MG President’s Botanical Cocktail and Horticulture Trivia

1. A Drunk Gardener is:

A. A botanical cocktail made with gin, muddled tomatoes, elderflower liqueur, and basil leaves

B. Not much help around the garden

C. Plowed, cucumbered, and pickled

D. A Happy Gardener

E. All of the above

2. Soil is:

3. 10-10-10 is:

A. A losing lottery number selection

B. The attractiveness level of the people around you in a bar at closing time

C. Fertilizer containing 10 percent nitrogen, 10 percent phosphate and 10 percent potash

D. The usual number of a person’s fingers; toes; and the number of planets in our solar system if we had 2 more

E. All of the above

4. Vermiculture is:

A. The name of a night club in Vermont

B. A U.S. Political Action Committee

C. The customs, laws, dress, architectural style, social standards, religious beliefs, and traditions of vermin

D. The cultivation of worms for use as bait or in composting

E. One or more of the above

5. Grafting is:

A. How politicians make most of their money

B. The joining together of plant parts by means of tissue regeneration

C. The practice of rafting with Gorillas

D. A terrible idea when applied to your pets

E. None or some of the above

6. An item you should NOT add to your compost pile is:

7. An essential tool for any gardener is:

8. An example of the botanical binomial nomenclature of a common flower is:

9. How far apart should you space your plants?

12. BONUS QUESTION - How do you know you are a Master Gardener?

A. There is a decorative compost container on your kitchen counter

B. You would rather go to a nursery to shop than a clothing store

C. You plan vacation trips to arboretums and public parks

D. Dirt under your fingernails and calloused palms are matters of pride

E. All of the above

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