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le voile (du mur, de la rampe)
en sous capsulaire
Jun 13, 2013 19:14
10 yrs ago
French term

lien non blessant

French to English Science Botany Vanilla cultivation
"Le bourgeon qui dépasse du sol est redressé à la verticale sur le tuteur, auquel il est attaché par un lien non blessant".

This is probably obvious to anyone who's a gardener but I'm afraid I'm not!

The plant in question here is vanilla, but this could apply to many different plants.

The best I've come up with so far is "... tied using natural fibres"
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 soft ties
4 loosely attached (to avoid damage to the plant)
3 non-cutting tie

Discussion

liz cencetti (X) Jun 13, 2013:
how about... http://www.flexi-tie.co.uk/
liz cencetti (X) Jun 13, 2013:
so maybe just paraphrase and say a tie that doesn't damage the stems? (i wouldn't use wire if it wasn't covered to tie in my tomatoes!) flexible, maybe?
philgoddard Jun 13, 2013:
Liz It doesn't matter what the tie is made of - wire would be fine - but it must leave plenty of room for the plant to grow in diameter.
Catharine Cellier-Smart (asker) Jun 13, 2013:
I forgot to mention (it's late where I am) that I can imagine the sort of thing it must be (as you describe Liz), but I have no idea what it would be called in English.
liz cencetti (X) Jun 13, 2013:
it is a tie that doesn't cut into the stem, so something wide and probably made of rubber. definitely not wire. natural fibres might do it, but even they might injure the stem.

Proposed translations

+2
3 hrs
Selected

soft ties

How about:

How to grow tomatoes - Sunday Gardener's
www.sundaygardener.co.uk/how_to_grow_tomatoes.html‎
You will see from tomatoes in photograph 3 the wrong way to tie in new growth. As the plant grows the tie tightens and damages the stem. Use soft ties, check ...
Gardening Supports, Markers, and Ties - The Tasteful Garden
www.tastefulgarden.com › Start Shopping › Garden Supplies & Tools‎
Soft Twisty Plant Ties Recommended ship date: Jun 10, 2013. Soft cushioned wire is great for supporting tomato plants or any other plant. They hold nice and ...
How to Tie Tomato Plants | eHow
www.ehow.com › Home & Garden‎
Tomato plants and the fruit they bear will develop diseases, succumb to ... Use anything that is soft and wide to tie tomatoes if you don't want to buy ties: old ...
www.planetnatural.com/product-category/organic.../tomato-ga...‎
Tomatoes are what vegetable gardening is all about. They need early starts, ... Secure vegetables, vines and limbs safely with Soft Plant Ties. Made from flexible ...
Peer comment(s):
agree Yvonne Gallagher : "soft, loose ties"...old tights work great too but don't think wanted as translation:-)
1 hr
agree David Hayes : I would go for this. Here is another ref:http://www.gardenguides.com/91065-grow-vanilla-planifolia.ht...
8 hrs
neutral philgoddard : They don't have to be soft. Anything would do as long as it's non-damaging.
3 days 16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks! In the end I used "... is attached vertically to a stake using soft ties"."
20 mins

loosely attached (to avoid damage to the plant)

In other words, don't tie it too tight.

This question should really be classified as horticulture rather than botany. I did ask for this category to be added, but they said no.
Note from asker:
Thanks for your input!
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2 hrs

non-cutting tie

See the link here - http://www.hydroponics.net/c/711 - for reference. Ties that damage plants seem to do so by cutting in to them, but non-cutting-in would not work so well IMHO.
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