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garden bed
A defined, cultivated area in a garden that is prepared for growing plants such as vegetables, herbs, or flowers.
Im Frühling pflanzen wir neue Blumen in das Beet vor dem Haus.
In spring, we plant new flowers in the bed in front of the house.
'Das Beet' sounds like the English word 'beet' ('die Rote Bete'), but it means a planted area in a garden (garden bed). The vegetable 'Rote Bete' (beetroot/beet) grows in a 'Beet' (garden bed).
Wir haben dieses Jahr Karotten und Salat im Beet.
We have carrots and lettuce in the garden bed this year.
'Beet' is often the base word for more specific terms that describe what grows there. Common examples are 'Blumenbeet' (flower bed), 'Gemüsebeet' (vegetable bed), or 'Kräuterbeet' (herb bed).
Im Kräuterbeet wachsen Petersilie, Schnittlauch und Basilikum.
Parsley, chives, and basil are growing in the herb bed.
There are typical gardening tasks around the bed. You can 'ein Beet anlegen' (create a new bed), 'etwas in ein Beet pflanzen' (plant something in a bed), or 'im Beet Unkraut jäten' (weed the bed, remove unwanted plants).
Im Herbst müssen wir das alte Blumenbeet für den Winter vorbereiten.
In autumn, we have to prepare the old flower bed for winter.
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Bett and Beet can both refer to a defined area in a garden for growing plants. In this meaning, the spelling Beet is generally standard in modern German; Bett is also used, but sounds less appropriate. When writing about gardening, you should therefore usually choose Beet.
Im hinteren Teil des Gartens legten wir ein Beet für die neuen Kräuter an.
In the back part of the garden, we prepared a garden bed for the new herbs.
Im hinteren Teil des Gartens legten wir ein Bett für die neuen Kräuter an.
In the back part of the garden, we prepared a garden bed for the new herbs.
