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

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

A top dressing of evergreen branches kept the ice from melting until midsummer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every year, add a top dressing of some commercial fertilizer or a little finely pulverized compost which may be brushed in.

From Garden and Forest Weekly, Volume 1 No. 1, February 29, 1888 by Various