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Leaf
What part of the plant is responsible for making food using sunlight?
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A trowel
Which small handheld tool has a curved scoop for lifting plants or dirt?
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Sunlight
Gardening encourages being outside which increases exposure to what natural mood booster?
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Basil
This popular herb, often paired with tomatoes, is the star ingredient in pesto.
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Sunflower
What flower always faces the sun?
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Sunlight, water, and nutrients
What three things do most plants need to survive?
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Pruning shears
What tool helps cut dead or overgrown stems or branches?
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Fine motor skills
Handling soil and plants supports which motor skill?
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Tomato
Often confused with a vegetable, this red garden favorite is actually a fruit.
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Bees
What insect is essential for pollinating many flowers and crops?
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Photosynthesis
What is the process by which plants turn sunlight into energy?
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A hand cultivator
What is the tool used to loosen soil with a claw like shape?
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Patience
What skill is encouraged by working with plants that grow slowly?
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Carrot
What vegetable is most commonly associated with eye health?
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Cucumber
What vegetable is 95% water?
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A perennial
A plant that returns every year is called what?
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a Flame weeder
What gardening tool can actually be used with fire to remove weeds?
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Mindfulness
Gardening encourages focus on the present moment, supporting what healing activity?
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Mint
What herb spreads rapidly and is best grown in its own container?
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Bonsai
What is the Japanese art of growing and shaping miniature trees in containers?
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The epidermis or bark (for woody plants)
What is the name for the outer protective layer of a plant stem?
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A sickle
What is the traditional tool from Europe that uses a curved blade to harvest grains and tall grass?
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Low mood or Mild Depression
What common seasonal emotional dip can be reduced by working with soil and plants?
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Potatoes
What type of vegetable plant grows from a “tuber”?
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Red Poppy
Which flower is the symbol of the US Military?
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