leachy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of leachy
Example Sentences
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Lands that, on the one hand, are very hard and solid, with a tendency to bake, and, on the other, that are loose and leachy, are very greatly benefited by the addition of organic matter.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
This divergence from the deep, moist sandy loam, the ideal strawberry land, is usually toward a stiff, cold, stubborn clay, or toward a droughty, leachy sand that retains neither fertility nor moisture.
From Success with Small Fruits by Roe, Edward Payson
The following terms are used in describing soil textures: Coarse, fine, open, close, loose, hard, stiff, compact, soft, mellow, porous, leachy, retentive, cloddy, lumpy, light, heavy.
From The First Book of Farming by Goodrich, Charles Landon
Sandy soils are made thereby too dry and leachy, and it is a questionable proceeding to turn the heavy clays upon the top.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various
It is almost impossible with such a leachy foundation to keep the surface soil properly moistened and enriched; You are apt to lose both water and fertilizer into the too rapid drainage.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)
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