| OVERFEEDING | This is applying too much fertiliser to plants (11) |
| GATES | Massachusetts is applying strict consumer regulations to these |
| DOWNTOIT | How the miner is applying himself to the job! (7,4,2,2) |
| GETTING | How the miner is applying himself to the job! (7,4,2,2) |
| TOPDRESSING | Applying a granular fertiliser to the soil, or bulky organic matter to a lawn surface (3-8, or 11) |
| GROUNDCOVER | Something which overlays an area of land; may refer to plants specifically grown to prevent weed growth, or soil erosion (11) |
| IGUANODON | It used to eat plants one has fertiliser to put on (9) |
| MARLON | Actor wearing fertiliser to make love (6,6) |
| SEED | Give fertiliser to a plant, perhaps (4) |
| DRESS | Apply fertiliser to soil (5) |
| SHAMPOO | Fake fertiliser to cleanse the scalp (7) |
| SEEPHOSE | Use this to deliver water accurately to plants in rows (4,4) |
| BOTANIC | Feel great anxiety, losing head after larva is linked to plants |
| HERBICIDE | A substance toxic to plants and used to destroy unwanted vegetation |
| SPRAYERS | These can be used to apply fungicide to plants (8) |
| DUSTING | Applying powdered insecticide to plants (7) |
| GREENFLY | Inexperienced pilot is source of damage to plants (8) |
| FERTILISER | A chemical or natural substance put on land to supply nutrients to plants (10) |
| BOTANICAL | Word, from "fodder, grass, herb", describing things related to plants, from balm, drug and sloe gin to an arboretum, rose collection and scientific blurb (9) |
| MILDEW | Gentle sheep, almost a threat to plants |
