die Blumenerde
potting soil
Soil used for planting and caring for flowers and other potted plants.
EXAMPLE
Für den neuen Blumentopf brauche ich noch Blumenerde.
I still need potting soil for the new flowerpot.
die Blumenerde
potting soil
die Blumenerde, die Blumenerden
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Blumenerde, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Blumenerden |
| genitive | der Blumenerde |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Blumenerde | die Blumenerden |
| accusative | die Blumenerde | die Blumenerden |
| dative | der Blumenerde | den Blumenerden |
| genitive | der Blumenerde | der Blumenerden |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Blumenerde' (potting soil) is made up of 'Blume' (flower) and 'Erde' (soil). The word therefore refers to soil intended for flowers and potted plants.
EXAMPLE
Im Gartencenter hat sie einen großen Sack Blumenerde gekauft.
She bought a large bag of potting soil at the garden center.
Common verbs
'Blumenerde' (potting soil) is especially common with gardening verbs: you can 'Blumenerde kaufen' (buy potting soil), 'Blumenerde in einen Topf füllen' (fill a pot with potting soil), 'mit Blumenerde pflanzen' (plant using potting soil), or 'eine Pflanze in Blumenerde setzen' (put a plant in potting soil).
EXAMPLE
Vor dem Einsetzen der Pflanze füllte er den Topf mit Blumenerde.
Before putting the plant in, he filled the pot with potting soil.
Potted plants
'Blumenerde' (potting soil) is frequently used in connection with pots, planters, and repotting. It refers to the growing medium in which the plant's roots grow.
EXAMPLE
Beim Umtopfen mischte Lea die alte Blumenerde mit frischer Erde.
When repotting, Lea mixed the old potting soil with fresh soil.
In real life
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