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top-dress

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top-dress (tpdrs)
tr.v. top-dressed, top-dress·ing, top-dress·es
1. To cover (a road surface) with loose material that is not worked in.
2. To cover (farmland) with fertilizer.
top-dress
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to spread manure or fertilizer on the surface of (land) without working it into the soil
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Cut back asparagus to ground level when the fronds have turned completely yellow, remove weeds from the bed and top-dress it with a mixture of soil and well-rotted compost.
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Top-dress or repot pot-grown camellias when they pass out of flower.
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Remove winter protection from containers and top-dress or replant pot-bound plants.
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