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| What is a Double Flower?
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A flower with many overlapping petals, which gives it a very full appearance.
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| What is Double Digging?
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Double digging is a soil cultivation process with three steps. The first is the removing of the top 6-8"of soil...
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| What is Dormancy?
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The time when a plant has naturally stopped growing and the leaves have fallen or the top growth has died down. The dormant period is usually, but not always, in winter.
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| What is Dividing?
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The process of splitting up plants, roots and all that have began to get bound together. This will make several plants from one plant, and usually should be done to mature perennials every 3 to 4 years.
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| What is Disease?
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Any disturbance of a plant that interferes with its normal structure, function, or economic value.
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| What is a Dibble Stick?
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A pointed tool used to make holes in the soil for seeds, bulbs, or young plants.
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| What is a Detrivore?
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An organism that feeds on large bits of dead and decaying organic matter. What detrivores leave behind is used by decomposers. Crabs and seabirds are examples of detrivores.
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| What is Detritus?
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Dead, decaying plant material. Particles of organic material from dead and decomposing organisms. Detritus is the result of the activity of decomposers (organisms that decompose organic material).
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| What are Detritivores?
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Organisms such as buzzards and various worms, insects and bacteria that feed on dead organic debris.
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| What is Dethatching?
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To remove (dead grass) from a lawn, usually to aerate the soil.
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