lien non blessant

English translation: soft ties

19:14 Jun 13, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / Vanilla cultivation
French term or phrase: lien non blessant
"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"
Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 13:11
English translation:soft ties
Explanation:
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 ...
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Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:11
Grading comment
Thanks! In the end I used "... is attached vertically to a stake using soft ties".
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2soft ties
Claire Cox
4loosely attached (to avoid damage to the plant)
philgoddard
3non-cutting tie
Laurence Fogarty


Discussion entries: 5





  

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loosely attached (to avoid damage to the plant)


Explanation:
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.

philgoddard
United States
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non-cutting tie


Explanation:
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.

Laurence Fogarty
Italy
Local time: 10:11
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soft ties


Explanation:
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 ...

Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:11
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
Thanks! In the end I used "... is attached vertically to a stake using soft ties".

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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