The chill wind, the twisted, useless little trees, and the impoverished soil I trod were hostile, foreign things scarcely better than Krait and possibly worse.
First, those who live in places such as Maputaland, South Africa are exposed to heavily impoverished soils which result in a number of diseases caused by mineral imbalances.
Over time, the team maintains, sunflowers and mustard seed can restore the High Line's impoverished soil to full life-bearing capability.
Flower planting time is also an opportunity to improve the impoverished soil.
However, not all gardens are, or should be, amended in this manner, since many plants prefer an impoverished soil.
The geology of the area has provided the site with weathered and impoverished acidic soils which has contributed to the unique flora able to grow on the site.
Because impoverished soil is usually so compacted that no air or water can penetrate, turn under some perlite or sand as well.
It grows well in impoverished soil under bracken, perhaps because it flowers early in the year before the fronds develop fully.
Here grains, pepper and rubber and many vegetable crops are interspersed with fishponds and livestock grazing, enabling the people to make permanent use of impoverished soils.
Some agricultural practices have led to organically and chemically impoverished soils.