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- verb Present participle of
overwater .
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Examples
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Another time Doris said, “She might be overwatering those moss roses.”
Starting from Scratch Susan Gilbert-Collins 2010
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Laying in a layer of gravel to prevent overwatering, then a mixture of 2/3rds potting soil to 1/3rd humus with a handful of vermiculite.
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
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I signed the paperwork and we drove home where my wife was in the front yard, killing the annual flowers she bought the week before by overwatering.
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I *sigh* lost mine over the winter … my fault for overwatering … sniff!
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Laying in a layer of gravel to prevent overwatering, then a mixture of 2/3rds potting soil to 1/3rd humus with a handful of vermiculite.
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Its vivid green defied the drought; Jenny, my aunt, swore that it was the toughness of the breed of grass, but I suspected her of extreme overwatering.
The Legacy Kirsten Tranter 2010
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GDC Construction in La Jolla, Calif. – prime territory for landslides – says overwatering your yard can cause landslides.
Living on Shaky Ground Nancy Keates 2008
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Maybe I am overwatering it in other spots, no where else does it look that good.
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I'm going to aim for every third day, to try to avoid my usual overwatering trap.
Meet Lulu Lavender Susan Palwick 2007
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I'm going to aim for every third day, to try to avoid my usual overwatering trap.
Archive 2007-09-01 Susan Palwick 2007
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