A Glossary of Vine Abbreviations and Phrases

Armpits - side shoots of tomatoes

BER - Blossom End Rot - the rotting black end of tomatoes caused by erratic watering
BFB - Blood fish and bone, alternative ordering
Blowaway - (1) cheapy mini plastic greenhouse thingy (2) a temporary greenhouse consisting of a polythene cover over a tubular metal frame - often resembling a tent, known for its susceptibility to winds.
Bolt - the unwanted flowering of a plant i.e lettuces, oriental veg, rhubarb
Bulbil - small bulbs which grow from the flower heads of certain alliums

CACA - Cut and come again - usually salad leaves like lettuce than can be cut, leaving the roots in situ which will grow again.
CFB - Climbing French Bean
Chitting - getting spuds to sprout shoots prior to planting
Christmad = Christmas

Dalek - a type of bin used to make your own compost.
Determinate = bush tomatoes
DFB - Dwarf french bean
DH ....dear husband

FBB - Fish, blood, bone
Furtle - having a rummage in the soil to check if your potatoes are ready to harvest.
FYM = Farm yard Manure

GC = Garden Centre
GH = GreenHouse
GR - Gardeners Rest, our virtual pub that opens at christmas See #24
Grape - a person who uses this forum
GW - Gardeners World

Half-runner beans = French beans that can't make their minds up and grow to 3-4ft high
Haulms - potato stems and foliage
HSL - Heritage Seed Library, part of Garden Organic who promote and preserve rare heritage varieties
Hutton Period - a period of warmish, high humidity weather than can suggest blight is on its way - Hutton replaced Smith period as the indicator in 2017

Indeterminate = cordon = vine tomatoes

JA - Jerusalem artichokes
JI - John Innes compost

Kite - Blowaway Tunnel

Layering (lasagne bed) - a way of placing different materials on top of one another to build up a bed i.e cardboard, kitchen waste, shredded paper, spent compost etc. etc.
Layering - pegging a branch to the ground so it roots and you have a new, free plant

M27,M9,M26,M106,M111 and M25 - All types of apple rootstock. See #16
MFB Morrisons Flower Bucket, or any other Florists Buckets', often given away or sold 8 for a £1.
Mods - forum moderators also known as scary people with pointy sticks
Mom - Member Of The Month
MPC = Multi Purpose Compost

Nutter = Nutter!!

OH...other half

PSB = Purple Sprouting Broccoli
PT - Polytunnel

RHS - Royal Horticulture Society
Rootstock - Most commonly used when talking about fruit trees. It is a root that is usually grafted to a scion for various reasons but the main reason (for fruit trees) is to govern overall size.

SAE - Stamped addressed envelope
Scape - flower bud on an allium eg onion, garlic, leek. Usually removed as a sign of bolting. - See Bolt
Scion - Cutting material which is grafted to a rootstock. Most often used when talking about fruit trees
SFG - Square foot gardening. A method in which to get maximum crops from an area
Slimes/Slimies ...slugs and snails
Smith Period - a period of warmish, high humidity weather than can suggest blight is on its way - see Hutton period
Snugs - Snails & Slugs
SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed

TPS - True potato seed (actual seed), not to be confused with seed potato which is in fact just a potato that gets planted.

Vine (grapevine) - term used to refer to this forum
VSP - Virtual Seed Parcel , http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...cel_83432.html for swapping seeds
VVS ...the Virtual Vine Show.. was held every year over the summer months and into Autumn where peeps show off their produce!
Weed - unwanted plant or plant in the wrong place
WSB = White Sprouting Broccoli


Compiled by VC (veggiechicken), NG (Norfolkgrey), PP (PyreneesPlot), Bren (in Pots), Sparrow100, MH (Mothhawk), 1Bee, BM (BigMallly), LD (Lottie Dolly), G4 (Glutton4.....), Nicos, Jay-ell, AP (Aberdeen Plotter)

FBB - Fish, blood, bone
VSP - Virtual Seed Parcel ,http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...cel_83432.html for swapping seeds
SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
GR - Gardeners Rest, our virtual pub that opens at christmad

Can you tell I struggled with what half of you were on about when I joined. The growing bits were fine

Dalek - although not an abbreviation I feel someone might be too scared to ask. It is a type of bin used to make your own compost.

BER - Blossom End Rot - the rotting black end of tomatoes caused by eratic watering

Yippeeeeee!!! I was going to ask if there was one of these but I didn't want to seem daft so I just kept trying to guess lol.

G4's bestest ever word .................... Bummocks

Furtle - having a rummage in the soil to check if your potatoes are ready to harvest.

Mods - forum moderators also known as scary people with pointy sticks
Vine (grapevine) - term used to refer to this forum
Grape - a person who uses this forum

I was a forum virgin. It took me two weeks to find the introduction section

Chitting - getting spuds to sprout shoots prior to planting
Armpits - side shoots of toms
Haulms - potato stems and foliage
HSL - Heritage seed library, part of garden organic who promote and preserve rare heritage varieties
RHS - Royal Horticulture Society
GW - Gardeners World
TPS - True potato seed (actual seed), not to be confused with seed potato which is in fact just a potato that gets planted.
CFB - Climbing French Bean
DFB - Dwarf french bean

I thought HSL were the 'chairs for old people' company who sponsor all the nice English murders on the telly...

BFB - Blood fish and bone, alternative ordering
layering - pegging a branch to the ground so it roots and you have a new, free plant
indeterminate = cordon = vine tomatoes
determinate = bush tomatoes
half-runner beans = French beans that can't make their minds up and grow to 3-4ft high

JI - John Innes compost - although I suspect I'm about the only grape that uses it.

JA - Jerusalem artichokes

Well that is a silly abbreviation - silly seed people. It is also the Health and Safety Laboratory Although I do like gardening from a nice comfy chair

VC might regret thread.

Layering (lasgagne bed) - a way of placing different materials on top of one another to build up a bed i.e cardboard, kitchen waste, shredded paper, spent compost etc. etc.

Edit: Ok, now I see why my hubby says I speak a load of gobbledygook when I talk gardening and vine.

Scion - Cutting material which is grafted to a rootstock. Most often used when talking about fruit trees
M27,M9,M26,M106,M111 and M25 - All types of apple rootstock

Now you need to explain this too

Smith Period - a period of warmish, high humidity weather than can suggest blight is on its way.