top-dress
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Origin of top-dress
Example Sentences
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Return anything too chunky to the bin, and top-dress your plants indoors or out with the good stuff.
From Seattle Times
Eradicate your fungus gnat infestation for good with the following method: Put up a bunch of sticky traps, top-dress the soil with sand and do nematode soaks every 10 to 14 days until the problem is resolved.
From Los Angeles Times
“I’ll top-dress my vegetable plants, my dahlias and other flowers, spreading an inch thick around the root zone of each.”
From New York Times
When the season’s end is finally in sight, Larson and his staff will fertilize, aerify, cut and top-dress to make sure Rutland’s greens and turf come out of the winter in great shape.
From Washington Times
Others are not convinced that this is needed, though everyone agrees that the way to foster the soil food web is to top-dress growing beds and lawns with organic matter such as shredded leaves or finished compost.
From Washington Post
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