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

Almost unnoticed behind the ominous headlines last week, the varied slogans of the U.S. press continued to make one unimpeachable claim: nowhere else do front pages support so rich a top dressing of hyperbole.

From Time Magazine Archive

Apart from his costume and the top dressing of dust, he was tall, cleanly built, and evidently as hard as a wire nail.

From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)