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Q1 A spade, trowel watering can and secateurs are all good basic tools for gardening. What other three tools do we recommend for a beginner gardener? A hoe, border spade and shears A dibber, trenching tool and strimmer A hoe, rake and fork
Q2 How can you tell if a plant in a pot needs watering? There are two correct answers . The plant looks wilted and the pot feels light The pot feels heavy and the compost is stuck to the side of the container The compost has come away from the edge of the container
Q3 In hot weather, when is the best time of day to water? Midday Evening Morning
Q4 Why is it a good idea to store rainwater? There are two correct answers . It's perfect for watering ericaceous plants if you have hard tap water Plants in containers only like to be watered with rainwater It is a good back-up should there be a hosepipe ban
Q5 Why do gardeners need to add nutrients to the soil? There are two correct answers . Because garden plants are more hungry than those in the wild Because gardeners remove plant bits that normally rot and return nutrients to the soil Because plants take them out of the soil
Q6 At what time of year should solid fertilisers be applied to beds and borders? In mid-autumn, followed by a top-up dose in early winter In early spring, followed by a top-up dose in mid-summer In late summer, followed by a top-up dose in early winter
Q7 A fertiliser packet which has N:P:K ratio of 7:7:7 tells you that this fertiliser will be good for what? Encouraging root growth Encouraging flowers Encouraging all round growth
Q8 How many times a year should you clip a leafy hedge? Once a month Once or twice Three times
Q9 You are pruning a shrub that has single buds. Where do you make the cut? 20mm (2cm) above a bud 5mm (0.5cm) above a bud On the bud itself
Q10 You want to prune a shrub that flowers in August, when should you do it? The previous May September The winter after it has flowered
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