potting soil
noun
US
: a mixture of dirt and other substances that people use when placing plants in pots
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Add the plant and potting soil so the top of the root ball is about an inch below the rim.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
Coleus root quicky from 6 inch tip cuttings set in small containers of potting soil.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
Instead of filling a large pot with pounds of potting soil, fill the bottom with pieces of pool noodles.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2025
At trial, surveillance footage showed McArthur purchasing concrete and potting soil the day after Wright went missing.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 July 2025
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
Coleus root quicky from 6 inch tip cuttings set in small containers of potting soil.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
Instead of filling a large pot with pounds of potting soil, fill the bottom with pieces of pool noodles.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2025
At trial, surveillance footage showed McArthur purchasing concrete and potting soil the day after Wright went missing.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for potting soil
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“Potting soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potting%20soil. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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