füllboden

English translation: fill soil

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German term or phrase:füllboden
English translation:fill soil
Entered by: Ventnai

15:18 Jul 1, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture / horticulture
German term or phrase: füllboden
Anybody help with this, talking about landscape gardening, bedding plants

füllboden liefern und fachgerecht verdichtet einbauen nach leitdetailplanung für den bereich der vegetationsflächen bis 35 cm unter fertighöhe.
Ventnai
Spain
Local time: 06:47
fill soil
Explanation:
as opposed to topsoil

Other things to avoid when landscaping under or around established
trees include soil compaction and addition of excess fill soil
www.theeagle.com/homegarden/101003horne.htm
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Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 07:47
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4fill soil
Melanie Nassar
4backfill soil
Kieran Sheehan
4fill dirt
Trudy Peters


  

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füllboden
fill soil


Explanation:
as opposed to topsoil

Other things to avoid when landscaping under or around established
trees include soil compaction and addition of excess fill soil
www.theeagle.com/homegarden/101003horne.htm

Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 07:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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füllboden
backfill soil


Explanation:
Füllmaterial is normally backfill and Boden is soil.


    www.treelink.org/joa/2001/jan/05_FACTORS_ AFFECTING_ESTABLISHMENT_OF_LIVE_OAK_gilman.pdf
Kieran Sheehan
Germany
Local time: 06:47
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füllboden
fill dirt


Explanation:
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Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 00:47
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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