Printable Gardening Crosswords

Explore the green world of gardening with this engaging crossword puzzle. Dig into terms related to plants, tools, and techniques for cultivating your own oasis.

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Gardening

Medium · 11×11 · 13 words
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  1. 1. Protective ground cover that suppresses weeds
  2. 3. Underground storage organ for a daffodil
  3. 7. Self-contained ecosystem inside a sealed jar
  4. 8. Very young plant raised from a nursery flat
  5. 11. Notorious greenfly that terrorizes tomatoes
  6. 13. Sharp-edged digger meant to be pushed with a foot

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  1. 2. Result of carefully controlled cross-pollination
  2. 4. Gardener's dream soil texture
  3. 5. Awaken from dormancy and push a root down
  4. 6. Garden resident that survives the winter
  5. 9. Long snake-like watering device
  6. 10. Dandelion or crabgrass, for instance
  7. 12. Traditional implement for breaking up surface crust

Gardening

Hard · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 1. The offspring of two different botanical parents, or a gas-saving car
  2. 4. Long-handled weed whacker of the manual variety
  3. 5. Waste not, want not: barnyard gold
  4. 7. A pip, a pit, or a tournament ranking
  5. 8. To spread the wealth, nutritionally speaking
  6. 11. Greenfly that acts as a cow for ants
  7. 12. A poking tool that makes way for planting
  8. 13. It might go off over your head, or bloom in the spring

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  1. 1. Dark organic matter that sounds deliciously spreadable
  2. 2. A morning glory relative that puts the stranglehold on your plot
  3. 3. The uppermost layer, highly sought after by earthworms
  4. 6. Everlasting, or a plant that refuses to give up the ghost over winter
  5. 9. Hand tool that sounds like it could dry you off, with an R
  6. 10. A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered

Gardening

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  1. 1. Shrubbery sculpted into living, geometric art
  2. 5. Serpentine deliverer of liquid life to the lawn
  3. 6. Classic long-handled implement for breaking up earth
  4. 8. One-wheeled transporter for heavy loads of dirt
  5. 10. Subterranean anchor taking hold beneath the surface
  6. 11. Underground storage organ that promises spring color
  7. 12. Toothed gatherer of fallen autumn leaves

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  1. 2. Flashy bloomer that puts on a one-season show before bowing out
  2. 3. The structural superhighway carrying water upwards
  3. 4. Reliable bloomer that makes a comeback year after year
  4. 5. Provide essential liquid nourishment to wilting leaves
  5. 7. The lush, green collective clothing of a shrub or tree
  6. 8. Uninvited guest taking root where it doesn't belong
  7. 9. The showy, colorful culmination of a bud

Gardening

Easy · 11×11 · 16 words
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  1. 2. Small digging tool with a short handle
  2. 5. To trim away dead branches from a bush or tree
  3. 7. Liquid essential for keeping plants alive
  4. 9. The process of gathering mature crops
  5. 12. Protective hand coverings worn while working in the soil
  6. 13. Soil in which plants grow
  7. 14. Main stalk of a plant
  8. 15. Tool with teeth used for gathering leaves

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  1. 1. Long-handled implement used to clear soil and remove weeds
  2. 2. Device used to distribute liquid pesticides or water over plants
  3. 3. To begin to grow and put out shoots
  4. 4. Layer of material applied to the soil surface to retain moisture
  5. 6. To add nutrients to soil to help plants grow
  6. 8. Small hand tool with a curved scoop for potting plants
  7. 10. Colorful segment of a flower blossom
  8. 11. Long flexible tube used to spray the lawn

Gardening

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  1. 1. Layer of organic material applied to the soil surface
  2. 3. The foundational medium where roots establish themselves
  3. 6. Organic fertilizer sourced from livestock
  4. 7. Classic long-handled implement for breaking up dirt
  5. 10. Reliable bloomer that returns year after year
  6. 13. Heavy-duty clippers used for shaping hedges

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  1. 2. The gardener's ideal mix of sand, silt, and clay
  2. 4. Handheld implement used for small-scale digging tasks
  3. 5. Glass structure that creates a warm microclimate
  4. 8. The first green shoot emerging from the soil
  5. 9. Latticework support system for climbing vines
  6. 11. Plant that must be replanted every spring
  7. 12. Flexible tube essential for summertime irrigation
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