compost

IPA: kˈɑmpoʊst

The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
(UK) A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.

Examples of "compost" in Sentences

Some say that adding manure to your organic gardening compost is a positive.
The compost is of a nice rich consistency with tiny bits of shells visible in the mix.
Plunge to half their depth in compost or a trench in open ground if you don't have a frame.
Â The green compost is nitrogen-rich and comes from your vegetable and fruit matter, coffee grinds, and green plants.
"With the exception of collecting compost from the Supreme Court and the Capitol building, it pretty much has met all of our expectations," joked Simon, 28.
When the compost is ready, you can even re-gift it as a party favor at your next shindig and remind guests that they helped make what is in their goodiebags!
Students used old bleachers from Madigan Gym and wood stumps to create the terraced rows, and they fertilized the less-than-ideal soil with compost from the dining halls.
And even though some gardeners will tell you that pulling weeds and throwing them in your organic gardening compost is a positive thing to do, Beatrix would ask you, have they gone to seed yet?
Then follows the maturation of the compost manure, a stage that is reached during this final process in which particles of decomposed refuse slowly turn into humus, which we refer to as compost manure.