Gardening in Zone 10a
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Gardening Jargon – Biointensive Gardening
It is an organic agriculture system. It focus on high Yield using companion planting and planting methods in less space while maintaining the bio-diversity and sustaining the fertility of soil. There are 8 principle/component of this system which are as follow Double-Dug, Raised Beds Composting Biointensive Planting Companion Planting Carbon Farming Calorie Farming Use of Open-Pollinated Seeds A
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Gardening Jargon – Heat Stress in plant
Heat stress is a period in which temperatures are hot enough to cause damage to plant function or development. Mainly it is identified by leaf drop in summer days. Other ways to find if plants are heat stressed is as follows – Leaf curl – Drying of Leaves and eventually shedding from plant – Leaf Drop