Sentence examples for soil trying from inspiring English sources

As each 22-foot-long section was being dug, it was filled with slurry, a mixture of clay and liquid that can withstand the pressure of soil trying to close the trench.

Assigned a square unit to excavate on his first day at the site, Mr. Lenik was digging through two or three feet of soil, trying to locate the floor of the forge, when he found an eight-inch piece of pig iron.

This method only works if you're planting moss in soil; trying to accomplish this on objects will be much more difficult as the small bits of moss are less likely to stick.

And the plant, crazed by its proximity to rich familiar soil, tried repeatedly to Leap out of her.

If you're using clay soil, try mixing in some some sand and organic matter.

When using any kind of organic matter to improve soil, try to limit the inclusion of seed pods for weed types in the soil additions.

On cloddy soils, try filling substantial drills with old potting compost and sow into this.

"And the city gave him fertile soil to try out his ideas".

The man had left Ireland at the age of 15 to shovel trenches for electrical cable, "digging the blue clay of London, as it was then called, blue from leaking gas and sticky, so sticky you had to dip the shovel in a bucket of water every so often, then wedge it in under the soil to try and shift it".

Daffodils need a well-drained soil, so try to avoid planting them anywhere that puddles form and don't easily drain away.

You can use almost any kind of organic material to make compost that will enrich your soil, but try to avoid materials that have been treated with chemicals like grass clippings from that really beautiful lawn that has been sprayed with herbicides and pesticides.