loamy
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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
If you have sandy or clay soil, you can make it more loamy by adding lots of organic amendments like compost, earthworm castings and well-aged manure from plant-eating animals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
This brings a smile from the first sip, with flavors of Bing cherries, dried cranberries and aromas of loamy earth.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
On some nights, when the wind drifted south, he could smell the cattle, their dung giving off a lush, loamy scent.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
I flop onto my back again, dig my fingers into the loamy soil and imagine Mom making that incredible painting, wishing with her hands, being that in love.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
We’re used to adding organic matter in the form of compost, leaf mold, peat moss or some similar amendment to make the soil loamier, but in older times a pasture was often the source.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2015
The new foundation led to a much deeper and loamier track than in years past, and the majority of the riders that we talked to seemed to like it.
From Time Magazine Archive
