Of these, the best are those rich in organic matter, the so-called peaty soils. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
The first kind is either properly peat, or otherwise of soil largely composed of peat, (making what I will call peaty soil.). From Wordnik.com. [Agricultural, Geological, and Descriptive Sketches of Lower North Carolina, and the Similar Adjacent Lands] Reference
The absence of the nitrifying organisms in certain soils, such as peaty and forest soils, may be thus accounted for. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Through the peaty soil and tinkling heather-bells. From Wordnik.com. [Poems of To-Day: an Anthology] Reference
Sandy loam and peaty soils are especially suitable. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
His were a peaty brown, warm with a golden undertone. From Wordnik.com. [Grave Surprise]
A rich or peaty mould suits this half-hardy perennial. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening for the Million] Reference
It thrives best in a moist, peaty soil; flowers from May to. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening for the Million] Reference
Sparkling gold with red light dancing in the peaty ripples. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Gossip]
It is said to like a peaty soil, in which I have never tried it. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
Soil materials range from sand to clay and in some areas are mucky or peaty. From Wordnik.com. [Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Maryland] Reference
Ericas require peaty soil; in the case of this, however, it is not necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
We slid over a shoot and into a foaming pool roaring with golden peaty bubbles. From Wordnik.com. [Making a romantic splash on a wild swim in Wales] Reference
As pigments, the peaty Cappah brown is the most transparent and rich in colour. From Wordnik.com. [Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists] Reference
Every burn foamed creamy white in the linns and sulked peaty brown in the pools. From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
These are used in peaty soils in which the peat itself is used to form the drain. From Wordnik.com. [2.1. Open ditches] Reference
Poor sandy soils yield the minimum quantity, while peaty soils yield the maximum. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
And the smell of peaty clothes smote him on the nostril for the first time that day. From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
The beneficial results obtained by an application of lime to peaty soils are well known. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Even with the mud settled out, plankton and some peaty natural dye made the waters murky. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
They all need a peaty soil, and may be increased by grafting on to the common Spurge Laurel. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening for the Million] Reference
Ireland, streams of black peaty mud began to creep over the plain and to overwhelm the houses. From Wordnik.com. [From John O'Groats to Land's End] Reference
It is for this reason also that clay and peaty soils more often need draining than sandy soils. From Wordnik.com. [The First Book of Farming] Reference
They tried to ration the peaty brown stones more carefully, drinking their water barely melted. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
At the far-inland end of the loch, the river Drim fell in peaty brown cascades over jagged rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Charming Man]
Stream flow is nival, and carries DOC-enriched spring runoff from peaty catchments to Toolik Lake. From Wordnik.com. [Effects of climate change on hydro-ecology of contributing basins in the Arctic] Reference
This is one of the reasons for the beneficial effects produced by lime when applied to peaty soils. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Fill the box within an inch of the top with fine, rich, peaty loam, and all will be ready to receive the plants. From Wordnik.com. [Your Plants Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender and Hardy Plants in the House and in the Garden] Reference
It thrives best on moist, peaty, or loamy soils, of medium tenacity, and is not well suited to very light, sandy lands. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
Such plants should be moved into a moist fissure in rockwork, east aspect, and the soil should be of a peaty character. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
The peaty water danced as Alice waded dreamily in the red and gold shallows, which sparkled and glittered like marcasite. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Gossip]
It is most at home in a well-drained yet moist peaty soil, and kept in a frame or on a shady border, where it will bloom in June. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening for the Million] Reference
Gimblet walked slowly along the lawn at the edge of the bed, his eyes on the black peaty mould, where it was visible among the flowers. From Wordnik.com. [The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story] Reference
As we do when we grow older, he fights misery with memory, helped along by the odd wee dram of Lagavulin, that great, peaty Islay malt. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting Misery With Memory, A Widower Hopes for Healing] Reference
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