Crocks Sentence Examples

The same end, that of keeping the finer particles of the soil from mixing with the drainage crocks, may be attained by shaking in a little clean moss.

The spores should be sown in well-drained pots or seed pans on the surface of a mixture of fibrous sifted peat and small broken crocks or sandstone; this soil should be firmly pressed and well-watered, and the spores scattered over it, and at once covered with propagating glasses or pieces of sheet glass, to prevent water or dry air getting to the surface.

In potting the well-established plants, and all those of considerable size, the soil should be used in a rough turfy state, not sifted but broken, and one-sixth of broken crocks or charcoal and as much sand as will insure free percolation should be mixed with it.

If the pot has holes, put crocks in the bottom and a layer of coarse peat.

Use a soil-based compost with a good handful of broken crocks in the bottom of the pot to aid drainage.

These large crocks were probably used for making bread or storing milk.

It was sold from Frank Cooper's shop at 83, The High in distinctive earthenware crocks that have now become collector's items.

It comes with one glass lid that fits all three crocks vessels.

The old ball of earth must be freed from all or most of the old crocks without doing injury to the roots, and the sharp edge of the upper surface gently rubbed off.

Using individual crocks or bowls, spread the frozen green beans on the bottom.