腐葉土(ふようど)

ふようど
noun
leaf mold; humus soil
1. leaf mold; humus soil
A soil amendment made from fallen leaves that have decomposed into a soft, dark, humus-rich material. Mixed into garden soil to improve its texture and water retention.
土(つち)に腐葉土(ふようど)を混(ま)ぜる。
Mix leaf mold into the soil.
腐葉土(ふようど)を入(い)れると土(つち)が柔(やわ)らかくなる。
Adding leaf mold makes the soil softer.
庭(にわ)の落(お)ち葉(ば)を集(あつ)めて腐葉土(ふようど)を作(つく)り、畑(はたけ)にまいた。
I gathered fallen leaves from the garden to make leaf mold and spread it on the field.

Decomposed-leaf material used to improve garden soil. Sold in bags at garden centers and also made at home by letting fallen leaves rot.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 腐葉土(ふようど)を混(ま)ぜる: to mix in leaf mold
  • 腐葉土(ふようど)を作(つく)る: to make leaf mold
  • 市販(しはん)の腐葉土(ふようど): commercially sold leaf mold

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 培養土(ばいようど): potting soil — a blended, ready-to-use growing medium rather than a single amendment

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