Then he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gritty soil.

There was the sound of more booted feet on the gritty soil.

Cultivation The plants prefer gritty well-drained soil in full sun.

The theory gained much support, as it was known to be more common on light gritty soils.

These members of the Crassula family do best in well-drained, gritty soil and full sun.

Ahead in a slight valley something gray and rounded rose above the gritty soil.

He rolled clear as the door ground inches deep into the gritty soil and looked up at leveled guns.

She picked up a pinch of gritty soil and let it trickle away again.

Everything closed down to the feel of his palms against the gritty soil.

Like virtually all Proteaceae plants, they grow best on a light gritty soil with good drainage.