at half strength
idiom
: with half the usual number of people in a group, army, team, etc.
With so many out sick, we're only at half strength today.
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About once a month, through this semi-dormant season of autumn to late winter, add house plant fertilizer to the watering can at half strength.
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Nancy Brachey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Nutrition: Fertilize plants monthly with a balanced fertilizer at half strength when plants are actively growing in spring through August.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
Fertilize with an organic solution at half strength twice a month.
—Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
Fertilize once every one to two months, with water-soluble fertilizer mixed at half strength.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023
Feeding Use a liquid houseplant fertilizer at half strength once a month during the summer months (the money tree’s growing season).
—Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2022
Twice a year, fertilize with a balanced liquid fertilizer at half strength.
—Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2021
Throughout winter, fertilize once a week with a water-soluble fertilizer at half strength or less.
—oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2021
His special operations unit was at half strength — 15 out of 30 people — and several of his comrades who remained on the front were there because their villages had been captured.
—New York Times, 13 Aug. 2021
Nancy Brachey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Nutrition: Fertilize plants monthly with a balanced fertilizer at half strength when plants are actively growing in spring through August.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
Fertilize with an organic solution at half strength twice a month.
—Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
Fertilize once every one to two months, with water-soluble fertilizer mixed at half strength.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023
Feeding Use a liquid houseplant fertilizer at half strength once a month during the summer months (the money tree’s growing season).
—Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2022
Twice a year, fertilize with a balanced liquid fertilizer at half strength.
—Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2021
Throughout winter, fertilize once a week with a water-soluble fertilizer at half strength or less.
—oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2021
His special operations unit was at half strength — 15 out of 30 people — and several of his comrades who remained on the front were there because their villages had been captured.
—New York Times, 13 Aug. 2021
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