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  • verb Present participle of overwater.

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Examples

  • Another time Doris said, “She might be overwatering those moss roses.”

    Starting from Scratch Susan Gilbert-Collins 2010

  • 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

  • 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.

    My Drifter Doppelganger 2010

  • I *sigh* lost mine over the winter … my fault for overwatering … sniff!

    How To Repot A Paphiopedilum « Fairegarden 2010

  • 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.

    book review - After Dinner Gardening Book (1969) 2008

  • 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

  • GDC Construction in La Jolla, Calif. – prime territory for landslides – says overwatering your yard can cause landslides.

    Living on Shaky Ground Nancy Keates 2008

  • Maybe I am overwatering it in other spots, no where else does it look that good.

    Too Lofty Lately? Let Us Look Down « Fairegarden 2008

  • I'm going to aim for every third day, to try to avoid my usual overwatering trap.

    Meet Lulu Lavender Susan Palwick 2007

  • 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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