How to Use planting in a Sentence

planting

noun
  • Fall is a great time for planting.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
  • There is a lot of tree planting.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There are plants that need planting.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • Space plants three feet apart for mass planting.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Space plants three feet apart for mass planting.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Just cut it low to the ground and build a planting bed over it.
    — Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Just cut it low to the ground and build a planting bed over it.
    — Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But there is more to tree planting than putting plants in the ground.
    — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2021
  • Make sure the root balls of all plant are moist at planting time.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Once the planting was done, out came the hoe to cut down the weeds.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Ok, not so much the hole but what goes in the hole, aka planting mix.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Now is the time to order bulbs for fall planting.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
  • All petunia plantings need a moist but not wet soil.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Dig a planting hole 2-3 times as wide as the root ball.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Dig a planting hole 2-3 times as wide as the root ball.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Dig a planting hole 2-3 times as wide as the root ball.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Dig a planting hole 2-3 times as wide as the root ball.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Dig a planting hole 2-3 times as wide as the root ball.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Dig a planting hole 2-3 times as wide as the root ball.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Dig a planting hole 2-3 times as wide as the root ball.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • Aim for planting after the last frost in spring.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Make sure the soil has warmed before spring planting.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Make sure the soil has warmed before spring planting.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Plan for fall planting when the weather cools late next month.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Dig a planting hole 2 to 3 times as wide as the root ball.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • Avoid planting right before a long rainy spell.
    — Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The critters dig up the bulbs that my wife spends hours planting.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The wire mesh should extend one foot past each end of the planting.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Rake up and burn all leaves in a rose planting at season’s end.
    — oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Bury each cage at the proper planting depth.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025

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