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volle grond

English translation: field-grown

00:38 Dec 10, 2006
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
Dutch term or phrase: volle grond
I am translating a cookbook from Dutch (B) to English (US) and in an introductory piece about asparagus, the following text appears:

"Niets gaat boven een Mechelse asperge afkomstig uit volle grond." and later "Buiten het vollegrondseizoen zijn er ook wel goede asperges te vinden."

I don't know how to translate 'volle grond' and 'buiten het vollegrondseizoen'. Any suggestions will be welcome.

Thank you for your help.
Marie Vandendriessche
English translation:field-grown
Explanation:
Source: Kramer

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Note added at 50 Min. (2006-12-10 01:28:42 GMT)
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open land season
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D.K. Tannwitz
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Local time: 04:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2field-grown
D.K. Tannwitz
5 +1outdoor(s)/field
MoiraB


  

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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
field-grown


Explanation:
Source: Kramer

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Note added at 50 Min. (2006-12-10 01:28:42 GMT)
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open land season

D.K. Tannwitz
Germany
Local time: 04:33
Native speaker of: German
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saskia Steur (X)
7 hrs
  -> Bedankt Saskia
agree  Marijke Mayer: the asaparagus can be harvested after the soil has warmed up to about 50 degrees
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Marijke
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
outdoor(s)/field


Explanation:
The usual terms for vollegronds~ are outdoor, field or open-ground. For 'afkomstig uit volle grond', you could say 'grown/cultivated outdoors' or 'grown/cultivated in open ground'. Vollegrondseizoen would be 'field season' or 'outdoor season'. These are the terms I've used in a monthly newsletter on fruit and veg for the past six years. Vollegrondsgroente = field vegetable (field cucumber, asparagus, etc). Another option is 'open-field' but there seems less evidence for that.

Huitenga's agricultural dictionary actually has vollegrondsasperges: field (open-ground, outdoor) asparagus
Vollegrondsgewas: outdoor crop, open-ground crop
Vollegrondsgroenteteelt: field vegetable production
Vollegrondsteelt: open-ground cultivation, outdoor cultivation: outdoor crop

The idea is to distinguish between greenhouse/glasshouse and field cultivation.

COPR Approval Notice Wizard
Outdoor asparagus, 2, 2, -, Post final harvest of the crop in the year of harvest ... A new notice of approval has been issued for use on outdoor asparagus. ...
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English / Outdoor / Asparagus | Recipezaar
Top 40 English Outdoor Asparagus Recipes | Recently Reviewed English Outdoor Asparagus Recipes | RSS Subscribe (what is this?) ...
www.recipezaar.com/r/184/461/429

Dairy Pest Environmental Management Module - Final Report
Asparagus research plots for the 2003 field season are being established. The Tom-Cast disease forecaster will continue to be promoted in the asparagus ...
www.pesp.org/2002/msu02-final.htm

Nitrogen Management in Field Vegetables - A guide to efficient ...Potato, Asparagus Brussels sprouts Cabbage, late Cereals ... a soil sample collected early in the field season, before seeding or transplanting takes place. ...
sci.agr.ca/stjean/publication/bulletin/nitrogen3-azote3_e.htm


MoiraB
France
Local time: 04:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Kate Hudson (X): Also with your suggested forms of translation
38 mins
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