subsoil

How To Use subsoil In A Sentence

• The B horizon, commonly referred to as subsoil, accumulates material washed out of the A horizon, such as clay, salts, and iron. 5. How plants live and grow
• So, for instance, fissures in the underlying bedrock or a man-made trench or pit will often fill with soils and matter that have greater moisture retention and more nutrients than the surrounding, undisturbed subsoil.
• Studies in the past showed that subsoiling clay soil in the spring does not improve cotton harvests.
• In making a Flower Bed, see that the ground is well drained; that the subsoil is deep; that the land is in a mellow and friable condition, and that it is rich.
• Whatever may be the natural character of the soil, unless always well drained by a porous subsoil, the first step toward establishing a good lawn is to secure perfect underdrainage. Village Improvements and Farm Villages
• The EEZ gives coastal states "sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to" (above) "the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil ...". Energy profile of South China Sea
• He embedded the pilings deep into the subsoil.
• The standing sward of rye, clovers, and fescues is increasingly varied with herbs like dock and comfrey, which help pull nutrients up from the subsoil.
• Many soils have a topsoil layer that is more permeable than the clay subsoil.
• The subsoil is a store of inert fertility that should not remain dormant. Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement