GARDENING 101 (vocabulary)

annual - jednoletka, letnička

noun - a plant that completes its life cycle in one year

bed - záhon

noun - a piece of land where you can grow plants, vegetabes etc.

biennial - dvouletka

noun - a plant that stays alive for two years

bulb - cibulka (květiny)

noun - a round root of some flowers with its shape resembling a light bulb

cold frame - pařeniště

noun - a structure covered with foil, glass or plastic etc. that is used to protect plants from the cold

compost - kompost, zahradní kompost

noun - a pile of decaying leaves, plants, food etc. that we use as a fertilizer

container - nádoba

noun - an object used to carry things in

dirt - hlína, špína, bláto, nečistota

noun - something that is not clean, e.g. soil, dust, mud etc.

fertilize - hnojit, zúrodnit

verb - to add fertilizers, to make something productive (esp. by adding fertilizers etc.)

fertilizer - hnojivo

noun - a substance (such as manure or compost) used to help plants grow

flowerbed - záhonek (květinový), květinový záhonek

noun - a piece of land or soil used for growing flowers

germinate - klíčit, vyklíčit

verb - to start growing (plant)

greenhouse - skleník

noun - a small building made of glass or plastic where certains plants are grown

grow - růst, vyrůst

verb - to get bigger, larger or older

grow - pěstovat, vypěstovat

verb - to produce plants, e.g. vegetables; to take care of plants in order that they can get bigger

hose - hadice

noun - a long flexible tube that is used to carry water or gas

manure - hnůj

noun - the solid waste material from the body of an animal, esp. when it is used as a fertilizer etc.

nutrient - živina

noun - a chemical present in food etc. that organisms need to stay alive and grow

peat - rašelina

noun - special kind of black soil that is formed from decaying plants

perennial - trvalka (rostlina)

noun - a plant that grows for more than two years

plant - zasadit, sázet

verb - to put a plant or a seed in the ground so that it can grow

planter - velký květináč

noun - a pot or container (usually large) in which you can grow various plants

plug plant - sazenice, sazenička

noun - a small young flower or vegetable plant that you can buy in a garden centre and plant in your garden

pot - květináč

noun - a round clay, metal or plastic container in which you can grow plants

prick out - pikýrovat, přesadit (rostliny)

verb - to put a young plant in soil after you have grown it from seed

propagator - urychlovač rostlin

noun - a small greenhouse used indoors for starting garden plants in the spring

seed - semínko, semeno

noun - usually a very small object produced by a plant, out of which a new plant will grow

seedbed - semeniště

noun - a small patch of soil in the garden or a plastic box that is protected where young plants grow from seed

seedling - semenáček, sazenička

noun - a small young plant grown from a seed

soil - půda (zem), zemina, zem, hlína

noun - the substance in the ground in which plants grow

sow - sít, zasévat

verb - to spread seeds over a piece of ground

sprinkler - zavlažovač, postřikovač

noun - a device that you can attach to a garden hose and use for automatic irrigation

sprout - vyrašit, rašit

verb - to start to grow

thin - prořezat, protrhat, proklestit

verb - to remove some parts of plants or bushes in order to make them less dense

transplant - přesadit (rostlinu)

verb - to move a plant from one place in the soil to another

trough - truhlík (pro rostliny)

noun - a long rectangular box, usually made of plastic, where you can grow plants

watering can - konev (na zalévání)

noun - a plastic or metal container used for watering plants or flowers in the garden

window box - truhlík (na okně)

noun - a long narrow container, positioned on an outside windowsill, used for growing plants