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soil mix [2 records]

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Record 1 2000-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nurseries (Farming)
  • Silviculture
CONT

"Growing medium" is by no means as standard a term as "container". Other terms used synonymously are "rooting mix", "pot mix", "growth medium", "soil mix", and "potting mix". It is the material that fills the containers and performs the same function for the seedling as soil does in the field.

OBS

The term "mix" is used in a number of the terms synonymously with medium, because it describes the medium to be a mixture of substances. This is usually, but not always, the case.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pépinières
  • Sylviculture
CONT

C'est alors que le pépiniériste en est venu à la culture des végétaux en containers [...] Le mélange terreux devra être adapté à ce genre de culture; il sera à base de sciure de bois, de terre de jardin, de sable et d'engrais chimiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nurseries (Farming)
  • Silviculture
CONT

Early work indicated that 1:1 or 3:2 potting mixtures of sphagnum peat moss and vermiculite were best for our purposes.

Key term(s)
  • growing mix

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pépinières
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Les conditions de culture qui existent en serre pour la croissance des semis favorisent [...] le développement des insectes, des herbes et de tout autre organisme indésirable qui peuvent nuire à la croissance et au développement des semis. Il faut donc prendre tous les moyens pour éliminer ces problèmes à la source. Le sol doit [...] être pasteurisé avant son utilisation dans les mélanges de culture.

Spanish

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