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What Grows When Water's Scarce: Plant Match-Up

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Where You're Starting From — check yourself1 of 11

You're looking at your west-facing bed in the afternoon and it's getting hammered by sun around 3 pm every day. According to what we talked about in this module, what's the FIRST thing you should check before buying plants for that spot?

Our Dirt Is the Problem (and It's Fine) — check yourself1 of 11

The instructor says she doesn't test pH on every single hole before planting. What's her main reason for skipping the test most of the time?

Natives That Handle Our Valley — check yourself1 of 10

You're looking at a bare patch of that awful native Utah dirt—alkaline, compacted, basically concrete when dry. Which of these natives would you plant there WITHOUT amending the soil first?

Planning for August, Not May — check yourself1 of 11

You're looking at your garden in late July and realizing nothing's blooming. You check your notes and see you planted mostly spring bulbs and early perennials. What's the most common reason for this August gap?

Watering, Mulch, and Not Killing Things — check yourself1 of 11

You're planting a new xeric garden bed in April. Your nursery has beautiful mature five-gallon Russian sage, but also has smaller three-quart versions. Based on the lesson, which is the smarter buy?

Draw Your Actual Layout — check yourself1 of 11

You're sketching your drought-tolerant bed to scale on graph paper. Your actual bed is 12 feet long and 4 feet deep. If you're using a scale where 1 square = 1 foot, how many squares should your sketch be?