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[kom-pohst]

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noun

a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil.

a composition; compound.

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verb (used with object)

to use in compost; make compost of: to compost manure and kitchen scraps.

to apply compost to (soil).

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verb (used without object)

to make compost: Shredded leaves will compost easily.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin compositum, noun use of neuter of compositus composite; compare compote

Related forms

com·post·a·ble, adjective

com·post·er, noun

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Then a possum decided to make my compost pile his nightly hangout.

The plates were bio-plastic, the sort that would easily break down in a compost bin.

In the case of coffee, the biodiesel is made from the leftover grounds, which would otherwise be thrown away or used as compost.

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Then a possum decided to make my compost pile his nightly hangout.

The plates were bio-plastic, the sort that would easily break down in a compost bin.

In the case of coffee, the biodiesel is made from the leftover grounds, which would otherwise be thrown away or used as compost.

Organic materials naturally decompose and turn into compost.

For more than a decade, companies have mixed fly ash with other waste to produce soil and compost.

Gardeners and other environmentally conscious people will add the leaves to a compost pile to become a natural fertilizer.

Compost improves soil texture, fertility, and ability to hold water and air.

Includes a relatively large loft area, gray water system, and a compost toilet.

And companies are springing up to meet the growth in demand from restaurants for recycling and compost haulers.

Other, less troublesome weeds are put in our compost bin.

And after the diesel has been extracted, the coffee grounds can still be used for compost.

Home composting is possible with or without a manufactured compost bin.

The city can even offer a free compost collection service, then turn around and sell the compost to farmers.

Evermore becoming larger, more mysterious of compost and magna forma.

If you want to recycle leaves for compost or mulch, rake them up and run them through a shredder.

Try asking your local market if they have some compost you could buy on the cheap.

They could save tons of money and get a free compost out of it.

Compost all pre- and post-consumer food waste generated in dining facilities.

They eat table scraps, and their waste goes in the compost pile.

Starting a small compost bin for household use reduces the amount of waste your family sends to the landfill each week.

Start a compost pile rather than using an in-sink garbage disposal unit.

If your soil is sandy or rocky, you may need to add compost.

You'll need to compost much of what you grow to keep from depleting the soil.

The resultant compost gets distributed to farmland and parks.

Ditto those who recycle more often or throw out less, compost and watch their personal environments.

The major ingredients of a compost pile are nitrogen, carbon, oxygen and moisture.

Ferry scoops up a mound of compost containing beneficial earthworms.

Chop up and compost all garden prunings except weeds with seedheads or diseased plants.

The compost and the tunnels themselves are sterilized, eliminating the need for pesticides.

If that same smell interrupts our next summer idyll, the compost pile is history.

Global warming and the end of petroleum mean cities will have to be more self reliant, so start planning your compost facilities.

Moderate heat is one of the signs of a healthy compost pile.

Apartment owners can compost with this barrel, sized for a roof-top or small backyard.

Water the pile and turn it once a week to make compost for the fall garden.

Separate inlets can be created for waste, recycling, and compost.

The humble compost pile is coming into its own again.

Freedom of religion should mean having the freedom to toss religion out with the compost.

Making your own compost recycles waste and provides nourishment to your garden in an environmentally friendly way.

If not, pour it out in the compost pile, and open another bottle.

If you don't have one already, now's a good time to start a compost pile.

As in biology, what has lived before becomes the compost for what will live next.

The use of compost made with treated sewage sludge is not permitted in organic farming.

Any materials that used to be a plant can go into your compost bin, including all fruit and vegetable scraps.

They expect you to recycle and compost the majority of your waste.

And the company spreads a mulch of compost over the soil early each season.

We treat it and use the fertilizer to maintain the compost site.

He saluted a few volunteers, whom he had appointed to pluck shreds of plastic from the compost under the hot noonday sun.

The compost that results is useful for growing plants or as a soil amendment.

The next spring, she spreads another inch of compost.

It can be recycled, put in a compost heap or incinerated.

Compost is organic material, and mature compost is dark, earthy and rich in nutrients.

Amend the soil by mixing compost into the planting hole.

Harrington explained, and so does the derivative widely known as compost tea.

Begin by selecting a location for your compost pile.

Provide good air circulation and well-drained soil that's been amended with compost or organic matter.

Testing at a number of other compost facilities is continuing.

Compost is a productive fertilizer that enriches the soil.

Some folks carve out little holes and plop their plants straight in with a handful of compost.

Start raking leaves as they fall, and put them on the compost pile.

Compost tea is a liquid extract from mature, cured compost.

For best performance amend the soil with organic matter such as compost before planting.

When you first contemplate composting, you will find many choices of containers for producing and storing compost.

Do not compost the diseased material you remove, and dispose of it promptly.

Compost is an organic material generally comprised of decomposed yard and kitchen wastes.

First he built a retaining wall of dry-stacked stone wall, then dug compost into the top foot of soil, avoiding the tree roots.

Yesterday's news provides a rich growing medium for your garden when it's recycled into compost.

Applying a mulch such as ground bark or compost will help conserve moisture and keep the soil cool.

By layering compost correctly, you can have finished compost in a few months.

Dig in several inches of compost and a balanced organic fertilizer.

Kitchen scraps, raw or cooked, can be added to your compost bin.

Loosen the soil where the shoot will be buried and work in a shovelful of compost.

Compost requires a few basic ingredients and conditions for decomposition to occur.

Compost tea is a liquid made by steeping a porous bag of decomposed and recycled organic matter, known as compost, in water.

