In Montgomery County, Maryland, when are strawberries ripe and ready to pick?
a. All year long
b. June
c. March
d.October
2. Tart cherries are especially good for...
a. Jam
b. Pie
c. Eating
d. All of the above
3. Blackberries are what color?
a. Black
b. Red
c. Green
d. All of the above
4.
True or False: Cucumbers are a dull, dark green in color and have tiny spikes on them.
True
False
5. What color is squash?
a. Yellow
b. Green
c. White
d.All of the above
6. How many ears of corn grow on a single stalk of corn?
a. 2 to 3
b. 6 to 8
c. 10 to 15
d. None of the above
7.
True or False: Green peppers and Red peppers are two entirely different types of plants?
True
False
8. When referring to peaches, what does “free stone” mean?
a. You get a free stone with each peach.
b. The peach will not cling to you when you pick it.
c. The pit doesn’t cling to the pulp of the peach.
d. The peach is as heavy as a stone.
9. True or False: Peaches and Nectarines grow on the same tree?
True
False
10. What color are apples?
a. Red
b. Green
c. Yellow
d. All of the above
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Homestead Farm Quiz Answers
1.
b — Strawberries are ripe in June. Some years they are ripe at the end of May.
2.
d — They are good for eating, pies and jam!
3.
d — Okay, its a trick question. When they are developing, blackberries are green, then turn red, and when very ripe, they are black
4.
True — When you purchase cucumbers in a grocery store, they have often been coated with a wax that keeps the moisture inside and prolongs their shelf life. The natural “spikes” serve as a natural defense against bugs and animals.
5.
d — Sorry, its another trick question. There are many types of squash including zucchini, yellow crooked-neck and pattypan which Homestead Farm sells during the summer. There are also winter squash: Blue Hubbard, Acorn, Butternut and many others. Remember that pumpkins are also a squash!
6.
a — Each stalk of sweet corn has only 2 to 3 ears of corn.
7.
False — Red peppers are the fully matured green pepper.
8.
c — “Free stone” means that the pit (or stone of the peach) will drop freely away from the peach when cut open.
9.
False — Peaches and nectarines grown on entirely different trees
10.
d — Apples come in many colors, including red, green and yellow.
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