It's Our Garden

a drawing or plan that shows where things are or will be

• transplanted

• mulch

• arbor

• layout

If you put ____ in your garden, you put straw or wood chips around your plants to help protect them

• blooming

• mulch

• arbor

• kernels

a shady passageway made of vines or branches

• blooming

• mulch

• arbor

• kernels

took it from the place it was growing and planted it in a new place

• arbor

• mulch

• transplanted

• kernels

When trees or plants are ___, their flowers are out and open

• blooming

• layout

• transplanted

• kernels

the grains or seeds of plants, such as corn or wheat

• arbor

• mulch

• transplanted

• kernels

What happens to the food scraps that students collect from meals and snacks?

• They go into a compost pile where worms eat them.

• They go into a tank where they are burned to heat water.

• They go into a landfill where they break down over time.

• They go into a greenhouse where they are mixed into the dirt.

The author says that the garden is flourishing in the spring. What does flourishing mean?

• drying out

• growing well

• looking colorful

• filling with weeds

Why are corn, beans, and squash planted together?

• The corn keeps the beans and squash warm at night.

• Together, the three plants make a good place for a beehive of activity.

• The beans grow up the cornstalks, and the corn and squash leaves shade the soil to keep it moist.

• The corn and beans make a tepee over the squash, and the leaves of all three plants keep weeds from growing in the soil.

How does the author present things in the passage?

• He puts things that are more important first.

• He uses time order and moves through the seasons.

• He asks questions and gives answers about gardening.

• He tells how plants are alike and how they are different.