Wood compost containment bins keep compost confined during the decomposition process.

Throw it in your compost pile, and you're doing a good deed.

Rapid decomposition in any compost pile relies on small or shredded matter.

The key to a healthy lawn is nutrient-rich soil, and compost makes a highly effective soil amendment.

Build multiple bins to hold compost in various stages of decomposition.

If you enjoy a cup of tea brewed with loose leaves, these are a terrific source of organic material for your compost pile.

Save those potato peels for the compost pile rather than discarding them.

Compost microorganisms need both carbon and nitrogen to survive.

In fact, in a healthy compost pile, insects play a vital role in the decomposition process.

Compost is a gardener's treasure, but producing a batch takes time.

If you want to create compost more quickly, build a barrel-style tumbler.

Organic matter in a compost pile or bin is decomposed by millions of microorganisms.

Add compost to your flower beds to help plants thrive.

Traditional composting methods require little intervention from the gardener, but can take up to a year to produce usable compost.

Toronto turns dirty diapers, kitty litter and sanitary products into compost for farms and parks.

But the great thing about compost is that you can recycle it.

Learn how to make compost and get composting tips for your garden.

Using chicken wire is an easy and inexpensive way to make a compost bin for gardening.

Take us down chewed-up trash shoots and climbing up slimy compost mountains.

Organic compost and fertilizer are added as nutrients.

To dispense with all those fallen leaves you rake up this month, build a compost pile.

Along with a compost bin and a door mat, a new ice cream maker arrived the other day.

Yard wastes can be recycled into compost and used as mulch and fertilizer.

It is not to be confused with leachate, or liquids which may run off a compost pile during heavy rains.

If it is only wet, you can compost it and it will decompose within a few months.

If starting an outdoor compost pile isn't an option for you, experiment with various indoor compost projects.

Mix in compost and fertilizer, and you'll have loose, rich.

They take your kitchen waste and turn it into sweet-smelling compost in as little as two months.

Commmercial compost systems generate enough heat for these plastics to break down.

Choose pure castings or a mix of castings and compost.

He dug out a three-foot-wide bed next to the limestone, adding about two feet of aged manure and compost.

There is a hefty compost bin and a teeny recycling bin-one.

Willcutt and his neighbors helped shovel some aged compost into a pair of five-gallon buckets.

If you compost food, on the other hand, you return carbon to the soil and encourage plant growth at the same time.

In a compost pile, the company proclaimed, the plant-based bag.

Compost the gooey insides and save the seeds to roast later for a delicious snack.

There now are additives that can be put into compost piles to make lawn clippings decompose faster.

And compost that goes into making the garden bloom is taking up space in a landfill.

Mulch with decomposed granite or gravel, not compost.

Worobo said, farmers rely on animal barriers and specific practices for handling compost and manure.

Shred your scraps and mix them into your backyard or school compost heap.

If necessary, add topsoil and compost in your planting area.

Add compost or mulch each year to help retain moisture.

Be sure to bury food scraps to make compost piles less attractive for wildlife.

Choose a sunny spot in the garden and mix lots of compost and organic fertilizer into the soil.

Not only is there a search for safer cleaners, but also for new ways to compost kitchen waste and save electricity.

These materials help fuel the microbes that break down organic materials and create nutrient-rich compost.

Recycle what you can and use a compost bin to reincorporate organic waste into the soil.

Fill in the trench with soil mixed with compost or perlite, leaving only the top bud of each cutting exposed.

Refresh the soil by top-dressing with compost or a fresh potting mix, unless the plants are root bound and.

Grow your own vegetables in your garden, and compost your scraps.

Flowers and vegetables thrive in well-amended soil with plenty of compost.

Create a compost pile as a source of fertilizer to use in the garden.

It's not every museum that features a compost heap and encourages children to scribble on the artwork.

Amend soil with compost or well-rotted manure to ensure a long harvest.

Water deeply if allowed, and mulch with straw or compost.

Fill your new bed with compost and start planting.

Position the rose in the hole and fill in around it with soil amended with compost.

Amendments should include well-rotted manure and compost or soil conditioner.

Dig plenty of compost into your garden soil before planting.

They pop up all over the place from the seeds that make it to my compost.

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World English Dictionary

compost (ˈkɒmpɒst)

—n
1.	a mixture of organic residues such as decomposed vegetation, manure, etc, used as a fertilizer
2.	a mixture, normally of plant remains, peat, charcoal, etc, in which plants are grown, esp in pots
3.	rare a compound or mixture

—vb
4.	to make (vegetable matter) into compost
5.	to fertilize with compost

[C14: from Old French compost, from Latin compositus put together; see composite]

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Word Origin & History

compost

late 14c., from M.Fr. composte "mixture of leaves, etc., for fertilizing land," also "condiment," from V.L. *composita, from L. compositus (see composite).

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compost

(kŏm'pōst') Pronunciation Key
A mixture of decayed or decaying organic matter used to fertilize soil. Compost is usually made by gathering plant material, such as leaves, grass clippings, and vegetable peels, into a pile or bin and letting it decompose as a result of the action of aerobic bacteria, fungi, and other organisms.

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"But men labor under a mistake. The better part of the man is soon ploughed into the soil for compost. By a seeming fate, commonly called necessity, they are employed, as it says in an old book, laying up treasures which moth and rust will corrupt and thieves break through and steal. It is a fool's life, as they will find when they get to the end of it, if not before."

-Henry David Thoreau

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