Gardening

3D Fruit

• Not all oranges are the color orange
• Japanese Yubari cantaloupes are the most expensive fruit in the world and two melons were once auctioned off at $23,500
• There are donuts peaches that are a natural mutation
• Cranberries can bounce
• One pomegranate can hold more than 1,000 seeds
• A strawberry isn’t technically a berry or even a fruit because they don’t have seeds on the inside
• A banana is actually a berry
• Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave
• Apples, Peaches, and Raspberries are all a part of the Rose Family
• The most popular fruit is the tomato
• Square watermelons are grown by Japanese farmers for easier stack and store

Bird Feeders

• Birds are believed to have come from dinosaurs
• Ostrich is the largest bird in the world and also lays the largest eggs
• There are 10000 different species of bird
• They have hollow bones to help them fly
• Some birds are flightless, such as Kiwis and Penguins
• Hummingbirds can fly backwards
• The smallest bird in the world is the Bee Hummingbird with a length of 5 centimeters

Caterpillar Chain

• Caterpillars spend most of their time eating
• The lifespan of a caterpillar is about from two to four weeks
• Many can camouflage or blend into their surroundings
• They have eight pairs of legs
• They have six pairs of small, simple eyes
• Caterpillar’s predators are birds, mammals, wasps and other caterpillars
• There are over 180,000 different species of caterpillar

Egg Carton Flowers

• There are more than 250,000 species of flowering plants in the world
• Titan Arum are the world’s largest flower and is almost 10 feet in height
• In 17th century Holland, Tulip bulbs were more valuable than gold
• Dandelions look like weeds but are actually a good source of vitamins A and C, iron, calcium and potassium
• Tulips grow at a rate of 1 inch per day even after being cut
• Sunflower oil is widely used for cooking while the seeds are a common snack

Garden Vegetable Painting

• The most nutritious part of a vegetable is the skin and the layer directly beneath it
• The nutritional value of vegetables decrease during cooking process
• They generally are low in fat and calories
• Frozen vegetables are just as good as fresh vegetables
• They contain some of the richest sources of important vitamins, minerals, and nutrients
• Vegetables have many healing capability

Greenhouse in a bag

• Beans are the only plants that actually help, rather than deplete soil
• Cooked beans be frozen for up to six months
• In ancient Rome, beans were so popular four families took their names from them
• Lentullus (lentil)
• Piso (pea)
• Cicero (chickpea)
• Fabius (fava)
• Beans are also known as lentils
• India, Canada, Turkey, Australia, Nepal, china, Bangladesh, and the United States are all the world’s top bean producers
• Coffee beans aren’t beans

Ladybug Crown

• They are beetles
• Their bright colors warn predators to stay away
• You cannot tell a ladybug’s age by counting its spots
• They are closely related to fireflies and June bugs
• While most ladybugs are red with black spots, they can also be orange, yellow, black with red, brown, pink or grey spots
• There are 5,000 different varieties of ladybugs in the world
• They hibernate in the winter
• Ladybugs live between three to nine months
• They are slow fliers

Planting Seeds

• The largest seed in the world is the double coconut, with the ability to measure up to 50 cm around the middle
• Seeds provide food for people all around the world-your toast, pasta, rice, and other meals all started as seeds
• Some orchid seed-pods hold 3 million seeds
• There are some very dangerous seeds, such as those which come from nightshade, that could cause you to become really ill and potentially die
• Most oak trees don’t grow acorns (their seeds) until they are at least 50 years old