Gardener's glossary

pH — acidity (6.0–7.0 for most). Loam — clay/sand balance. Green manure — a fertilizer crop. Humus — soil organics. Turf soil — a plot's top layer.

Stratification — cold seed prep. Seedling — sprouts. Transplants — grown seedlings. Depth — 2–3 seed sizes. Pricking out — spacing sprouts.

Suckering — removing tomato side shoots. Mulch — soil cover. Root watering — dry foliage. Feeding — in-season fertilizer. Spraying — foliar treatment.

Late blight — tomato/potato rot. Powdery mildew — white coating. Damping-off — seedling rot. Mosaic virus — mottled leaves. Root rot — from overwatering.

Technical ripeness — for storage (green tomatoes). Biological — full ripeness. Keeping quality — storage ability. Yield — harvest per area (kg/100 m²).

Sotka — 100 m². Boundary — plot edge. Survey plan — cadastral map. Membership fee — annual payment. General assembly — all-member vote.