manuring

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Manuring is commonly confined to mulches of the cut weeds and addition of the coffee husks.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

Manuring is but rarely practised and ploughing is confined to lightly turning the surface soil with a wooden plough, and this not every year.

From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by Bevan, William

Manuring, turning the sod, pruning, and spraying, ought to give a good crop of fruit next year.

From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams

Manuring Ground.—As a rule, Broccoli should be planted in fresh ground, and, in mild districts, if the soil is in some degree rank with green manure the crop will be none the worse for it.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

Cow, sheep, hen and pigeon manure are best used as described later, under "Liquid Manuring."

From Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)