loam
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5.3
- noun
- /loʊm/
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tierra fértil
- Savanna, the soil is a sandy loam instead of clay.
- silty loam
- clay loam
- sandy loam
Asparagus love sandy soil, sandy loam, because its roots go down very deep.
- Asparagus love sandy soil, sandy loam, because its roots go down very deep.
- Clay soil, sandy, sandy clay loam.
- Now as far as soil goes, being a bromeliad, it's going to want a more sandy loam.
- It's it's not nearly as deep as magma or, or the mantle, but it's like you're going, you're diving in just enough to expose the loam.
Examples
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The best of both worlds is a clay loam with a bit of both.
Blog text (5) -
Windy plunged her fingers into the loam and groped for bedrock to root herself to.
Fiction book (2002) -
But when combined with soil it creates loam, and loam is the best kind of growing soil.
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So make sure that you have about a foot of very loose sandy loam soil.
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You could just look at that rich dark clay loam soil that is just perfect for growing healthy crops.
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They like a nice sort of loose, almost sandy loam type of soil.
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All of these soils are of loam type with variation in sand, silt, and clay contents.
Academic text (1993) -
Composting is done directly on the desert soil, a sandy loam with plentiful rocks and no topsoil.
Academic text (2000) -
Four types of soils—loam, sandy loam, silty loam, and silty-clay loam—were used in this investigation.
Academic text (1993) -
The gardener mixed the rich compost with loam to create the perfect soil for her plants.
Synonyms
3
2.3
Ground that is rich in nutrients and helps plants grow well
How Fertile
Surface Forms
Etymology
Loam comes from an old English word and is like the German Lehm, meaning 'clay' or 'rich earth'. Think of soft, crumbly garden soil that holds water and helps plants grow, so loam means the fertile mix gardeners use to grow things.