Forked

forked
Divided into nearly equal branches.
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Bifurcate Forked, Y-shaped.
Bigeneric hybrid Species formed by crossing two different genera.
Biomass Substance of living tissue, often a measure of weight or volume.

bifudus, forked; from bis, twice and findere, to cleave, divide) forked; divided by a cleft.bilabiate search for term- adj., having two lips, as a bilabiate corolla of a flower.bilateral search for term- a. (L.

Forked witchhazel twigs were used, in fact, as divining rods in the practice of "water witching," hence the shrub's curious name.

The traditional forked dandelion digger remains an effective tool for popping dandelions and other weeds with long taproots out of the ground. The ball weeder has a large round center to give you even more leverage.

You will see natural places to make a split, such as where the rhizome has forked. Study the rhizome and make sure each section you have chosen will wind up being at least 3 inches long and will have healthy roots growing from it.

Never use stable manure for parsnip as this can lead to the roots becoming forked.
Lift them as required in the Autumn, if possible, leaving those parsnips needed for later use in the soil.
It takes about 26 weeks for a parsnip to reach maturity.

Exactly when a sharp stick became a dibble or a forked branch evolved into a hoe with a metal head is unrecorded.

If two central shoots or leaders exist at the top of a pyramid-shaped conifer, remove one of them to maintain a straight, unforked trunk.

If you've never grown a vegetable garden before, you'll need a few essential tools. A shovel or forked spade, a rake and a hoe are the minimum. (Don't forget stake supports for your vining plants as well.)
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An area for raising seeds that has been weeded, forked over, firmed and leveled, with all stones and lumps of soil removed.

For a Zen-like effect, you can purchase a forked stone rake that you can draw through small stones, creating a ripple pattern.

Root Crops are seldom transplanted because digging up the plant usually breaks the tap root, causing misshapen and forked roots.
For more information, see the following Colorado State Extension fact sheet(s).

There are permanent inorganic mulches, such as gravel and shingle, and seasonal mulches, which include the various organic materials applied while plants are growing as well as being forked in later to improve the soil.

To grow a plant in a tree in the garden, remove most of the potting soil and position it in a forked branch with the cup facing upwards so that it can collect the rain, and the roots having maximum contact.

Take a small piece of wood, cut it into a triangular or trapezoidal shape, and gently wedge it between the limbs until they are separated as far as you want. Be very careful when separating forked branches; ...

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