Hello from the Garden

1. (a) What part of the plant am I (between the two thumbs)?

(b) Some say I’m like a straw, so what do I do?

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2. Look at us. We are pumpkin seeds. We are usually sown in April. When do you think we will become fully grown pumpkins?

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3. (a) People sometimes wonder am I a fruit or a vegetable! What do you think?

(b) And how can you tell?

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4(a) What vegetable am I?

(b) Am I a stem, a flower, a root or leaves?

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5. Some people call me scallions or spring onions, but in Dundalk, they call me scullions! I belong to the same family as garlic and chives. What family do we belong to?

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6. I am a Bean that has been grown from seed. Which part of me do you think grew first – the root or the leaf?

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7. I am a member of the Rose family. Hawthorn is my name. How many petals do I have?

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8 (a). Here I am as a flower and as a seed head. Who am I?

(b) Gardeners call me a weed because I end up in their lawns. Animals can be one reason how I ended up there after they had eaten and then dropped my seeds. Can you think of any other way my seeds might have ended up in their lawns?

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9. Why am I drooping?? What do you think I might need to perk me up?

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10. I’m what you might call a predator in the garden, in that I love to eat green fly so I am extremely popular with gardeners. Children love me as well. Who am I?

St Brigids

Hello from the Garden

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