RHS Level 2 Vegetable cultivar selection

5 Written Questions

1. Red onion
2. Loose leaf Italian lettuce with attractive frilly edges
3. Late crop carrot; stores well over winter
4. Main crop potato; excellent disease resistance
5. Early carrot

5 Matching Questions

1. Cucurbita pepo 'Long Green Bush'
2. Solanum tuberosum 'Red Duke of York'
3. Phaseolus coccineus 'Scarlet Empire'
4. Cucurbita pepo 'Defender' AGM
5. Beta vulgaris 'Alto' AGM

1. a Popular courgette; fair resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus
2. b Early beetroot; sweet, cylindrical roots
3. c Climbing runner bean
4. d Can use as courgettes or marrow
5. e Early red potato

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Main crop leek; hardy
   1. Allium porrum 'Lancelot'
   2. Allium cepa 'Setton' AGM
   3. Allium porrum 'Musselburgh'
   4. Allium cepa 'Red Baron' AGM
2. Delicious salad potato
   1. Solanum tuberosum 'Pink Fir Apple'
   2. Solanum tuberosum 'Cara'
   3. Raphanus sativus 'China Rose'
   4. Solanum tuberosum 'Red Duke of York'
3. Early radish
   1. Lactuca sativa 'Tom Thumb'
   2. Raphanus sativus 'Saxa 2'
   3. Solanum tuberosum 'Cara'
   4. Raphanus sativus 'China Rose'
4. Winter savoy cabbage
   1. Brassica oleracea (Capitata) 'Red Drumhead'
   2. Brassica oleracea (Capitata) 'Savoy King'
   3. Brassica oleracea (Capitata) 'Celtic' AGM
   4. Brassica oleracea (Capitata) 'Durham Early'
5. Late radish
   1. Lactuca sativa 'Lollo Rossa' AGM
   2. Lactuca sativa 'Tom Thumb'
   3. Raphanus sativus 'China Rose'
   4. Raphanus sativus 'Saxa 2'

5 True/False Questions

1. Allium cepa 'Golden Bear' AGM → Red onion

   True        False

2. Brassica oleracea (Gemmifera) 'Diablo' AGM → Autumn/late winter brussels sprouts

   True        False

3. Beta vulgaris 'Pronto' AGM → Bolt-resistant beetroot, good for baby beets and salad leaves

   True        False

4. Beta vulgaris 'Boltardy' → Bolt-resistant early beetroot

   True        False

5. Brassica oleracea (Capitata) 'Durham Early' → Early spring cabbage

   True        False