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You may have been reading an article that said to watch for a plant bolting or a description of a plant that has bolted. But, if you are unfamiliar with the term, bolting may seem like an odd term. After all, plants don’t generally run away, which is the typical definition of bolt outside the gardening world...
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With some plants, bolting just seems to be initiated by age. With many others, heat plays a role, so you may see some lettuce varieties...
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Seedlings emerge in mid to late July and develop into a rosette where plants can reach 4 feet in diameter. Plants overwinter in the rosette stage until they begin to bolt in mid-March. During the bolting stage plants form multi-branched stems to a height of 6 feet.
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Bolting (horse), which can describe one of two different types of behaviour in horses; Bolting (horticulture), a growth behaviour in plants
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Usually bolting in lettuce plants is the result of exposure to exceedingly cold temperatures early on in the plant's growth, even though bolting doesn’t actually occur until the warmer temperatures begin. Often this exposure to cold occurs early in the growing season of the lettuce plant.
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Failure of these bolts or studs could result in the loss of reactor coolant that could jeopardize the safe operation of the plants. Other bolting applications, such as component support and embedded anchor bolts or studs, are essential for withstanding transient loads created during abnormal or accident conditions.
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By keeping the water that fed his plants much cooler in summer (remember, water was his growing medium), he could stave off bolting and grow lettuces...
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Since all plants have the goal of reproducing themselves, bolting will Gardeners struggle the most with bolting in plants which are cultivated for their...
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9110150302 . Generic Letter 91-17 - 2 - "Degradation and Failure of Bolting in Nuclear Power Plants," EPRI NP-5769 (2) The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) performed another study in which it recommended a number of actions in response to potentially unsafe bolting conditions.
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