is planting

• present progressive

  present progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.

  of plant (3rd person singular).
  plant

  noun

  any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or the use of photosynthesis.

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is planting

Garrett said he is also using about 40% less fertilizer an acre since he is planting fewer seeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

But for Baimedov, whose main weapon against the desert is planting trees, the battle has become all the harder due to climate change.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

“I was thinking, ‘Oh, my God, this guy is planting an alibi,’” says Ritter from her L.A. home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025

The seeds Kasumi is planting are already taking root.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

"Santa Anna is planting his battery under the cover of the night an' I don't see, boys, how we're goin' to keep him from doin' it."

From The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

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