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.

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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