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  2. Tropical agriculture - Wikipedia

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    An extra month in many places means an extra crop can be grown. For instance, if the local growing season is 5 months long, and the farmers' main crops take 3 or 4 months to grow, an extra month may be enough time to grow a secondary crop. During times of drought, what rain does fall can be collected in the pits and used to secure the farmers ...

  3. Tropical horticulture - Wikipedia

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    Both vascular and non-vascular plants grow in tropical environments. Plants indigenous to the tropics are usually cold sensitive and adapted to receiving high levels of solar radiation . They are sensitive to small variations in photoperiod ("short day" plants), and can be adapted to extended drought, high precipitation and/or distinct wet and ...

  4. Greenhouse - Wikipedia

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    Greenhouses may be used to overcome shortcomings in the growing qualities of a piece of land, such as a short growing season or poor light levels, and they can thereby improve food production in marginal environments. Shade houses are used specifically to provide shade in hot, dry climates. [49] [50]

  5. Ask the Master Gardener: Advice for growing vegetables in ...

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    Root vegetables including carrots, beets, scallions, and radishes also thrive with less sun. Although often forgotten, many herbs also flourish in shadier conditions, including mint, chives ...

  6. How To Grow Vegetables in Containers, Pots, or Window Boxes - AOL

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    Beets. This brightly-colored root vegetable requires sunlight and cool weather for its growth! Grow beets in a deep pot with good drainage and a compost-enriched, well-draining potting mix to ...

  7. Hardiness (plants) - Wikipedia

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    This system was developed specifically for the extremely diverse range of conditions in the US, from baking desert to frozen tundra. Another commonly used system is the Sunset Climate Zone system. [5] This system is much more specific to climates (i.e. precipitation, temperature, and humidity based) and less dependent on the yearly minimum.

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