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Horticulture
Of or pertaining to the business, science, and technology of intensely cultivating plants for the use of humans.
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Hardpan
Plants; Horticulture
A hardened or cemented soil horizon or layer. The soil material may be sandy or clayey and may be cemented by iron oxide, silica, calcium carbonate or other substances. A hardened or cemented soil ...
Heeling in
Plants; Horticulture
Temporarily setting a plant into a shallow trench and covering the roots with soil to provide protection until it is ready to be permanently planted.
Hardening off
Plants; Horticulture
The process of gradually acclimatising greenhouse or indoor grown plants to outdoor growing conditions.
Hardiness/hardy
Plants; Horticulture
The ability of a plant to withstand low temperatures or frost, without artificial protection.
