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Pine bark fines can also be tilled into a site before planting to help lower the soil acidity
Tom MacCubbin is an urban horticulturist emeritus with the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service.—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025 But many of the people who came over, like George Washington’s grandfather, were not used to tilling the land themselves.—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Weed seed beds are often abundant and new weed seeds are likely to germinate, even in the best prepared beds, particularly if they are tilled.—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025 At no small personal expense, the man tilled a large swath of local soccer soil.—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for till
In each case, growing landlessness and the pressure to cultivate cash crops reduced local resilience in the face of prolonged droughts and other disasters, such as outbreaks of bubonic plague and cattle disease.
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Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Spanish-Speaking Cannabis Creators Santa Tuca (Alan) – A prominent Argentine cannabis creator and community leader, Santa Tuca has cultivated an audience of 80,000+ on Instagram with creative grow-op tours, event coverage, and lifestyle content.
With good stewardship, these projects can help keep land in agricultural production for the next generation, allowing families like mine to keep farming.
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Nathaniel Trojanoski,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2025
As labor costs rise, AI is learning to farm
In Illinois, a domestic labor shortage and costly migrant workers deter farmers from growing fruits and vegetables.
How well plants are equipped to manage heat depends not only on the type of plant (cool-season vs. heat-loving plants) but also on their growth stage (newly planted vs. established and mature).
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2025
Landscapers are spreading the good word: Never plant a Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana).
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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