native soil

noun

: the place where someone is originally from
They have returned to their native soil.

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Excessively wet, soggy conditions will prevent the sod from rooting into the native soil. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025 Continue to water it daily until the sod is firmly rooted in the native soil. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025 Wherever its native soil, sometime in the mid-1850s it was taken to a yard on San Pedro Street in downtown L.A. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025 That’s an old-school recommendation and research has since found that your tree needs to learn to survive in the native soil. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025 The shrub needs to learn to grow in its native soil, says LeCompte. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024 Refill it with native soil and some compost (and even some aged manure) prior to planting. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024 Fill in any open spaces with 50% organic compost and 50% native soil. Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 29 June 2024 His return soon to Central America will allow his mother, Emerita, to lay her youngest child to rest in his native soil. Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024

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“Native soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native%20soil. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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