Gardening Jargon

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  Gardening Jargon – Organic Gardening

  Most of us define “Organic Gardening” as no use of synthetic fertilizer and pesticides. But, it is more to it. Organic gardening is more about understanding nature and applying the best resources and practice in gardening. Apply compost to soil , it help clay and sandy soil become more plant friendly Grow cover crops Use of mulch Grow

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• 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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