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[[Category:Glossary]] [[Category:Turf]] | [[Category:Glossary]] [[Category:Turf]] | ||
1. A swelling or rising of the surface; the freezing and thawing action of frost which sometimes dislodges the [[crown]] of a plant leaving it partially or fully exposed above the soil line.<br> | 1. A swelling or rising of the surface; the freezing and thawing action of frost which sometimes dislodges the [[crown]] of a plant leaving it partially or fully exposed above the soil line.<br><br> | ||
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<br>http://www.savvygardener.com/Features/frost_heaving01.jpg http://www.savvygardener.com/Features/frost_heaving02.jpg | Example of soil that has heaved up and then been pressed back down.<br> | ||
Example of soil that has heaved up and then been pressed back down. | |||
Source: http://www.savvygardener.com/Features/frost_heaving.html | Source: http://www.savvygardener.com/Features/frost_heaving.html |
Revision as of 14:16, 16 March 2006
1. A swelling or rising of the surface; the freezing and thawing action of frost which sometimes dislodges the crown of a plant leaving it partially or fully exposed above the soil line.
Example of soil that has heaved up and then been pressed back down.
Source: http://www.savvygardener.com/Features/frost_heaving.html