Gardening Jargon
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Gardening Jargon – Hardened-Off
“Hardened-Off” is a process of moving the young sapling outdoor so that they learn to withstand outside changing temperature and weather condition. These young sapling are brought from nurseries or grown from seed or cutting indoor. Usually it’s 7-10 days of time to let the plant get accustom to the new surrounding. The goal is to
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Gardening Jargon – Bolting
When vegetable crops prematurely run to seed is called Bolting. It makes crops unusable for consumption. Following are cause for bolting – A cold spell – Changes in day length – Dry soil Bolting is common in lettuce, spinach, red onions , leeks, carrot, beetroot and fennel