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| Naturalize | Plants placed in areas to look natural ie:crocuses in a lawn. |
| Neutral | Soil with a pH of exactly 7. |
| Nicking | Cut a small nick above a bud to divert growth from the apical bud, the bud below will then grow. |
| Nitrate | A fertilizer that can be natural or synthetic. |
| Nitrogen-fixing bacteria | Bacteria who have the ability to capture and use nitrogen from the air but live in the roots of some trees. |
| Node | A leaf-joint. |
| Nodule | Swelling in the roots caused by nitrogen-fixing bacteria. |
| Notching | Cut a small nick below a bud to divert growth, the bud above will then grow. |
| NPK | Nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium are the chemicals which are balanced to make a good fertilizer. |
| Nutrient film technique | Nutrient rich solution runs over the roots of plants that are not grown in soil or compost . |