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acid soil
Soil with a pH lower than 7.0 is an acid soil.
Soil pH higher than 7.0 is alkaline, pH is a measure of the amount of lime
(calcium) contained in your soil.
aerate Loosening or
puncturing the soil to increase water penetration.
alkaline soil A soil
with a pH higher than 7.0 is an alkaline soil. (lower than 7.0 is acidic).
bedding plant Plants
(mainly annuals), nursery grown and suitable for growing in beds. Quick,
colorful flowers.
botanical name The Latin
or "scientific" name of a plant, usually composed of two words, the genus
and the species.
chlorophyll The green
pigment in leaves. When present and healthy usually dominates all other
pigments.
complete fertilizer A
plant food which contains all three of the primary elements... nitrogen,
phosphorus and potassium.
compost An organic soil
amendment resulting from the decomposition of organic matter.
corm A thickened
underground stem which produces roots, leaves and flowers during the growing
season.
cultivate Process of
breaking up the soil surface, removing weeds, and preparing for planting.
dividing The process of
splitting up plants, roots and all that have began to get bound together.
This will make several plants from one plant, and usually should be done to
mature perennials every 3 to 4 years.
dormancy The yearly
cycle in a plants life when growth slows and the plant rests. Fertilizing
should be withheld when a plant is in dormancy.
double digging Preparing
the soil by systematically digging an area to the depth of two shovels.
drip line The circle
which would exist if you drew a line below the tips of the outer most
branches of a tree or plant.
erosion The wearing
away, washing away, or removal of soil by wind, water or man.
espalier Process of
training a tree or shrub so its branches grow in a flat pattern.
evergreen A plant which
never loses all of it's leaves at one time.
eye An undeveloped bud
growth which will ultimately produce new growth.
fertilizer Organic or
inorganic plant foods which may be either liquid or granular used to amend
the soil in order to improve the quality or quantity of plant growth.
foliar feeding
Fertilizer applied in liquid form to the plants foliage in a fine spray.
forcing The process of
hastening a plants growth to maturity or bloom.
frost The condensation
and freezing of moisture in the air. Tender plants will suffer extensive
damage or die when exposed to frost.
girdling The choking of
a branch by a wire or other material, most often in the stems of woody
plants that have been tied to tightly to a stake or support.
grafting The uniting of
a short length of stem of one plant onto the root stock of a different plant
(to produce a hardier or more disease resistant plant).
ground cover A group of
plants usually used to cover bare earth and create a uniform appearance.
growing season The
number of days between the average date of the last killing frost in spring
and the first killing frost in fall. Vegetables and certain plants require a
minimum number of days to reach maturity, so be sure your growing
season is long enough.
hardpan The impervious
layer of soil or clay lying beneath the topsoil.
hardiness The ability of
a plant to withstand low temperatures or frost, without artificial
protection.
heading back Cutting an
older branch or stem back to a stub or twig.
heeling in Temporarily
setting a plant into a shallow trench and covering the roots with soil to
provide protection until it is ready to be permanently planted.
herbaceous Describes a
plant with soft rather than woody tissues.
humus The brown or black
organic part of the soil resulting from the partial decay of leaves and
other matter.
hybrid The offspring of
two plants of different species or varieties of plants. Hybrids are created
when the pollen from one kind of plant is used to pollinate and entirely
different variety, resulting in a new plant altogether.
layering A method of
propagation, by which a branch of a plant is rooted while still attached to
the plant by securing it to the soil with a piece of wire or other means.
leaching The removal or
loss of excess salts or nutrients from soil. The soil around over fertilized
plants can be leached clean by large quantities of fresh water used to
'wash' the soil. Areas of extremely high rainfall sometimes lose the
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