Priticious

• Gardening Jargon – Rhizome

  A modified plant stem which grows horizontally, under the surface of the soil. New growth then emerges from their nodes. Vegetables & Herbs Rhizomes Ginger Turmeric Galangal Nelumbo nucifera (lotus root) Rhubard Ginseng Fingerroot (Boesenbergia rotunda) Invasive Rhizomes Creeping Charlie Horsetails Japanese knotweed Poison ivy Golden hops Stinging nettle lily-of-the-valley Bamboo Bugleweed Chinese lanterns Liriope Nandina

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  Gardening Jargon – Deadheading

  Removing faded flowers from plant is called dead heading. How to do it ? Pinch or cut off the flower stem below the spent flower Why to do it? It keeps energy on the flowers, resulting in healthier plants and continued bloom. Or, say for a beautiful looking garden :). Which season? You can do

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