| AGRONOMICS | Soil and plant sciences |
| AGRONOMY | Most commonly angry on my study of soil and plants (8) |
| TERRARIA | Rare rat bits strewn around one in seal-able glass containers containing soil and plants |
| GMO | Norfolk Plant Sciences has developed a version of purple tomatoes to contain high levels of anti- oxidants and anthocyanins (1,1,1) |
| PARSLEY | Plant science's leading character featured in talk |
| EARTH | Third "rock" or "blue marble" from Sol, synonymous with dirt, soil and turfen loam, from brackish and fresh water to oceanic brine and sea foam (5) |
| GROWBAG | Plastic sack containing soil and nutrient used as plant bed (4,3) |
| EARTHWORM | Invertebrate which burrows in the soil and helps aerate and break up the ground (9) |
| STOLON | A long horizontal stem that grows along the surface of the soil and propagates by producing roots and shoots at the nodes or tip |
| POPULATIONS | By burying animal droppings, dung beetles loosen and nourish the soil and help control fly ___ |
| HYDRANGEA | Shrub with showy flowers that are blue in acid soil and pink in alkaline soil (9) |
| OLDGIGOLOS | Go and dig up soil and gold with retired toyboys (3,7) |
| PLUG | A ___ plant is a small seedling, usually in a small ___ of soil, and sold in batches for the gardener to grow on (4) |
| FREESIA | This flower of the iris family was introduced to Mallorca from South Africa and soon adapted to soil and weather conditions on the island where it flowers in March/April (7) |
| RYE | Cereal plant that tolerates poor soil and low temperatures (3) |
| PARTNERSINGRIME | Soil and soot? |
| DIGIN | Mix into soil and start eating (3,2) |
| WINTERRESORT | Gain French soil and classify Chamonix (6,6) |
| SAND | Original soil and debris of rocks |
| EARTHSTAR | Fungus needs soil and sun |
