1.   At the end of that time, scrape off and replace the top inch or so of soil and resume watering.

2.   Before adding new mulch, turn over the top few inches of soil, folding in the mulch from this season.

3.   Alongside one house, only the top few inches of a picket fence stuck up, like teeth.

4.   Allow the top inch of the soil in the container to dry before watering.

5.   Check the soil moisture not only in the top inches but at the bottom of the pot, too.

6.   Cut off the top inch, place on a plate, cut side down.

7.   He is now missing the top inch of his tiara after several such incidents.

8.   However, I found that cutting off the top inch of leaves encouraged new, spreading growth, as did picking leaves from the stem.

9.   If the top inches are dry, water.

10.   Next time around, lightly oil the top inch or so of the inside of the cooking pot before starting.