Fertilisers that have improved poor soils have also had unintended harmful consequences.

Research on engineering hardier crops for poor soils in northern Africa?

This will help drainage and water retention and is especially important on poor soils.

Thriving in poor soils, it tolerates both drought and frost.

The castor bean pomace is good for anything in the poor soils of Southern Illinois.

In poor soils, and under bad management, the produce of the tree rarely exceeds 8 lbs.

It can be harvested with great facility, and gives a good return even on poor soils.

It will then wilt down on poor soils, but grows again as soon as rain falls.

The elm is a sure sign of rich land, it is never seen on thin poor soils.

On poor soils, the habit of growth is low and spreading; on good soils, it is more upright.

It is frequently classed as a weed, but in certain poor soils it has been deemed worthy of cultivation.

As a rule, light but not poor soils, and warm exposures, are best adapted to this genus of trees.

If this is borne in mind, many poor soils may be wonderfully improved by growing on them this valuable legume.

The Honeysuckles are all of the readiest culture, and succeed well in very poor soils, and in that of opposite qualities.

It is just this capacity for growing on thin, poor soils-anywhereand under any circumstances-thatgives to it its chief value.

Chris Bradley owns Whinney Moor Farm in East Yorkshire, and says Miscanthus grows 3 meters tall and thrives on poor soils.