Any of various fabrics used in the summer to lower soil temperatures, accelerate germination of cool-season fall crops, prevent bolting, and protect against drying. Mesh material that is stretched over a frame to shield plants from too much sun or heat. Soil that has little room for water storage and that can easily be moved by the weather. A tubular covering surrounding an organ or part of a plant, such as the basal part of a grass leaf surrounding the stem. A row or stand of trees, shrubs, or other dense growth planted as a barrier between a garden site and the prevailing wind or direction of storms.
Chrysanthemums are examples of short-day plants.
A woody plant, usually smaller than a tree, which produces several stems rather than a single trunk from the base. A planting of shrubs, as in a garden. Abounding in shrubs. An outer covering, such as the husk of corn or the shell of a walnut. To remove the husk, pod, or shell from.