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

Purchase already-blooming bulbs, then sweeten the deal with a top dressing of anticipation by putting together a DIY bulb-forcing kit with everything needed to keep the show going well into the new year.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022

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

Liliums.—Give them a liberal supply of water, and a top dressing of turfy peat, sand, and well-decomposed cowdung.

From In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house by Keane, William