A plant that continues to produce flowers or fruit throughout the duration of the growing season.

The structure that carry the flowers on a plant.

More than two thirds of all fruits and vegetables are pollinated by insects. Insects carry pollen from plant to plant as well as within a particular plant. This is essential to the formation of fruits, vegetables, and seeds.

A pesticide formulated to kill or control insects.

A multi-faceted, environmentally-friendly approach to pest management that takes in account the life cycles of pests and how they interact with their environment.

A plant or animal species that is not native to the region but has "moved in", often out-competing native plants for resources and in extreme cases causing extinction of native plants.

A sea plant that is used as an organic fertilizer.

A no-dig gardening method that uses the technique of layering newspapers, peat moss, and organic matter to grow vegetables.

Buds formed on the sides of a stem.

In gardening, an overhead structure of evenly spaced slats of wood or other materials used to create shade.

A method of propagation, by which a branch of a plant is rooted while still attached to the plant by securing it to the soil with a piece of wire or other means..

The removal or loss of excess salts or nutrients from soil. The soil around?over fertilized plants?can be leached clean by large quantities of fresh water used to 'wash' the soil. Areas of extremely high rainfall sometimes lose the nutrients from the soil by natural leaching.

Partially decomposed leaf matter, used as a soil amendment.

Refers to plants that have an abnormal amount of stem in relation to their flower and foliage.

Soil amendment used to reduce acidity. Lime (calcium carbonate) is applied in powdered or pelletized form.