Erntezeitpunkt

English translation: harvesting season

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German term or phrase:Erntezeitpunkt
English translation:harvesting season
Entered by: Michele Fauble

11:26 Aug 3, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / Common yarrow/gemeine Scharfgarbe
German term or phrase: Erntezeitpunkt
I understand this is the time/period (in this case, July to October) during which when a plant "yields". Literally "harvest period". What would this be for a flowering herb?

Thanking you in advance!
Bianca Jacobsohn
France
Local time: 10:38
herb harvesting season
Explanation:
Herb Harvesting
A small area can easily produce an abundance of food for the entire family during the growing season. Be aware, most herbs require full sunlight. ...
www.blackburnnursery.com/tips/herb_harvesting.shtml

These days are filled with canning, herb harvesting, and preparations for ... 4/26/02 Saturday, May 4th is the season’s first Farmer’s Market in Montpelier! ...
www.grianherbs.com/archive.html

. ... Speaking of herb harvesting, the plants will be at their peaks of flavor just before ...
www.carolinagardener.com/todo.html

The article offers advice on optimum herb harvesting. ...
www.agmrc.org/speccrops/herbsmain.html

... July, 2003, Herb Harvesting Begins Now!
barnowlnursery.com/bonnewsmain.htm

Herb harvesting, seed gathering, vegetable picking, bed mulching, birdbath cleaning . ...
boomersint.org/noct97.htm



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HARVESTING When harvesting your herbs it\'s best to harvest them when they are dry. For flower harvesting, take them only after they have bloomed. ...
www.articlehub.com/Lifestyle/Gardening/How-To-Start-An-Herb...

Flower harvesting Herb names in common (not botanical) use. Collections of herbs often carry the ...
home.earthlink.net/~toriorr/herb.html

The annual Australian market for medicinal herbs is said to be around or $45 ... Flower harvesting is generally done by hand, so steep slopes would not pose ...
home.vicnet.net.au/~bushfood/pages/salinity.doc

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Note added at 18 hrs 43 mins (2005-08-04 06:10:23 GMT)
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Google
Results ... 995 for \"herb harvesting\"

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Note added at 18 hrs 52 mins (2005-08-04 06:19:12 GMT)
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\'Erntezeitpunkt\' = \'harvest season\'
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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 01:38
Grading comment
Thanks, it is indeed harvesting as I discovered upon further research on this plant (and from class discussion) - I apologise for not giving more context (Andrew).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4picking season
Lancashireman
5herb harvesting season
Michele Fauble


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
picking season


Explanation:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q="pickin...

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or \'flowering season\'
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/english...
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q='flower...


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also 35 direct hits for \"herb-gathering season\" (i.e. where they are in the wild):
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q="herb g...

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jan Vano
10 mins

agree  Claire Langhard: yes, this sounds better for flowers than harvesting
53 mins

agree  gangels (X)
3 hrs

agree  Lori Dendy-Molz: I like "gathering"
3 hrs

neutral  Michele Fauble: 'Harvesting' has connotations that simple 'picking' does not, and flowers ARE 'harvested'.
19 hrs
  -> "Subject matter knowledge is often essential for determining the right translation." Never was a truer word spoken!
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
herb harvesting season


Explanation:
Herb Harvesting
A small area can easily produce an abundance of food for the entire family during the growing season. Be aware, most herbs require full sunlight. ...
www.blackburnnursery.com/tips/herb_harvesting.shtml

These days are filled with canning, herb harvesting, and preparations for ... 4/26/02 Saturday, May 4th is the season’s first Farmer’s Market in Montpelier! ...
www.grianherbs.com/archive.html

. ... Speaking of herb harvesting, the plants will be at their peaks of flavor just before ...
www.carolinagardener.com/todo.html

The article offers advice on optimum herb harvesting. ...
www.agmrc.org/speccrops/herbsmain.html

... July, 2003, Herb Harvesting Begins Now!
barnowlnursery.com/bonnewsmain.htm

Herb harvesting, seed gathering, vegetable picking, bed mulching, birdbath cleaning . ...
boomersint.org/noct97.htm



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Note added at 18 hrs 40 mins (2005-08-04 06:07:14 GMT)
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HARVESTING When harvesting your herbs it\'s best to harvest them when they are dry. For flower harvesting, take them only after they have bloomed. ...
www.articlehub.com/Lifestyle/Gardening/How-To-Start-An-Herb...

Flower harvesting Herb names in common (not botanical) use. Collections of herbs often carry the ...
home.earthlink.net/~toriorr/herb.html

The annual Australian market for medicinal herbs is said to be around or $45 ... Flower harvesting is generally done by hand, so steep slopes would not pose ...
home.vicnet.net.au/~bushfood/pages/salinity.doc

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Note added at 18 hrs 43 mins (2005-08-04 06:10:23 GMT)
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Google
Results ... 995 for \"herb harvesting\"

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Note added at 18 hrs 52 mins (2005-08-04 06:19:12 GMT)
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\'Erntezeitpunkt\' = \'harvest season\'

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 01:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks, it is indeed harvesting as I discovered upon further research on this plant (and from class discussion) - I apologise for not giving more context (Andrew).
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