October 2025 Gardening Quiz

1

Which vegetable is ideal to plant outdoors in many NZ regions during October?

a) Carrots

b) Tomatoes

c) Lettuce

d) Mangoes

2

Which flower is often planted in October to bring colour through summer?

a) Pansies

b) Sweet peas

c) Marigolds

d) Daffodils

3

Which DCT product combines humic and fulvic acid with urea and seaweed to give vege gardens a strong spring boost?

a) Weed Spray Enhance

b) Lazerhume

c) DCT Garden

d) DCT Lawn

4

Adding compost in October helps:

a) Attract possums

b) Improve soil structure and feed microbes

c) Stop weeds forever

d) Make soil smell like chocolate

5

Which of these would not make a good mulch?

a) Straw

b) Wood chips

c) Grass clippings

d) Fairy bread

6

Which garden pest becomes more active in NZ gardens as temperatures warm in October?

a) Slugs and snails

b) White butterflies

c) Aphids

d) All of the above

7

Which DCT product is designed to protect your soil biology when you’re tackling weeds?

a) Lazerhume

b) Weed Spray Enhance

c) DCT Lawn

d) DCT Garden

8

What’s the fastest way to grow a pumpkin for Halloween in NZ?

a) Plant it in April

b) Plant it in October and hope for a miracle

c) Bribe your neighbour

d) Order one from the supermarket

9

October is a good month to:

a) Sow new lawn seed

c) Stop mowing altogether

b) Spray lawns with cola

d) Water lawns with soft drink

10

Which term describes a plant’s growth in response to light?

a) Geotropism

b) Thigmotropism

c) Phototropism

d) Polytropism

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