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US
/ˈtɪɫθ/
]
[ UK /tˈɪlθ/ ]
[ UK /tˈɪlθ/ ]
NOUN
- the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth
- arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
How To Use tilth In A Sentence
- The soil has to be either specifically-designed seed-raising mix when growing them in pots or punnets, or a well-worked, light, fertile tilth when growing in garden beds.
- Historically, when forages were part of the rotation, crop rotations positively affected nutrient release and improved tilth.
- Mr Burrows added cultivator tines to scratch the surface and provide an adequate tilth for the rapeseed.
- Usually, a pass is made with a rolling cultivator to bust up the clods and make for a finer tilth.
- The gap created by the jagged edge which is now further into the lawn should be filled with garden soil, sifted to a fine tilth.
- Rake soil first to a fine tilth and don't forget to label the rows.
- Some of the claims being made for gypsum include: improving high pH soils by lowering pH; increasing the ratio of calcium to magnesium; and improving soil tilth and permeability.
- -- In the Rajahmundry district, during the months of April and May, the ground is frequently ploughed, until brought into a very fine tilth. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, o
- In general, the same seed bed preparations are recommended for velvet bean as for maize, but a fine tilth is not essential.
- When the jungle was cleared out back and laid to turf I told the blokes to rotavate all the bulbs into the tilth and let them take their chances.