Desert Garden Glossary

Definitions, links and information

© Robert Dailey

Desert Garden Glossary, Robert Dailey

Here is a resource for Desert Garden readers, along with links to definitions and articles on Desert Gardens topics. Please feel free to use this list.

A

Acidic

Actinomycetes

Algae

Allelopathy

Aloe

Alkaline

Angelica

Anise

Annuals

Amaranth

Apidae

Aquifer

Arroyo

Artemisia

Asexual Plant Propagation

B

Bacteria

Basil

Berms

Biological Controls

Blass,Simcha

Blue Gramma

Buffalo grass

C

Caliche

Calcium Carbonate

Camomile

Century Plant

Chelates

Chihuahuan Desert

Chlorophyll

Chlorosis

Chicory

Cilantro

Clay

Cold Hardiness Zones

Compost

Coriander

Cooperative Extension Service

Cultivar

D

Deciduous

Deserts

Desertification

Dioecious

Disease Triangle

Distilled Water

Dormant Oil

Drip Irrigation

See also Drip Irrigation in Desert Gardens

Drought-resistant

Drought-tolerant

DTPA

E

EDDHA

Evergreen

F

Fertilizer

First Frost Date

Fungus

G

Germination

Green Manure

Ground Water

Groundcovers

Growing seasons

H

Herbaceous perennials

Herbicides

High Desert

Humus

Hybrid

I

Iron chlorosis

J

K

L

Last Frost Date

Low Desert

Low-Water-Use Desert Trees for USDA Hardiness Zones 7-10

M

Macronutrients

Macro-organisms

Magnesium carbonate

Marjoram

Master Gardeners

Mescal

Mesic

Micorrhizal fungus

Microclimates

Micro-irrigation

Micronutrients

Micro-organisms

Monocarpic

Monecious

Mulch

N

Nectar

Nematodes

Nitrogen

O

Oasis

Oregano

Organic

P

Parsley

pH

Plant Pathogens

Percolation

Perennials

Pesticide

Photosynthesis

Phreatophyte

Plant Propagation, Asexual

Plant Propagation, Sexual

Pollen

Pollenation

Precipitation

Protozoa

Pruning

Pulque

Q

R

Radicle

Raised Beds

Rhizomes

S

Sage

Salinity

Sapotrobes

Sand

Scarification

Seed

Sexual Plant Propagation

Slow-Release Fertilizer

Soil

Soil Fertility

Soil Testing

Soluble Salt

Sonoran Desert

Special-Purpose Fertilizer

Stomate

Stratification

Sublimation

Swales

T

Tap Water

Tarragon

Thyme

Topsoil

Transpiration

Transplant Shock

Trickle irrigation

U

Urea

USDA Cold-Hardiness Zones

V

W

Watershed

Water Wise Gardening

Western Wheatgrass

Wetting Front

Wildflowers

Windbreaks

X

Xeriscape

Xerophyte

Y

Yarrow

Yeast

Z


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