overfertilize
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overfertilize (third-person singular simple present overfertilizes, present participle overfertilizing, simple past and past participle overfertilized)
- (transitive) To treat (plants) with too much fertilizer.
- 2008 March 27, Anne Raver, “A Sisterly Rivalry Leads Directly to Pies”, in New York Times[1]:
- But no matter where you are, the trick is acid soil — with a pH between 4.5 and 5.0 — with plenty of drainage. And don’t overfertilize.