side-dress

[ sahyd-dres ]
/ ˈsaɪdˌdrɛs /

verb (used with object), side-dressed, side-dress·ing.

to fertilize (growing plants) by mixing fertilizer into the soil along each row.

Origin of side-dress

First recorded in 1965–70

British Dictionary definitions for side-dress

side-dress

verb

(tr) to place fertilizers on or in the soil near the roots of (growing plants)