| B&B | blood and bone |
| CM | compost topped with mulch |
| CMC | composted manure with a topping of compost |
| COF | compost and organic fertilizer |
| GE | genetically engineered |
| GM | genetically modified |
| Half a square | one 3-foot square divided in half lengthwise or diagonally |
| Half row | 1.5 feet, or half a yard |
| LS | liquid seaweed |
| OF | organic fertilizer |
| Plot | the same as square, a 3-foot square plot |
| Plugs | plants plugged in |
| Quarters | a 3-foot square divided into four equal squares or triangles |
| Row | 3 feet long, or one side of the square |
| Season | either spring/summer or autumn/winter, spring, and early autumn/late summer (depending on your climate) being sowing seasons, and summer and autumn (and even winter in some places!), growing seasons |
| Singles | single seeds |
| Square | 1 square yard, or 3 × 3 feet |