What are Rhizomes?

Rhizomes – A type of elongated stem beneath the growing surface from which new shoots or plants arise.

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Pruning – Cutting back a plant for stronger, fuller growth. More drastic than pinching back.

Pinching back – To pinch off growth at tips of plants to encourage side growth to make a plant bushier.

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Photosynthesis – The action of light on the chlorophyll in plants that results in the plant making food.

Phototropic – Describes a plant’s natural tendency to grow toward its light source. Well-rounded plants should be rotated every few days or they’ll begin to lean.

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Over-watering – Perhaps the number one killer of soil-grown plants. All too often you don’t realize they’re getting too much moisture until roots begin to rot.

Overfeeding – Perhaps the number two enemy of soil-grown plants. Too much fertilizer and the victim dies from excess fertilizer salts which “burn off” functioning roots.