Growing Vegetables
Tilth this is the texture of the soil on the surface and to 5cm, where seeds germinate. Ideally it should be weed and stone free, and cr... soil surface texture, friable | Crop rotation If you grow the same annual plant in the same place each year it will use up nutrients to grow, and may provide a happy home for p...
| Germinate The beginning of growth, as of a seed, spore, or bud. The germination of most seeds and spores occurs in response to warmth and wa... Seed |
Drill
A line in the
soil into which
seed is sown (see packet for depth/width), or small seedlings are transplanted. Tends to be a straight line, marked out with string between two sticks. Helps you to see where you’ve planted.
Trench
(drill)A wide
drill - about a spade’s depth and width. Usually filled with
manure/
compost and then
seed sown into it.