leachy
Americanadjective
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Origin of leachy
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Light, leachy sands, like those of Long Island, Southern Jersey, Eastern Maryland, and the Carolinas, seem to do fairly without.
From What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science by Horace Greeley
There is no other form of fertility that can fully replace manure, for either compact or leachy land.
From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Alva Agee
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 L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey
Deep plowing or spading should be avoided, as the subsoil is too loose and leachy already.
From The Home Acre by Edward Payson Roe
We have laid much stress on the amending qualities of peat, when applied to dry and leachy soils, which by its use are rendered more retentive of moisture and manure.
From Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel by Samuel W. (Samuel William) Johnson
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