Gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and caring for plants, often in a garden for food, ornament, or recreation.
Soil: Soil is the natural material covering much of Earth's land surface, composed of mineral particles, organic matter, water, air, and organisms. Its texture, nutrients, and drainage determine which plants thrive.
Germination: Germination is the resumption of growth by a seed or spore under suitable conditions. It is the first stage when many garden plants are raised from seed.
Kitchen garden: A kitchen garden is a garden devoted mainly to herbs, vegetables, and other edible plants for household use. It applies gardening directly to everyday food production.
Permaculture: Permaculture is a design approach that models human-managed systems on relationships and patterns observed in natural ecosystems. It extends garden practice into a whole-system design philosophy.
Compost: Compost is decomposed organic material used to improve soil and supply nutrients. It returns kitchen and garden waste to growing beds as organic matter.
Plant propagation: Plant propagation is the creation of new plants from seeds, spores, or vegetative parts. Gardening uses both sexual and vegetative methods to multiply plants.
Ornamental horticulture: Ornamental horticulture is the cultivation and use of plants for decorative purposes. It encompasses gardening focused on visual composition rather than harvest.
Organic gardening: Organic gardening grows plants using practices that avoid most synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. It sets a distinct approach to inputs and soil fertility within gardening.
Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis is the process by which plants and other organisms use light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars. It explains why light exposure affects plant growth and placement.
Pruning: Pruning is the selective removal of plant stems, branches, or other growth. It can shape plants, remove damaged tissue, and influence flowering or fruiting.