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Used with adjectives:
"
You need good soil to grow fruit trees."
(good, rich, fertile, deep)
"
It will be hard to grow anything in shallow soil."
(shallow, thin, poor, contaminated, dry, compacted)
"
The gardener told him to keep the soil moist."
(moist, damp, wet)
"
My backyard is covered with rocky soil."
(rocky, sandy, stony, loose, light, heavy)
Used with verbs:
"
They're planning to cultivate the soil."
(cultivate, improve, turn, till, work, dig up)
"
We need to fertilize the soil."
(fertilize, loosen)
"
Their soil doesn't drain very well."
(drain)
Used with nouns:
"
We are concerned about soil conservation."
(conservation, conditions, quality, erosion, degradation)
"
Soil samples were taken from the land near the nuclear plant."
(samples)
"
He studies soil types before planting anything."
(types)
Used with prepositions:
"
The flowers grow well in rich soil."
(in)
