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  2. Dibber - Wikipedia

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    The dibber was first recorded in Roman times and has remained mostly unchanged since. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, farmers would use long-handled dibbers of metal or wood to plant crops. One person would walk with a dibber making holes, and a second person would plant seeds in each hole and fill it in.

  3. The Simple Seed-Starting Trick That Can Jumpstart Your ... - AOL

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    Leaving seeds in the water too long can drown the plant embryo and cause the seeds to rot. After the soaking period, skim off any floating seeds. Older seeds especially may have gone bad , and ...

  4. Rose hip - Wikipedia

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    The rose hip or rosehip, also called rose haw and rose hep, is the accessory fruit of the various species of rose plant. It is typically red to orange, but ranges from dark purple to black in some species. Rose hips begin to form after pollination of flowers in spring or early summer, and ripen in late summer through autumn.

  5. Rosa gymnocarpa - Wikipedia

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    Rosa gymnocarpa is a perennial [2] shrub growing up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height. Its stem is covered with long, straight spines which may or may not be abundant. The pink or white fragrant flowers are flat and open-faced with five petals in most any shade of pink to almost lavender.

  6. Conservation and restoration of herbaria - Wikipedia

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    Pressed and dried: Vascular plant (flowering plants, conifers, ferns) specimens are pressed and dried plants that are mounted on herbarium sheets. Various techniques are used to attach the plants with the most common method of using archival adhesive with heavier portions of the plant supported additionally by linen thread or narrow strips of ...

  7. Didymocheton fraserianus - Wikipedia

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    The rapid spread of rosewood in Australia is due to the prolific seeding capability (est. 10,000 seeds per plant), leading to high germination rate. [30] Also, it grows well in most of the condition, the plant is drought resistant, frost, and salt tolerant. The plant grows really well under full sun exposure, but it needs shade when smaller.

  8. Gymnosperm - Wikipedia

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    The gymnosperms (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ m n ə ˌ s p ɜːr m z,-n oʊ-/ ⓘ nə-spurmz, -⁠noh-; lit. ' revealed seeds ') are a group of woody, perennial seed-producing plants, typically lacking the protective outer covering which surrounds the seeds in flowering plants, that include conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, forming the clade Gymnospermae [2] The term gymnosperm comes from the ...

  9. Raised-bed gardening - Wikipedia

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    Lumber is the most common construction material for making raised beds. [2] If using lumber treated with chromated copper arsenate or CCA (though uncommon since 2004 in the US and Europe [4] [5]), it is recommended to use a plastic liner between the wood and soil if the raised bed is intended for growing edibles.