A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOIL

Fri, 12 Jul '24
Product of composting
Tue, 9 Jul '24
Worm's habitat
Fri, 22 Dec '23
Bed cover
Tue, 21 Nov '23
Potting material
Sat, 22 Jul '23
What goes to pot?
Mon, 17 Apr '23
Gardener's bagful
Tue, 28 Feb '23
Dirt
Sun, 16 Oct '22
Tarnish
Sat, 19 Feb '22
Earth
Fri, 5 Nov '21
Sovereign land, so to speak
Fri, 22 Oct '21
It covers a lot of ground
Fri, 28 May '21
Potter's substance
Fri, 5 Feb '21
Concern in geomorphology
Sun, 31 Jan '21
Besmirch
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Seedy area?
Sun, 3 Jan '21
Gardener's supply