Sentence examples for chalky soil from inspiring English sources
In this context, "champagne" means chalky soil.
The chalky soil was in many places, in fact, sand or lifeless clay.
The chalky soil of the Sussex Downs is very similar to that of France's Champagne region.
On chalky soil this and the other x loebneri hybrids 'Merrill' and 'Snowdrift' should succeed.
Or the metal screw, perhaps an anchor for something heavy, that poked out of the flinty, chalky soil?
Vines love Sussex's chalky soil, and several vineyards are open to visitors, such as the new Rathfinny estate near Alfriston.
Raspberries do best in soils that are fertile, moisture-retentive and slightly acidic; they particularly dislike waterlogged or chalky soils.
Brighton Plants, which specialises in plants chosen for chalky soils and seaside conditions, will also be worth a look.
It likes moist, chalky soils and tends to stay very local even if its host tree dies, reappearing nearby.
Such is the suitability of the chalky soils of southern England that two champagne houses, Taittinger and Vranken-Pommery, have invested millions in setting up operations here.
Leaf mould is manna for their roots; thin chalky soils don't suit them and induce chlorosis, a condition where leaves turn pale through lack of chlorophyll.
