| Annual |
A plant that lives for one year. |
| Bare-rooted plant |
A plant to be set out which has no soil on the roots |
| Bolting |
Forming a floral meristem and going
to seed prematurely |
| Broadcasting |
Applying fertilizer or other materials over the entire
area |
| Compacted Soil |
Heavy soils that have been packed or worked too wet and
are hard |
| Compost |
A mixture of organic materials that has undergone decay,
used for fertilizing |
| Compost Pile |
A prepared place for compost to decay |
| Container Plants |
A plant to be set out which has grown in a container
(peat pots, trays, etc) |
| Cultivar |
The same as variety, modern usage. |
| Dust (D) |
Chemical to be applied to plants in dry form |
| Emulsifiable |
Liquid chemical to be applied to
plants in concentrate (EC) water by spraying |
| Fungicide |
Chemical appled to plants to aid in disease control |
| Germination |
The process of a seed sprouting and forming a young plant |
| Hardpan |
A hard layer of soil a few inches under ground level as a
result of constant shallow plowing |
| Herbicide |
Chemicals used to kill weeds |
| Horticulture |
The study of vegetables, fruits and ornamentals |
| Hybrid |
A plant resulting from the crossbreeding of two plants of
the same type with different characteristics. |
| Insecticide |
Chemicals applied to plants to control insects |
| Mosaic |
A disease of a number of different vegetables which makes
distorted growth and is caused by one or more viruses |
| Mulch |
material applied to the soil surface to conserve moisture
and control weed. |
| Nematocide |
Chemical applied to soil to control nemotodes |
| Organic Matter |
A part of the soil resulting from decaying or decayed
plant material |
| Perennial |
A plant that lives for more than two years |
| Pre-Emerge |
Before seed germinates and the plant rises above the
ground. |
| Post-Emerge |
After the plant rises above the ground |
| pH |
A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of the soil, using
a 1 to 14 scale with 7 being neutral. Plants generally grow best at a pH
of 6.0 to 6.5 |
| Resistance |
The ability of the plant to ward off harmful plants
organisms such as diseases and insects |
| Succession |
Planting a second or more crops on the same planting
space in one year |
| Successive |
Planting the same crops at different times in planting
one year |
| Variety |
A category within a species, based on some hereditary
difference not great enough to distinguish species |
| Wettable Power |
A powered chemical to be applied to plants in water by
spraying |
