Sentences with phrase «rich loam»

The site should be well - drained but not dry, with neutral to acid, rich loam soil.

Over billions of years, they created our oxygen - rich atmosphere and fashioned the rich loam of our soils, and they continue to make life on Earth possible today.

Not exact matches

Soon enough, sure enough, your rotting ministry will be transformed into rich, life - giving loam — full of grace and potential.

Sandy loam soils, well - drained, moist, and nutrient - rich, are necessary for proper germination and growth of pygeum plants.

As a fiction writer I imagine myself to be a plodding farmer of sorts, enjoying the feel of the dirt, kicking stones out of my fields, chasing chickens off the new seed, furrowing row after row after row out of rich clean loam.

The topography of the rolling hills and unique air circulation patterns help protect crops from damaging frost, while the rich gravelly loam is ideal for fruit trees.

Preferred habitat: fields, woods + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: Mostly evergreen, thin in summer + + + + Soil conditions: loam, moist but well drained + + + + Light conditions: full sun to partial shade + + + + Plant spacing: 12 - 18» apart + + + + Wildlife value: rich in nectar, loved by butterflies and moths; their oblong seeds are eaten by several kinds of birds in small amounts

Preferred habitat: rich woods, bottomlands + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: deciduous, leaves ten yellow, orange, or red in fall + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, well drained + + + + Light conditions: shade to partial shade + + + + Plant spacing: 12 to 15 feet + + + + Wildlife value: seeds eaten by many kinds of birds (at least 9 species) and squirrels; good cover; attracts Cardinal, American Goldfinch, Evening Grosbeak

Preferred habitat: coastal woods, moist thickets, rich bottomlands, edges of swamps + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: deciduous + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, well drained + + + + Light conditions: dappled shade to partial shade + + + + Plant spacing: 5 to 7 feet + + + + Wildlife value: fruit sought by some of our most known birds including the Robin, Mockingbird, Catbird, and Brown Thrasher + + + + Note: since this plant is deciduous it often looks best in the garden mixed with other more evergreen plants in small groupings rather than large mass plantings; light periodic pruning will help it stay fuller