rocky soil
Stone-filled earth
Rocky soil is ground containing a high proportion of stones, gravel, or bedrock fragments that make cultivation difficult.
Gardeners and farmers contend with rocky soil by removing stones, amending with organic matter, or choosing plants adapted to poor drainage and shallow root zones: The rocky soil of New England forced early settlers to build stone walls from cleared fields.
- stonyRocky or emotionless
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- gravel pitExcavation for loose stone
- barrenUnable to produce
- aridDevoid of water
dust bowl · hardscrabble · thin · infertile · dusty · parched · scrubland · erosion · poor drainage · drainage · limestone · shale · granite · cultivate · till · roots · root vegetables · sparse
rocky soilsandy loam
Gritty, well-draining earth
loamy soil · clay soil · loose soil · loam · soft soil
rocky soilfertile soil
Nutrient-rich growing medium
loam · arable land · loamy soil · topsoil · garden soil
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