How to Use native soil in a Sentence

native soil

noun
  • There are also eight native soil fields.
    Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Score some goals, make a run on native soil, all will be forgotten.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026
  • Refill it with native soil and some compost (and even some aged manure) prior to planting.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Growing the grass Typically, sod is grown on native soil.
    Ryan Bearss, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For garden beds, amend native soil with compost rather than replacing it entirely.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • These trees are cost-effective, lightweight, and often establish quickly in native soil.
    Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Plant native or drought-tolerant vegetation that thrives in the native soil and local weather conditions.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
  • French conservatives longed for the ancien régime of church and monarchy, German nationalists for a community rooted in native soil.
    Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Hanson sees potential harm from foreign seed not adapted to the micro-climate, the contamination by nursery fungi and disruption of the native soil by planting crews trampling around.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Though his native soil was far from either locales, he was ultimately welcomed by and worked with titans such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Son House and Mississippi John Hurt.
    Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

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