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Vine Crops

Continuing Education Hours: Claim 2 hours if you do the reading, fill out the Vine Crops Guided Notesheet, and complete the quiz.

This Plants Plus focuses on vine crops: cucumbers, melons, and squashes. In this module, you’ll focus deeply on these vegetable garden staples by reading an Extension publication and filling in guided notes. You can save these for a resource to use later!

In this module, you’ll learn:

  • Basic botany characteristics of vine crops
  • Pollination characteristics of vine crops
  • Environmental conditions vine crops need to grow
  • Common vine crop pests and how to use IPM to help avoid them without chemicals

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Watermelons are an example of vine crops
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