compost
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
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Hugelkultur: German for "mound culture"! 🌱 Build raised beds with logs & organic matter for self-watering, fertile gardens. Less watering, more growth! It's like a compost pile & garden bed in one! #permaculture #hug…
Compost tea and worms help with your soil breathing
Good Ideas CWET-BLK Compost Wizard EnviroTumbler, Black #composting #GoodIdeas #envirotainer
If your hanging baskets haven't been looking very lush, try switching to coconut coir instead of fertilizer or compost to extend their blooms.
Yeah, "eat the rich" isn't a good line; way too high a risk of parasitic infection. It's much safer to compost the rich instead.
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The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
“good news everyone apparently it's okay! this rice got like 2 feet from the compost before i brought it back in and asked lol”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Composting Clematis Montana – Smells great https://www.allforgardening.com/1751300/composting-clematis-montana-smells-great/ It's not as strong as my lavendar compost. But still a nice smell. by Lucifer_iix”
— Bluesky· May 2026“In today's KINGSVILLE TIMES ~ Garden Gold Compost On Sale Now! kingsvilletimes.ca/2026/05/gard...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Before I put these Tulips and Hyacinth in the compost I photographed them over my lightpad. Just because a flower is not in full bloom, it doesn’t mean it can’t be interesting. #photography #flowers #tulips #hyacinth #lightpad #flowerphotography”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Eco How-To: Fusing Ground Spirit with Compassionate Compost 🌿 🌿 Echoes from the #LikeForest Team @thelikeforest”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(UK) A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
[T]he very wet winter will have washed much of the goodness out of the soil. Homemade compost and the load of manure we get from a friendly farmer may not be enough to compensate for what has leached from the ground.
“Hugelkultur: German for "mound culture"! 🌱 Build raised beds with logs & organic matter for self-watering, fertile gardens. Less watering, more growth! It's like a compost pile & garden bed in one! #permaculture #hugelkultur #gardening”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Compost tea and worms help with your soil breathing”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Good Ideas CWET-BLK Compost Wizard EnviroTumbler, Black #composting #GoodIdeas #envirotainer”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If your hanging baskets haven't been looking very lush, try switching to coconut coir instead of fertilizer or compost to extend their blooms.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yeah, "eat the rich" isn't a good line; way too high a risk of parasitic infection. It's much safer to compost the rich instead.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
Once the seed tray is filled with compost, insert the seeds spaced 3 cm apart from one another.
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