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Example sentences for "peaty soil"

  • Peaty soil suits it well, and repeated trials have clearly proved that it is hardy, at least in the South of England.

  • Planted in favoured sites, they usually grow freely in light, peaty soil, or that containing a large admixture of decayed leaf soil.

  • The various kinds of Heath succeed best either in peaty soil, or that composed for the greater part of light, sandy loam, but many will grow and flower freely if planted in rich yellow loam.

  • Planted out in a light, sandy, peaty soil, and where fully exposed, this shrub has done well, and proved itself a suitable subject for the climate of England at least.

  • It seems to prefer a rather moist, peaty soil.

  • These will give little trouble if planted, in early autumn, about three inches deep in rather light, peaty soil.

  • It likes a peaty soil, and prefers shade.

  • They like a rather moist, peaty soil and a little shade when they bloom in May or June.

  • Cuttings root readily in spring in peaty soil, in a close frame where there is a bottom heat of about 70°.

  • Propagated by seeds, sown in spring in a peaty soil; by layers.

  • Seeds may be sown in spring or summer, or cuttings of rather firm side shoots may be made at the same time, and placed in peaty soil, in a close, warm frame.

  • Cuttings should be made of matured shoots or side growths in autumn; insert thinly in well-drained pots of peaty soil, and cover with a bell-glass.

  • They all require moist, peaty soil in warm, sheltered nooks.

  • They bloom in spring, and prefer a shady situation and a peaty soil.

  • Many of them also grow satisfactorily in a peaty soil if well worked, especially if they have a cool moist subsoil.


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