden work?
- A cut from a garden tool should be handled by doing what?
- Why should you learn about insect bites before gardening?
- What is the best response to signs of heat reaction while gardening?
- How should you treat exposure to pesticides or fertilizers?
- How many vegetables must you grow through harvest for this badge?
- How many of the six vegetables should be started from seeds?
- How many flowers must you grow through flowering?
- What is a good example of a root or tuber crop to study for nutrition?
- Which vegetable bears its crop above the ground?
- Which is a fruit used to study nutritional value?
- What does a seed germination test measure?
- Why do some seeds fail to germinate in a test?
- Why are honeybees important to food crops?
- When identifying five garden pests, what must one solution for each be?
- What is a common garden pest that damages plants?
- What is one non-chemical way to manage insect pests?
- How long must a compost bin be maintained for this badge?
- What is a vermicompost bin used for?
- How many plants must a hydroponic garden contain for this option?
- What is the smallest container allowed for a water garden option?
- What is the maximum size for a small decorative pond water garden?
- What does a honey super hold on a hive?
- What should a personal garden project include at minimum?
- What is one career that uses gardening skills?
- What should you research for a gardening career?
- How can gardening support a healthy lifestyle?
- What is the main difference between gardening and farming?
- Which leafy crop can tolerate partial shade?
- When is the preferred time to water a vegetable garden?
- Why is mulch useful in a garden?
- What is a raised bed often praised for?
- What is grafting used to combine?
- Why do gardeners start seeds indoors before transplanting?
- What is hardening off seedlings?
- What does companion planting help with?
- What is crop rotation used to prevent?
- What is biological pest control?
- What is a pollinator garden designed to support?
- What is organic gardening based on?
- What does no-dig gardening avoid?
- What is container gardening?
- What is one benefit of native plant gardening?
- What kind of soil is considered key to a successful harvest?
- How big a garden area do many beginner guides suggest starting with?
- What should new gardeners monitor instead of relying on a fixed watering schedule?
- What is direct sowing?
- Which crops are commonly started as seedlings rather than direct sown?
- What is one common challenge for new vegetable gardeners?
- Why do many sources suggest keeping seasonal garden notes?
- What is asexual plant propagation? 🔒
- What do strawberry and raspberry plants produce to spread and form new plants? 🔒
- In grafting, what is the scion? 🔒
- Why might a gardener choose a rootstock with disease resistance? 🔒
- What does self-pollination produce compared with cross-pollination? 🔒
- What carries pollen to complete pollination? 🔒
- Why do gardeners save seeds from heirloom varieties rather than hybrids? 🔒
- What is scarification or stratification needed for? 🔒
- What does it mean when a transplant becomes root-bound? 🔒
- What are soil blocks made from? 🔒
- Why can soil blocks reduce transplant shock? 🔒
- What are garden pests generally? 🔒
- What can improper pesticide use lead to? 🔒
- What is good garden hygiene to prevent pests? 🔒
- How can insect netting help a garden? 🔒
- Why are native plants good for a garden in a given area? 🔒
- What is a simple water garden allowed to be? 🔒
- What is hugelkultur? 🔒
- What does community gardening provide to a group of people? 🔒
- What does garden sharing partner together? 🔒
- What temperature range do most plants thrive in during the day? 🔒
- What are right to garden laws about? 🔒
- What can yard waste like leaves and grass clippings become? 🔒