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How To Use Spadeful In A Sentence

  • And they cannot put more than one spadeful of rubbish in each bag as it may tear.
  • Choose an open, sunny spot with a moisture-retentive, well-drained soil and dig over the earth to remove all weeds before adding a few spadefuls of organic matter.
  • Second, plant them 9in. deep in sandy soil, and a moist situation, surrounding each bulb with half-a-spadeful of fine charcoal, which protects them from rot, canker, and (what I believe to be the chief cause of failure) the wireworm. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
  • So with a spadeful of attitude, forget that greige is nobody's best colour, and plunge right in. Times, Sunday Times
  • So here's my list of other must-have early flowerers, guaranteed to deliver cheeriness by the spadeful. Times, Sunday Times
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  • Add a spadeful of garden soil to the top to get the fungi going faster. Times, Sunday Times
  • You'll use much less soil if you find a way to keep the soil where you want it rather than having each spadeful cascade all over the place.
  • This hypothesis crumbled at the first spadeful below the topsoil.
  • Short removes two spadefuls of sand and black, viscous oil slowly begins to fill the new pit.
  • Problems began as soon as the first spadeful of earth was dug. Times, Sunday Times

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