loamy

Example Sentences

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The conditions at Cornell also intentionally disfavored turf-grass weeds, which prefer the rich, loamy soil that our lawns typically inhabit.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Collecting kitchen waste for a compost pile is a great first step to saving water, because compost helps build good loamy soil that retains moisture.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 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 gravelly, loamy, often granitic soils drain well, and are a welcoming terrain for the wide variety of grapes that are grown there.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021

The air smelled fresh and loamy, and in the clean light of morning, I felt something like happiness, or at least hope.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer