Stuff you're not sure you wanted to know, but I want to know. These are random things I looked up in pursuit of garden knowledge or some wild tangent I've followed while pursuing garden knowledge. Enjoy.
WEBSITES I LIKE
Garden Plans and Plants (Pintrest): This is my board for collecting information from other Pintrest boards.
Get Busy Gardening: I love finding garden blogs for people who live nearby. It almost feels like cheating to see tips from brilliant people who know exactly what to do with conditions like mine.
Desperate Gardner : "I'm desperate, desperate to be a gardener in a city that only receives 58 days of sunshine a year. Follow my journey of love and determination for a hobby that has few followers in Seattle."
The Old Farmer's Almanac: I don't have the patience and concentration to look at the daily charts. I love the articles in the printed version every year and there are great resources on this website.
Free Woodchips and Compost in the Twin Cities: There are a number of places in the Twin Cities where you can bring a shovel and a few bags to get free wood chips and mulch. Some are open just on the weekend and others are open specific times during the week. And a few require proof of residency.
:mustard family or cabbage family is a family of flowering plants (Angiosperms). The name Brassicaceae is derived from the included genus Brassica. Cruciferae is an older name, meaning "cross-bearing", because the four petals of their flowers are reminiscent of a cross.
cloche noun \ˈklōsh\Definition of CLOCHE
1: a transparent plant cover used outdoors especially for protection against cold
2 : a woman's close-fitting hat usually with deep rounded crown and narrow brim
Origin of CLOCHE: French, literally, bell, from Medieval Latin clocca First Known Use: 1882
cucurbitaceae
: a plant family, also known as gourd family, which includes crops like cucumbers, squashes (including pumpkins), luffas, and melons (including watermelons). The family is predominantly distributed around the tropics, where those with edible fruits were amongst the earliest cultivated plants in both the Old and New Worlds.
full verb
Definition of FULL
transitive verb
: to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by moistening, heating, and pressing
Origin of FULL
Middle English, from Anglo-French fuller, fouler to full, trample underfoot, from Medieval Latin fullare, from Latin fullo fuller First Known Use: 14th century
harden off
: the process of acclimating plants grown indoors gradually to the brighter light and cooler temperatures of the outside world
kitchen garden noun
: a garden in which plants (as vegetables or herbs) for use in the kitchen are cultivated
First Known Use of KITCHEN GARDEN: 1580
solanaceae
: a family of flowering plants that contains a number of important agricultural crops as well as many toxic plants. The family is also known as the nightshade - or potato family. The family includes Datura (Jimson weed), Mandragora (mandrake), belladonna (deadly nightshade), Capsicum (paprika, chili pepper), Solanum (potato, tomato, aubergine or eggplant), Nicotiana (tobacco), and Petunia (petunia)
WEBSITES I LIKE
Garden Plans and Plants (Pintrest): This is my board for collecting information from other Pintrest boards.
Get Busy Gardening: I love finding garden blogs for people who live nearby. It almost feels like cheating to see tips from brilliant people who know exactly what to do with conditions like mine.
Desperate Gardner : "I'm desperate, desperate to be a gardener in a city that only receives 58 days of sunshine a year. Follow my journey of love and determination for a hobby that has few followers in Seattle."
The Old Farmer's Almanac: I don't have the patience and concentration to look at the daily charts. I love the articles in the printed version every year and there are great resources on this website.
Free Woodchips and Compost in the Twin Cities: There are a number of places in the Twin Cities where you can bring a shovel and a few bags to get free wood chips and mulch. Some are open just on the weekend and others are open specific times during the week. And a few require proof of residency.
DEFINITIONS:
brassicaceae or cruciferae, also known as the crucifers :mustard family or cabbage family is a family of flowering plants (Angiosperms). The name Brassicaceae is derived from the included genus Brassica. Cruciferae is an older name, meaning "cross-bearing", because the four petals of their flowers are reminiscent of a cross.
cloche noun \ˈklōsh\Definition of CLOCHE
1: a transparent plant cover used outdoors especially for protection against cold
2 : a woman's close-fitting hat usually with deep rounded crown and narrow brim
Origin of CLOCHE: French, literally, bell, from Medieval Latin clocca First Known Use: 1882
cucurbitaceae
: a plant family, also known as gourd family, which includes crops like cucumbers, squashes (including pumpkins), luffas, and melons (including watermelons). The family is predominantly distributed around the tropics, where those with edible fruits were amongst the earliest cultivated plants in both the Old and New Worlds.
full verb
Definition of FULL
transitive verb
: to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by moistening, heating, and pressing
Origin of FULL
Middle English, from Anglo-French fuller, fouler to full, trample underfoot, from Medieval Latin fullare, from Latin fullo fuller First Known Use: 14th century
guerrilla garden verb
: gardening on another person's land without permission. The land that is guerrilla gardened is usually abandoned or neglected by its legal owner and the guerrilla gardeners take it over ("squat") to grow plants.Some guerrilla gardeners carry out their actions at night, in relative secrecy, to sow and tend a new vegetable patch or flower garden. Some garden at more visible hours to be seen by their community. It has grown into a form of proactive activism or pro-activism.harden off
: the process of acclimating plants grown indoors gradually to the brighter light and cooler temperatures of the outside world
kitchen garden noun
: a garden in which plants (as vegetables or herbs) for use in the kitchen are cultivated
First Known Use of KITCHEN GARDEN: 1580
solanaceae
: a family of flowering plants that contains a number of important agricultural crops as well as many toxic plants. The family is also known as the nightshade - or potato family. The family includes Datura (Jimson weed), Mandragora (mandrake), belladonna (deadly nightshade), Capsicum (paprika, chili pepper), Solanum (potato, tomato, aubergine or eggplant), Nicotiana (tobacco), and Petunia (petunia)
