fertilizer

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Recent Examples of fertilizer By the 1970s, innovations in fertilizer, pesticide and crop development, along with farm subsidies, led to a glut of grain. Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 When applied in late fall (about three weeks before the ground freezes), this fertilizer can help grass build deep and strong roots that survive winter and come back greener and thicker in the spring. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 The water and fertilizer requirements coupled with comparatively small crop yields means that a single avocado possesses about double the carbon footprint as a banana and five times that of an apple. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025 And farmers are suffering a double whammy because the costs of the inputs needed to grow those soybeans — fertilizer, seeds, potash, equipment — are rising, also because of tariffs. Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fertilizer
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Noun
  • It can also be spread indirectly through manure, equipment, vehicles, egg flats, crates, clothing and shoes, water and, potentially, feed.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
  • One day, his dad, Brian (Palin), shares an old recipe involving rainwater, horse manure and alchemy to create Homunculi – magical prophesying spirits that can predict the future.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For her, that might mean a bolognese sauce or roasted vegetables with a creamy dressing.
    Malaka Gharib, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Her previous stints have forged her feminine aesthetic and penchant for eveningwear and party dressing.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Citrus plant food or organic fruit tree foods work well, or look for slow-release fertilizers.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Like all plant foods, apples are a good source of fiber.
    Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2025

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