long taproot

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Desirable Herb Varieties: Caraway
... --you plan to grow it in pots, be aware that it tends to a long taproot. Because of that taproot (which is beneficial to the soil, breaking it up deep and bringing up ...
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Desirable Herb Varieties: Fennel
... bed (and your carrots). Be aware that fennel, like its close kin, develops a pretty long taproot. Planting Out Fennel is, for a seed plant, rather luxuriant in its growth, and needs ...
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Ligusticum grayi Page 2
... class notes were written by Howie Brounstein @1993. You are welcome to reprint them as long as this paragraph is included. Feel free to send comments to Columbines and Wizardry Herbs ... -ground portions. Trust your intuition. Dig a clump of sod that includes the plant. Its long taproot will be sticking out the bottom of the clump. With care, it may be possible ...
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Anethum
... in a highly-scented compound umbel 4" wide; seeds are elliptic and ribbed, 1/16" long Hardiness: annual Soil: well-drained, fertile Light: sun Pests and problems: seedling damping-off Landscape ... to culinary uses was given to children to chew on during long sermons. Other culture: difficult to transplant due to long taproot, reseeds readily (harvest seeds before fully ripe to prevent), usually needs ...
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Knapweed / Central Washington Native Plants
... over, but can also invade undisturbed native communities and displace indigenous species. Knapweed's long taproot is very efficient in using the nutrients and moisture available, and they produce the ... soil together, knapweed has a single, long taproot. In areas dominated by knapweed, soil erosion can contribute to an already bad ecological situation, causing long term effects which are difficult to ...
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Floridata: Fagus orientalis
... their tips) that are 5-7 in (12.7-17.8 cm) long and that turn rich golden yellow or yellowish brown in fall. ... seed sown in autumn and allowed to overwinter outdoors. They produce a long taproot and are difficult to transplant, so set seedlings out as soon ... Its stately habit and autumn color are much valued. The beeches are long-lived trees with few environmental problems. The wood from beech trees ...
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Floridata: Asimina triloba
... looking leaves. These are up to a 1 ft (0.3 m) long and turn brown and gold in autumn. The maroon flowers, about 1 ... 't survive transplanting and cuttings won't take root. Pawpaw has a long taproot that makes it difficult to transplant (container grown specimens are the exception ... American plant. The pawpaws are up to 6 in (15 cm) long and weigh about 1 lb (0.5 kg). Researchers at Purdue University ...
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Floridata: Gaura lindheimeri
... foliage on erect spikes, 8-24 in (20.3-61 cm) long, that continue to elongate throughout the extended blooming period of ... shade. Moisture: White gaura is tolerant of drought. It has a long taproot and requires a well-drained soil. Hardiness: USDA Zones 5 - 10. ... to start new plants. The butterfly-shaped flowers are balanced atop long wiry stems where the slightest breeze sets them to whirling! Usage ...
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Floridata: Coronilla varia
... dozen or more flowers, each about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) long, are packed into each crownlike umbel. The segmented seed pods are ... 1-10.2 cm) long, and contain 3-12 flattened seeds. Crown vetch dies to the ground in winter but its long taproot resprouts quickly in spring. 'Emerald' is a vigorous, low growing ground cover with stems up to 6 ft (1.8 m) long ...
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Floridata: Taraxacum officinale
... . The only leaves are basal, 2-15 in (5-38 cm) long and usually (but not always) irregularly and deeply lobed; apparently they ... a lion. The fruits are tiny one-seeded brown achenes bearing long white silky feathery bristles. When ripe, the fluffy mass of fruits ... to pull them up knows, dandelion is a perennial with a long taproot. Botanists have named hundred of species of Taraxacum, most from Europe, ...
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