hard earth

Examples (10)

• The gardener's spade could barely break through the hard earth.
• After weeks without rain, the farmers struggled to till the hard earth.
• They needed heavy machinery to excavate the site because of the hard earth.
• In this region, the summer sun bakes the soil into hard earth.
• Pitching the tent was difficult on the sun-baked, hard earth.
• The archaeologists carefully chipped away at the hard earth to reveal the fossil.
• If you're planting in hard earth, it's best to soak the area with water first.
• The seeds had failed to sprout in the hard earth.
• We used to play marbles on the smooth, hard earth of the playground.
• The coming rains should soften this hard earth, making it easier to plant the spring crops.