Compost

//ˈkɑmpoʊst//

"Compost" in a Sentence (17 examples)

Spread compost on the garden beds before planting your seedlings.

Do you compost?

It's important to get the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio right in a compost heap.

Tom's compost heap got so hot that it spontaneously combusted.

Given the right conditions, compost worms can reproduce at a phenomenal rate.

Tom and Mary make compost at home.

I wish more people would compost.

I don't know how to compost food.

How do you make compost?

Tom tossed the apple cores in the compost bin.

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Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.

And do not spread the compost on the weeds / To make them ranker.

[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.

Once the seed tray is filled with compost, insert the seeds spaced 3 cm apart from one another.

[T]he term 'compost' is commonly used to mean the material used to fill pots, seed trays and containers.

A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.

If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.

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