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French gardening supplies vocabulary: seeds, compost and plant supports

Edited by Chris Lee · Updated · About the library

Learn twelve French names for growing materials and plant supports, with picture cards, practical examples and a task-matching quiz.

In short

For growing supplies, start with les graines (seeds), le terreau (potting compost) and le tuteur (plant stake). These twelve words name materials, containers and supports you can buy at a garden centre.

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Seeds and growing materials

les graines (f.)seedsJe sème des graines de radis.
le bulbebulbJe plante un bulbe de tulipe dans ce pot.
le terreaupotting compostJe remplis le pot de terreau.
le compostcompostOn ajoute du compost à la terre du jardin.

Containers and ground cover

le paillismulchLe paillis couvre le sol autour des plantes.
les billes d’argile (f.)expanded clay pebblesLe sac de billes d’argile est sur l’étagère.
le potplant potCe pot a un trou au fond.
la soucoupeplant saucerJe pose une soucoupe sous le pot.

Keeping plants upright

le tuteurplant stakeJ’attache le pied de tomate à un tuteur.
le treillistrellisLe rosier grimpe sur un treillis.
la ficelletwineTu peux me passer la ficelle ?
l’attache (f.)plant tieCette attache relie la tige au tuteur.

le terreaupotting compost

Focus: the growing medium in a pot

Il me faut un sac de terreau pour mes pots.
I need a bag of potting compost for my pots.

le compostcompost

Focus: decomposed organic material added to soil

Nous avons un bac à compost au jardin.
We have a compost bin in the garden.

Twelve supplies for the growing bench

À la jardinerie
  1. Client

    Je cherche un support pour mes tomates.

    I’m looking for a support for my tomato plants.

  2. Vendeuse

    Les tuteurs sont ici. Vous avez aussi besoin d’attaches ?

    The stakes are here. Do you also need plant ties?

  3. Client

    Oui, et d’un sac de terreau pour mes pots.

    Yes, and a bag of potting compost for my pots.

Question 1No account needed
Choose the picture card for a tall tomato plant that needs a straight support.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

le tuteur. A tuteur is a single stake placed beside a plant.

Question 2No account needed
Choose the shallow dish that goes underneath a plant pot.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

la soucoupe. A soucoupe is the shallow saucer under the pot.

Question 3No account needed
Which supply covers the ground around a plant?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

le paillis. Le paillis is mulch spread over the soil surface.

Question 4No account needed
You are filling containers at the potting bench. Which bag do you ask for?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

un sac de terreau. Le terreau is the potting medium used in the examples.

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