Sentence examples for tender seedlings from inspiring English sources

I have lost count of the number of times the newly planted seeds and tender seedlings have been demolished by overenthusiastic watering.

Windowsill propagators need to be on a well-lit surface but out of direct sunlight, otherwise, on a sunny day, tender seedlings will easily scorch.

Grazing needs to be carefully managed early season to prevent damage to the tender seedlings, yet allow light to reach them.

When these maize seeds sprout, Kauteli and his family will need to sleep in the fields to protect the tender seedlings from flocks of Quelea, cane rats, and troops of mangabeys.

Raised beds also keep the plants above a late frost line, saving the tender seedlings.

The tender seedlings need time to adjust to stronger sunlight, cooler nights and less water.

In "The Bush Victory Garden", the tender seedling of Afghan democracy has died in a landscape of cracked mud, while the thistles of opium farming, warlords, and al-Qaida are in vigorous bloom.

Second, water spurs imbibition, making growth possible, but a subsequent drop in temperature can freeze the tender seedling stem, while high heat will crisp the unfurling preformed leaves beyond repair, under conditions that can be tolerated by a well established plant.

Here, the paddy fields are alive with barefoot men delicately planting tender rice seedlings and oxen lazing in the sun.

Cowpea seedlings and tender young leaves are also a local delicacy and inherent to Zimbabwean cultures (personal communication, Wellington Muchero).

Don't transplant too soon, as the seedlings are tender.