poor soil

Examples (10)

• The plants struggled to grow in the poor soil of the rocky hillside.
• Many farmers find it difficult to make a living on such poor soil.
• You may need to add fertilizer to improve the poor soil in your garden.
• Certain types of lavender actually thrive in poor soil.
• Over-farming has turned once-fertile land into poor soil.
• The poor soil quality in this region limits the variety of crops that can be grown.
• They had to choose hardy plants that could survive in poor soil.
• Despite the poor soil, the weeds seemed to grow everywhere.
• The survey showed that the poor soil was lacking essential nutrients.
• Grass won't grow well here because the poor soil is too sandy.