Example Sentences

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Essentially, you are building a plantable mound in which composting layers below nourish the seedlings and plants above, just as fallen trees nurse ecosystems in the forest.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Plus, packaging is recyclable: Shipping labels are compostable and recyclable, and the seed-embedded paper is plantable and recyclable.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022

As it would happen, a session with my therapist and my burgeoning interest in eco-friendly activities collided to lead me to plantable seed paper and newfound gardening knowledge.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2022

And, of course, not all paper is plantable.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2022

These tenements consisted of half an acre of plantable and productive land to each adult, a quantity supposed to be sufficient with industry to furnish him and his family with provision and clothing.

From Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies With a View to Their Ultimate Emancipation; and on the Practicability, the Safety, and the Advantages of the Latter Measure. by Clarkson, Thomas