Nov 20, 2017 07:25
6 yrs ago
German term

fein bearbeiten

German to English Tech/Engineering Agriculture
Bei Neuansaat wird die Fläche umgegraben, fein bearbeitet und breitwürfig ausgesät.

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Nov 20, 2017 10:27: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Science" to "Tech/Engineering"

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German term (edited): die Fläche fein bearbeiten
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to work the ground into a fine, crumbly soil

I think the fein here is like that in "fein hacken" (to chop into very small pieces).

A similar phrase is "den Boden schonend bearbeiten":
https://www.gartenfreunde.de/gartenpraxis/gartentechnik/bode...
Das wichtigste Hilfsmittel in einem kleinen Garten, wo der Boden mit Maschinen bearbeitet werden soll, ist die Motorhacke. Je nach Hacktiefe des Gerätes kann bis in Spatentiefe gegraben oder auch nur oberflächlich gehackt werden, um die Bodenoberfläche zu lockern und gleichzeitig das Wachstum von Unkraut zu verhindern. Die langsam drehenden Schneiden schonen den Boden, und die Maschinen ersetzen vielfach das schweiß­treibende Umgraben.
Das grobe Aufreißen des Bodens verlangt nach langsam drehenden Hackmessern, das feine Krümeln des Bodens dagegen nach hoher Drehzahl. Um diesen gegensätzlichen Anwendungszielen gerecht zu werden, muss die Drehzahl der Hackwelle deshalb in einem großen Drehzahlbereich variiert werden können.

http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-sow-...
A fine-textured soil is crucial when sowing seed, as most seeds contain only limited energy reserves to fuel their development. Once they start to germinate, the seedlings need to break through the soil surface to reach the light quickly, so the green shoots and leaves can photosynthesise to provide more energy.
If the soil contains big lumps of earth, the emerging shoots have to divert around the obstruction. This wastes energy and could kill the seedlings before they reach sunlight.
By contrast, when seeds are sown into fine, crumbly soil, the shoots are able to push straight up and out into the light. As a rule, the larger the seed, the more energy reserves it contains and the coarser the soil texture it can cope with.
Peer comment(s):

agree Lancashireman : Customer-friendly language. (I think 'tilth' might send them running for their dictionaries of Old English.)
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tilth/till/prepare/work

Work does not 'work' too well in this sentence, but otherwise it would be my choice. Working the soil is probably most common.

https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/preparing-...
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work to a fine tilth

To take account of the "fein".


The ground must also be thoroughly cleared of the roots of all coarse, perennial weeds, and be worked to a fine tilth ready for turfing or sowing.
sentence.yourdictionary.com › Sentence Examples › tilth

The method of cultivation for potatoes is generally as follows: the land is ploughed up in the autumn ; in the spring it is harrowed and worked to a fine tilth.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1108066410

They like a light, sandy soil worked to a fine tilth, and when the time comes they must be thinned very thoroughly, to at least 6 inches apart.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1849940789
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agree philgoddard : Or just "finely worked"
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1 day 6 hrs

thoroughly tilled

is meant here, I believe
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