side dressing

noun

1. the fertilizer used to side-dress plants.

Word History and Origins

Origin of side dressing¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Nitrate is desirable for side dressing but even here ammonia and other forms are now considered suitable when the soil is warm.

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Side dressing with fertilizer in solution has been recommended recently by Tiedjens of New Jersey.

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On sandy or nutrient-deficient soils, more than one side dressing may be advisable.

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He inquired of one of the attendants where Jack Peek was, and soon found him, the surgeon being by his side dressing his wound.

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