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Vocab Final
Term | Definition |
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GPM | Gallons Per Minute |
HONEY DEW | A sticky honey like substance secreted into foliage by aphids, scale and mealy bugs |
Aeration | Supplying soil and roots with air or oxygen |
ACID | An acid or sour substance with a pH below 7.0 |
FERTILIZER BURN | Over fertilization: first leaf tips burn & then the leaves curl. |
FOLIAGE | The leaves or more generally, the green part of a plant |
BREAKER BOX | Electrical circuit box having on/off switches rather than fuses. |
CHLOROPHYLL | Green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis. |
FEED | Deliver nutrient to the plant through roots or foliage |
FERTIGATE | To fertilize and water at the same time |
Soil COMPACTION | Soil condition that results from tightly packing soil; compacted soil allows for only marginal aeration and root penetration. |
CUBIC FOOT | A volume measurement 12”x 12”x 12” |
CUTTING | Growing tip cut from a parent plant for asexual propagation |
DRIP LINE | A line around a plant directly under its outermost branch tips: roots seldom grow beyond the drip line. |