单词 | potting stick |
释义 | > as lemmaspotting stick potting stick n. a flat stick used to press down the earth around the roots of a potted plant. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > gardening tool > potting stick potting stick1854 1854 Amer. Farmer's New & Universal Handbk. 377 The soil in the pots is next consolidated, by shaking it, and then lifting it up and setting it down again with a jerk; the soil being rendered firm and neat around the rim of the pot by means of a broad, smooth piece of stick, shaped somewhat like a table-knife, and called a potting-stick. 1897 Garden 2 Jan. 9/3 They place the new compost about them, and make it firm by ramming with the potting stick. 1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 17 Sept. 81/1 Use a pencil or ruler as a potting stick to push soil around the roots and bulb easily, but not too tightly. < as lemmas |
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