Because it is not make the soil alkaline, but also turn the soil salined.

灌溉黄灌水、小黑河水能使土壤碱化，但未形成碱土。

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The first lady showed the young gardeners how to turn the soil for the one hundred square meter garden.

第一天为年幼的园丁展示如何为这一百平方米的菜园松土。

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Tzu Chi staff, Li Jianqun:We will sort and clean this plot of land, we will also turn the soil before planting vegetables and flowers.

这块地啊，我们会把它整理乾净了，翻土种菜种花是感恩也是责任。

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To improve clay soils, mix in garden waste or other organic matter and turn the soil deeply in the fall.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

The first lady showed the young gardeners how to turn the soil for the one hundred square meter garden.

VOA: special.2009.03.31

To prepare your garden for carrots, dig up the soil,loosen it and turn it over.

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He believes that this would be possible, as the powdered body would eventually turn to soil.

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"People were amazed to see an area that was salty, sandy ground, turn into a lush green forest, that had mushrooms growing from the soil, " Lawton said.

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The archaeologists may turn up other unexpected finds as they dig back through soil packed down over centuries.

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