元もと肥ごえ

noun

basal fertilizer; base fertilizer; pre-planting fertilizer

Fertilizer applied to the soil before planting or transplanting, as opposed to topdressing (追肥). Common in gardening and farming.

• 野や菜さいを植うえる前まえに元もと肥ごえを土つちに混まぜてください。

  Please mix basal fertilizer into the soil before planting vegetables.

• 元もと肥ごえとして堆たい肥ひを使つかう農のう家かが多おおい。

  Many farmers use compost as a basal fertilizer.