compost

UK /ˈkɒmpɒst/ US /ˈkɑmpoʊst/

noun 3verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

full, homemade, maize-cobs, right

VERB + COMPOST

bought, cores, dig, know, make, matter, put, shows

COMPOST + NOUN

bin, business, clay, clippings, food, grass, heap, home

PREP.

in, in, into, on, on

Definitions

noun

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.

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

A medium in which one can cultivate plants.

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 mixture; a compound.

A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.

verb

To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.

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

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Example Bank

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

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

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[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

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

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Spread compost on the garden beds before planting your seedlings.

Tatoeba · #2403692

Do you compost?

Tatoeba · #2740245

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