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Contents

Оглавление

Safety first

Introduction

ABOUT PERRENIALS

Planning

Seasonal Stars

GROWING PERENNIALS

Basic care

Planting container plants

Maintaining perennials

Dividing perennials

Favorite perennials

INTRODUCING BULBS

Bulb types explained

What bulbs do in the garden

Planting bulbs

Caring for bulbs

End-of-season activities

Favorite bulbs

Zone maps

Glossary

Photo credits

Metric Conversion

Length
1 inch 25.4 mm
1 foot 0.3048 m
1 yard 0.9144 m
1 mile 1.61 km
Area
1 square inch 645 mm2
1 square foot 0.0929 m2
1 square yard 0.8361 m2
1 acre 4046.86 m2
1 square mile 2.59 km2
Volume
1 cubic inch 16.3870 cm3
1 cubic foot 0.03 m3
1 cubic yard 0.77 m3

Common Lumber Equivalents

Sizes: Metric cross sections are so close to their U.S. sizes, as noted below, that for most purposes they may be considered equivalents.

Dimensional 1 x 2 19 x 38 mm
lumber 1 x 4 19 x 89 mm
2 x 2 38 x 38 mm
2 x 4 38 x 89 mm
2 x 6 38 x 140 mm
2 x 8 38 x 184 mm
2 x 10 38 x 235 mm
2 x 12 38 x 286 mm
Sheet 4 x 8 ft. 1200 x 2400 mm
sizes 4 x 10 ft. 1200 x 3000 mm
Sheet ¼ in. 6 mm
thicknesses ⅜ in. 9 mm
½ in. 12 mm
¾ in. 19 mm
Stud/joist 16 in. o.c. 400 mm o.c.
spacing 24 in. o.c. 600 mm o.c.
Capacity
1 fluid ounce 29.57 mL
1 pint 473.18 mL
1 quart 1.14 L
1 gallon 3.79 L
Weight
1 ounce 28.35g
1 pound 0.45kg

Temperature

Celsius = Fahrenheit − 32 x 5/9

Fahrenheit = Celsius x 1.8 + 32





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