| Anaerobic |
A term used to describe a compost pile that is not properly aerated. When oxygen is not available for the microbes decomposing the material in the compost pile, a different type of microbe will be feeding of the material that may cause the decomposition process to slow and the pile may smell foul.
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| Bolt |
Bolting refers to when weather gets hot, lettuce will bolt. This means that it sprouts a flower and will go to seed. When lettuce bolts, the leaves will become bitter. If you live in hot climate, look for lettuce varieties that are heat resistant. Lettuce is a cold weather crop.
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| Botanical Name |
Use of the binomial nomenclature method of naming plants. Every variety of plant has one scientific Latin name to identify it. They may be difficult to pronounce, however there is no question as to which plant you are referring to as a common name may be used for several varieties of one plant.
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| Broadcast Seeding |
Sowing seeds by scattering them.
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| Cold Compost |
A slower method of composting with little to no interaction with the compost pile once it is created.
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| Cold Frame |
Refers to a "miniature" greenhouse. When moving plants from indoors to outdoors, the need the opportunity to become accustomed to the outdoor temperatures with a period to harden off.
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| Common Name |
The name used to identify a plant. The common name may not be accurate as it can often refer to several varieties of one plant. More accurate is the botanical name.
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| Compost |
The process of decomposing organic matter and using it as organic fertilizer and soil amendments.
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| Compost Bin |
A structure to hold the compost pile.
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| Compost Sifter |
A screen to seperate finished compost from larger material.
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| Compost Tea |
Liquid fertilizer created from water and compost.
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| Cultivar |
A plant that has been cultivated and given a unique name due to its desirable characteristics.
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| Damping Off |
Fungus related condition of seedlings attacking the base of the stem, causing the seedling to collapse.
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| Deciduous |
Sheds its leaves in the winter and the plant goes dormant.
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| Determinate Plants |
Determinate plants grow only to a specific height. Check your seed packet or seed supplier to find out how tall your plant will grow.
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| Dressing |
Fertilizing while the plants are still growing. Generally referring to minerals or organic matter such a finished compost and placing it on top of the soil around the plant as a side dressing.
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| Everbearing |
Generally referring to berries, an everbearing variety will product a smaller harvest year round.
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| Evergreen |
Holds its leaves through the winter.
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| F1 Hybrid |
A hybrid is a cross of two varieties of plants. F1 depicts that it is a first generation of the hybrid plant. Often an F1 Hybrid will not produce seed viable for planting or the plant produced by its seeds will have very low yields, so you may need to continue purchasing seeds should you wish to replant the same hybrid. Hybrids are bred for disease resistance, heat or cold resistance or higher yield. Check with your seed supplier as to the advantages of that particular hybrid.
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| Glazing |
The glazing refers to windows. On a greenhouse, the glazing can be made of one of several different materials.
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