Gardening terms?

[cardiffsteve]

Dont know if this is a good idea but what about a reference of gardening terms?
Nothing complex just a basic description of what it is!

eg pinching out: The removal of new growth from a plant to encourage a more bushy, fuller plant. The word 'Pinching' came from the fact that you use your thumb and fore finger to pinch the new growth off the plant instead of a tool.

What you think grapes?

I know you can google them but it would be nice to have all the information in one place

[Aberdeenplotter]

Bl@@dy good idea. Can't have folks thinking that double digging is digging with a spade in both hands

[VirginVegGrower]

A glossary:-
Crown - top of a vegetable, not Royal headgear!
Taproot - main root, not a new waterworks company
Companion planting - flowers grown alongside fruit/veg, not best friend planting
Raised bed - a board/plank box construction to keep you off the soil and allow addition of soil improvers or quality top soil, not an elevated area for sleeping
Crop rotation - yearly movement of different crop groupings into set beds, not turning 360 degrees of a vegetable
Chitting - laying your seed potatoes weeks prior to planting so that they develop chits/shoots, not a young girl
Cloche - a protective covering made of plastic, fleece, glass or bamboo, not a fancy hat
Perennial - lasting several years
Biennial - lasting two years, reoccurring every two years
Annual - lasting a year only
Harden off - the process of getting a greenhouse seedling to acclimatise to eventual planting out, not teaching a plant to be a prize fighter

[Rocketron]

Double digging - Starting 2 threads within 20 minutes

[taff]

clamp - a straw and mud upside-down bowl-shaped shaped structure for keeping your root veg unfrozen and edible over winter.

[cardiffsteve]

Double digging - Starting 2 threads within 20 minutes

Twas 3 actually.....

[Jeanied]

How about contributing here - the site created by our very own OllieMartin.
WikiGardener - WikiGardener - The gardening site that anyone can edit

[cardiffsteve]

Thanks Jeanie
I didnt know about that

[Jeanied]

S'ok CS - Ollie only makes a guest appearance occasionally! Some good stuff in there though, quite a bit contributed by grapes I think!

[cardiffsteve]

Pity we couldnt get it on here as a "Sticky thread"

A reference section if you will

[Jeanied]

Cooo eeee Mods

Can you sticky Ollie's wiki page?

[cardiffsteve]

Cooo eeee Mods

Can you sticky Ollie's wiki page?

They might listen to you

[Nicos]

OK...OK...tis done!