German: BeikräuterEnglish translation: mulch plants 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Beikräuter | | English translation: | mulch plants | | Entered by: | kalimeh |
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Environment & Ecology | | German term or phrase: Beikräuter | | Beikräuter müssen gesät, geschnitten und ausgebracht werden um als Nahrung für die Bodenorganismen zu dienen. |
| | | green manures | Explanation:
A crop that is sown purely to cut and turn under to enrich the soil is called a green manure crop.
Beikraut normally means weeds - but why would anyone sow them deliberately?
As the cut plants are going to be spread on top of the soil and not turned under, maybe "mulch plants" would be a better expression.
Somewhat puzzling, all the same. More context would be useful. |
| Selected response from:
 Deborah Shannon
United Kingdom
| Note from asker to answererThanks - I think I will go with mulch plants
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