potting soil
noun
US
: a mixture of dirt and other substances that people use when placing plants in pots
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Beat nematodes by removing some of the soil in infested sites and add fresh potting soil.
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
This frees up the inside for storing potting soil or collecting yard scraps and weeds.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Here’s how to propagate your money tree from cuttings in water or potting soil.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
Then, sprinkle some fresh potting soil or seed starting mix into the bottom of your new growing containers, position the seedlings in their new pots, add more soil, and firm the soil around the seedling stems.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
This frees up the inside for storing potting soil or collecting yard scraps and weeds.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Here’s how to propagate your money tree from cuttings in water or potting soil.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
Then, sprinkle some fresh potting soil or seed starting mix into the bottom of your new growing containers, position the seedlings in their new pots, add more soil, and firm the soil around the seedling stems.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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