double digging
British a method of digging ground in a series of trenches two spits deep, mixing the soil of the bottom spit with manure, and then transferring the soil from the top spit of one trench to the top spit of the preceding one
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How to use double digging in a sentence
If you prefer it you may do this double digging with the plot divided as we divided it for deep trenching.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do | AnonymousThe plant requires the best ground that can be provided for it, with double digging and plenty of manure.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition | Sutton and SonsGreat part of this is utilised by 'double-digging' of it into the land, three years being required to dig the whole farm.
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