SunnyGardens.com - Online gardening community featuring a searchable plant encyclopedia, glossary of botanical terms, and recipe database.http://www.sunnygardens.comen-USSunnyGardens.comCopyright 1999-2008Tue, 13 May 2008 0:06:00 MSThttp://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/clay_granules/clay_granules_000177.phpMoisture-retentive pellets of expanded <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/clay/clay_000176.php">clay</a>. In hot, dry weather, the evaporation of water poured on to these granules increases <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/humidity/humidity_000337.php">humidity</a> around houseplants. They may also be used as a growing medium. Tue, 13 May 2008 0:06:00 MSThttp://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/clay_granules/clay_granules_000177.phphttp://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/leaf_stalk/leaf_stalk_000374.phpPart of a <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/leaf/leaf_000365.php">leaf</a>, attached to the base or center of the <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/leaf_blade/leaf_blade_000367.php">leaf blade</a>, that connects it to a <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/stem/stem_000572.php">stem</a> or <a href="http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/branch/branch_000135.php">branch</a>. Tue, 13 May 2008 0:06:00 MSThttp://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/leaf_stalk/leaf_stalk_000374.phphttp://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/aeration/aeration_000078.phpLoosening of the soil structure to allow free circulation of air. Tue, 13 May 2008 0:06:00 MSThttp://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_glossary/aeration/aeration_000078.php