41.   When the top has dried, plant it in a container full of good potting soil, pushing the cut end into the medium.

42.   When we take the gates down, we will fill the holes with good soil.

43.   With enough sun, good soil and a sheltered space, fruit trees can be grown as easily in a pot on a balcony as in a backyard.

44.   You can use an organic mulch to cover any bare spots and encourage good soil health.

45.   You can start cuttings in a container of good potting soil and sand or in the ground.

46.   Petunia plants are hardy and, with a good well-drained soil mix and good level of fibrous organic matter, will respond with an excellent show of coloured blooms.

47.   A good soil mix should consist of equal parts of fibrous peat and compost with equal parts of coarse sand.

48.   A good fertile soil is much more than mere mixture of clay and sand particles.

49.   For generations, emigration meant escape from an unpromising arc of land crowded between mountains and the sea, with too many people and not enough good soil.

50.   The peat is essential in improving the physical structure of the soil to ensure there is good soil porosity and moisture retention.