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un tutor con musgo

03:13 Dec 30, 2007
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Botany / Gardening
Spanish term or phrase: un tutor con musgo
Disciplínela en torno a un tutor con musgo o un soporte similar.
Rosina Peixoto
Uruguay
Local time: 17:38


Summary of answers provided
4 +2a moss-covered stake/ a moss stake
Noni Gilbert Riley
1 +1A guide with moss
littleflorecita


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
A guide with moss


Explanation:
This is just a guess :) I know what they are talking about but am uncertain about the term. I thought I'd share it anyway.

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-12-30 03:21:12 GMT)
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I'm sure about moss, and I've heard people refering to "guides" when gardening, but I honestly have never heard that expression..

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Note added at 13 mins (2007-12-30 03:26:23 GMT)
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Me encanta cuando derrepente recuerdo como llamarles!

littleflorecita
Local time: 13:38
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Tengo uno en casa. Pero ni idea como se dice en inglés. Muchas gracias igual.

Asker: I got it! *moss stick* , *moss pillar* or *moss totem*

Asker: A "moss stick" (a.k.a. "moss pillar" or "moss totem") provides support for the vine as well as water and nutrients through the aerial roots. ... I suppose it applies to all plants.


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agree  Bubo Coroman (X)
9 hrs
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a moss-covered stake/ a moss stake


Explanation:
In GB a "tutor" is a stake. "Does the tree still need a stake" www.cvni.org/treenursery/care/tree_care.html

I see that they can simply be called "moss stakes": "It is a good idea to add a moss stake or other type of pole to the planter at the time of repotting if this is a climbing or vining type of Philodendron" www.thegardenhelper.com/philodendron.html - (see Re-potting philodendrons section)

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 22:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Speese: Yes, moss stake seems to generate a few hits in this context.
17 hrs
  -> Thanks John - and HNY as I have just learned to say!
agree  Rachel Fell: sounds more like it - HNY! - or moss covered pole - http://www.flowers.org.uk/plants/facts/m-r/monstera_delicios...
5 days
  -> Thanks Rachel, and Happy New Year!
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