ABOUT MINIATURE SCALES
~ One Sixth Scale or 1:6 scale or 1/6 scale, where 1/6” = 1 foot.
A 6’ person in real life, is 12” tall. Barbie, GI Joe, Playscale.
~ One Inch Scale or 1:12 scale or 1 inch scale, where 1” = 1 foot.
A 6’ person in real life, is 6” tall. Major
dollhouse miniature scale.
~ Half Inch Scale or 1:24 scale or 1⁄2 inch scale, where 1⁄2” = 1 foot
A 6’ person in real life, is 3” tall. Major dollhouse miniature scale.
Close to the 'G' Scale in the garden railway hobby world which is 1/20 scale.
~ Quarter Inch Scale or 1:48 scale or 1/4 inch scale, where 1/4 = 1 foot
A 6’ person in real life, is 1⁄2” tall. Major dollhouse miniature scale.
'O' Scale in the
railroad hobby world.
ABOUT GROWTH RATES
"Miniature" is defined as growing less than 1" per year (205 cm).
Height after 10 years of 6" to 10" (15 to 25 cm) and a maximum height, and width, of less than three feet (90 cm).
"Dwarf" is defined as growing between 1" and 6" per year (2.5 to 15 cm). Height after 10 years of anywhere from one to five feet (30 cm to 1.5 m) and a maximum height and spread of 10 to 25 feet (3 to 7.5
m).
QUICK SUN/SHADE CHART
Part shade - is 2 to 4 hours of cool sun.
Full shade - is less than 2 hours of sun.
Dappled shade - is called light shade or part shade.
Part sun - is 4 to 6 hours of sun.
Full sun - is 6 or more hours of sun.
"Cool sun" - is morning sun before 11am or after 3pm, or in the winter.
"Hot sun" - is from about 2pm to 7pm in the summertime.
AND GENTLE REMINDER ABOUT STORE-BOUGHT SOIL:
Our plants do not need the fortified soil with added fertilizers like Miracle-Gro Soil. The unnecessary fertilizers burnt the plant's roots. Avoid anything with water-retaining polymers too, it doesn't let the soil dry out enough in between watering sessions and gradually smothers the roots. Roots need air, which is why you don't "pack" the soil
in tightly around the rootball when you plant. If you must use this type of soil, use the high-fertilizing soil for your heavy-feeders, like annuals and vegetables.
Choose an organic potting soil for your containers. Add compost instead of topsoil to your garden beds. There is enough nutrients in any fresh soil
to last two years for our plants.
