As long as a compost heap is kept moist and is turned occasionally, it will continue to decompose.
Hot piles tend to dry out rapidly, but must be kept moist or they stop working.
If the heap contains 5 to 10 percent soil, is kept moist, is turned occasionally so it stays aerobic, and has a complete mineral balance, considerable bacterial nitrogen fixation may occur.
Sow in prepared places, during spring, in sluggish brooks and moist situations; or it may be grown on a shady border if kept moist by frequent waterings.
The hardy perennial kinds thrive best in pots, the soil in which should be kept moist.
Moreover, even if kept moist by the mulch, land long shielded from sun and air tends to become sour, heavy, and devoid of that life which gives vitality and vigor to the plant.
If kept moist, there is little danger of the plants dying at any time, but those set in the fall or early spring make, the first year, a much larger growth than those planted when the buds have developed into leaves.
Sow early in spring, quarter of an inch deep, in fine rich soil, which must continually be kept moist, but never wet.
Alfalfa will penetrate some kinds and thicknesses of hardpan when it is kept moist, but not too wet, to encourage root growth.
The potatoes, kept moist at this temperature, sprout promptly and will be ready to transplant in about six weeks.
Besides, cucumbers do not like dry heat, even if the soil be kept moist by irrigation.
Mignionette must be very carefully treated, kept moist, and every seed-pod clipped off as soon as the flower fades, or it will not be preserved.
The plants must at all times be kept moist, never being allowed to become dry, and should be so placed as to receive only the morning sun before ten o'clock.
This and the other double sorts require a rich loam rather inclining to clay, and they must be kept moist.
During the growing period the atmosphere must be kept moist by damping the walls and pathways, and by syringing the plants according to their needs; when growth is completed less moisture will be necessary.
The atmosphere of the greenhouse must be kept moist.
The earth must be kept moist, which is perhaps best done by a thick mulching of moss, the moss being also bound closely over the openings in the vessel, and all being kept damp by frequent syringings.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "kept moist" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
