TIRED SOIL - A term referring to a piece of land that has been exhausted of its nutrient value. It does not produce like it once used to. When a particular crop has been grown too long in once place. The Southeast U.S.
That mysterious topsoil may be anything and could very well be old, tired soil that comes from land that's been farmed to death.
We suggested she strew the seeds over her garden at the end of the season and in spring spade under whatever growth resulted, to add organic matter to her tired soil. She did, and the soil began to revive.
 See also: Produce, Plant, Gardening, Nutrient, Soil
  
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