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il suolo è profondo e fresco

English translation: soil is deep and cool


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Italian term or phrase:il suolo è profondo e fresco
English translation:soil is deep and cool
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12:36 Feb 12, 2011
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Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
Italian term or phrase: il suolo è profondo e fresco
Part of a description about an Italian vineyard, describing the qualities of the soil. It's for a website. Many thanks for any help here as want to be precise.
janepar
Local time: 06:07
soil is deep and cool
Explanation:
seems to fit
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Helen Pringle
Italy
Local time: 06:07
Grading comment
Yes, it fits very well. Thanks very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4soil is deep and cool
Helen Pringle
4the soils are deep and (freshly)tilled.
manuel seixo
3 +1The soil is deep and healthy
Joyce A


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
soil is deep and cool


Explanation:
seems to fit

Helen Pringle
Italy
Local time: 06:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Yes, it fits very well. Thanks very much!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you- nice answer.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  simon tanner
56 mins
agree  Rachel Fell
3 hrs
agree  Anthony Mazzorana
3 hrs
agree  gallagy2: yes, vines need cool roots
1 day10 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The soil is deep and healthy


Explanation:
Here’s a website on growing grape vines and the type of soil that’s necessary for a good wine:

http://www.frogsleap.com/html/organics101.html
Organic growers say, "a healthy soil produces a healthy vine" that resists disease and pests. By returning cover crops and compost to the soil the soil remains alive and through its incredibly complex microbial world produces nutrients for the plant and soil structure.

Healthy Soil
Healthy soil means
healthy vines.


http://www.extension.org/pages/Soil_Quality_in_Vineyards
An ideal vineyard soil is deep, well-drained, with moderate fertility and moderate water-holding capacity. Soils that are not well drained should be carefully evaluated for potential improvement by tile drainage. Soils that are consistently wet due to impervious layers such as fragipans or clay subsoils are unsuitable for vineyards. Deep, fertile soils also pose challenges for producing premium grapes, as management of vine vigor and canopy microclimate can be difficult on such soils


Joyce A
Thailand
Local time: 11:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your suggestion and explanation. Much appreciated.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  missdutch: here "fresco" means healthy.
20 mins
  -> Thank you, missdutch! :-)
neutral  simon tanner: not saying that healthy soil isn't necessarily important, just that "fresco" doesn't usually mean "healthy" when talking about soil, as far as I'm aware
57 mins
  -> I :examined some antonyms: old, stale, unwholesome. And, some synonyms: healthy, untreated.
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the soils are deep and (freshly)tilled.


Explanation:

il suolo = the terrain; the ground; the so called ''terroir'' in oenology terminology
fresco <=> soil that has been turned/recently tilled, for instance.

DEEP TILLING
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2 Jan 2007 ... Deep tilling should be practiced in dry soils, as it ... Deep tilling prevents soil loss by reducing the flow velocity of runoff. ...
danewaters.com/pdf/manual/Appendix_1/DeepTilling.pdf -
Deep tilling (or subsoiling) is a practice that
rips the soil perpendicular to the direction of
flow. This creates a cut in the soil that
results in a series of horizontal ridges and
depressions, which slows runoff and
encourages infiltration and deposition,
decreasing soil loss from a site. In addition,
deep tilling relieves soil compaction and
increases pore space, fostering plant growth
by increasing nutrient availability and water
retention.

Example sentence(s):
  • Deep tilling prevents soil errosion

    Reference: http://Google.com
manuel seixo
Australia
Local time: 13:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: I thought this might have fitted well but opted for the more literal cool in the end. Thanks for your help.

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