Tilth - a fine crumbly surface layer of soil produced by cultivation Want to unearth more gardening terms? Deciduous - describes plants that shed leaves at the end of the growing season and renew them at the beginning of the next

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Systemic / translocated weedkiller - a weedkiller that is absorbed and distributed through a plant when applied to leaves