Sentences with phrase «moist soil»

If left to flower, the plant is a bee magnet and is useful in shady areas and in moist soil.

While they prefer moist soil, they will tolerate a dry spot, especially if you give them a generous mulch of dried bark in spring.

In moist soil, the second - stage larvae survived for at least fifty four days and were still capable of invading roots and reproducing.

The thermal conductivity of moist soil is also higher than dry soil or pavement.

Oxalis also thrives in part shade and likes well - drained, moist soil.

Once your compost has turned into a crumbly, dark material, resembling thick, moist soil and gives off an earthy, fresh aroma, you know it's ready to use.

Salix lasiolepis (Arroyo Willow) >> The arroyo willow is a riparian woodland regular, thriving along the edges of streams where it enjoys the moist soil it requires.

The cause might surprise you: Moist soil!

Hookworm larvae can survive weeks in cool, moist soil but will not survive long in extremely cold or warm, dry temperatures.

And who among us does not have their dog around moist soil?

It is transmitted through contact with infected urine so when your dog is drinking from a puddle, wading pool, ditch or pond and / or sniffing in the moist soil or grasses, he or she is at risk.

The carriers are raccoons, skunks, rats and other wildlife who shed the bacteria in the environment via urine where it remains in moist soil and stagnant or slow moving water.

It thrives in all moist soil conditions.

The swift - moving illness is spread by a bacteria in the urine of rats, skunks, raccoons and other infected animals, which dogs can come in contact with through contaminated water or moist soil.

Humans and dogs can also be infected through the skin — cutaneous larva migrans — most likely in areas of moist soil or on sandy beaches.

Peace lilies thrive in low and bright light with a slightly moist soil.

Moist soil is the only truly key component, as light exposure and pH levels are largely insignificant to the plant's success.

Before planting black cohosh, be sure to choose a rich, moist soil that is acidic and has high levels of organic matter.

Black cohosh requires consistently moist soil in order to thrive.

Add more moist soil, if necessary, to bring the level back up to three - fourths.

By replacing vegetative cover's moist soil, which contributes water vapor to the atmosphere to help generate rainfall, with bare, shiny desert soil that merely reflects sunlight directly back into space, the capacity for rainfall is diminished.

To avoid drying out and dying, the inch - and - a-quarter-long frog descends from the trees at night to bathe its body in dew and moist soil, absorbing water through its skin and storing it as urine.

That's because the sheer weight of hundreds of feet of moist soil is always pushing downward against the bedrock below.

It releases eggs that are spread in cat faeces, and if these end up in moist soil they can remain infective for 18 months.

At that point, plant it, roots facing down, in a roomy pot with moist soil.

On average, farmers had to dig 10 percent less on agro-ecological plots than on conventional plots to reach moist soil.

The assumption was that moist soil found closest to the surface indicated greater levels of field moisture.

Moist soil will have improved heat conduction.

Matcha on the other hand makes me think of earthy, moist soil and the turning of the leaves.

Peace lilies thrive in low and bright light with a slightly moist soil.

Simply push the clean probe into the moist soil and check the needle.

The jellyfish advances and withdraws; the plant reaches down to the moist soil (PR 268); everything throughout the universe «feels» its world and responds.

In the Midwest, on the other hand, the grasses are generally able to withstand periodic dry conditions because their roots can grow toward deeper and moister soil.

Graves believes that the common denominators of breeding habitats are dense understory vegetation, quite often impenetrable, and moist soils carpeted with leaf litter.

There are about 350 species in this genus worldwide, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the Northern Hemisphere.

Witch hazel grows best in acidic (pH value of 6 or less), rich, and moist soils and requires regular watering.

It is also true that very high concentrations, particularly in soil, can lead to plant stress and death (alhough moist soils commonly have CO2 concentrations above 10 % just due to respiration of he soil organisms).

With these caveats, I am struck by the tendency of storms to form at or near the boundary between the dry soils of the western plains and the moist soils further east; one can clearly see this as the boundary between green and tan land surface in the satellite loop.

In contrast, the west coast of North America is affected by increased precipitation resulting in moister soil and more moderate increases in extreme temperature.

Within its distribution range across Central Europe, this species grows preferentially on well - drained, moist soils; but at the margins of its occurrence beech stands also exist under moderately dry conditions (Paule et al. 1994, Bolte et al. 2007).

Not exact matches

It means the soil is good and moist.

It is a naturally moist variety with a wonderful aroma and sweet taste, influenced by the soil, monsoon rains and native climate.

Home to over 400 sweet potato growers, the state's hot, moist climate and rich, fertile soil are ideal for cultivating sweet potatoes, averaging at nearly 60 % of the U.S. supply.

Soil should smell good and feel moist and crumbly.

The key to good growth seems to be a loose, friable soil that is well - drained but kept moist.

Gardeners using drip irrigation should take care that the soil around peppers remains moist but not wet.

The beds are covered totally with black plastic to retain solar heat and keep the soil warm, moist and relatively free of weeds!

Keep the soil constantly moist, but not soaking wet.

Agricultural management impacts on soil organic carbon storage under moist and dry climatic conditions of temperate and tropical regions.

Decomposing leaf litter releases nutrients into the soil and also keeps it moist.