loamy

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If you have sandy or clay soil, you can make it more loamy by adding lots of organic amendments like compost, earthworm castings and well-aged manure from plant-eating animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023

On some nights, when the wind drifted south, he could smell the cattle, their dung giving off a lush, loamy scent.

From New York Times • May 26, 2022

Nestled along coastal waterways, which created fertile loamy soil, the Low Country is abundant with fresh seafood, produce, and grains.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2022

The wine comes off a bit hot with sweetened chocolate and overripe black fruits that mingle with loamy soils on the palate.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021

She took her sword and thrust it into the loamy earth.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy