top dressing

Example Sentences

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Add a top dressing of compost and/or earthworm castings to give the plant an added boost.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023

The soil will benefit from a little cultivation and a top dressing of compost or leaf mold, which is then scratched into the soil.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2021

That’s not considered a compost, that’s more a top dressing.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2021

Then the tired manure is stripped off, sold to golf courses as a top dressing for $1.50 a ton.

From Time Magazine Archive

Remember, Guano should never be used as a top dressing, except in combination with plaster, or some other substance which will prevent the escape of the most valuable portion of its composition.

From Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers by Robinson, Solon