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PLATE-BANDE SURELEVEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Horticulture
- Planting Techniques (Farming)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- raised bed
1, record 1, English, raised%20bed
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- raised planting bed 2, record 1, English, raised%20planting%20bed
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a planting area that is higher than the surrounding soil level. 1, record 1, English, - raised%20bed
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
How to Plant. The hole you dig for your new conifer should be shallow and wide - twice the width of and more shallow than the height of the root ball. Unless the soil is very compacted or so light and porous that it retains very little moisture, you will not need to add organic matter. If soil drainage is a continual problem, consider creating a raised planting bed that has been amended to improve the soil. 3, record 1, English, - raised%20bed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Horticulture
- Techniques de plantation
- Architecture paysagère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-bande surélevée
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dbande%20sur%C3%A9lev%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les seules choses qu'ils détestent : l'ombre et les terres argileuses et humides (la solution : plantez-les dans une plate-bande surélevée de 20 cm par rapport à l'allée ainsi l'eau s'égoutte et vos thyms ne passent plus l'hiver les pieds dans la boue). 2, record 1, French, - plate%2Dbande%20sur%C3%A9lev%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des platebandes. 3, record 1, French, - plate%2Dbande%20sur%C3%A9lev%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
platebande (sing.); platebandes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - plate%2Dbande%20sur%C3%A9lev%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- platebande surélevée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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