Definition of compost in English:

compost

noun ˈkɒmpɒstˈkɑmˌpoʊst

mass noun

1Decayed organic material used as a fertilizer for growing plants.
堆肥
cover with a layer of fine compost
Example sentencesExamples
- I watered the planting area for each one with several litres of water, then added some fresh compost.
- Making leaf mould is different to making general garden compost in that only the leaves are used.
- I recycle all my fruit and vegetable scraps to make compost for my garden.
- There is no fertilizer better than compost, and you can make it yourself for free!
- If it's bad, mix 1 cubic foot of compost into the backfill.
- Place in a well-lit spot and keep the compost lightly moist.
- For best performance amend the soil with organic matter such as compost before planting.
- Adding compost to heavy clay soil improves drainage by improving soil structure.
- Amend soil regularly with compost and apply organic mulches continually to enrich your soil.
- Even a newbie to composting can make good quality compost.
- Add a little compost to the soil and fork in lightly, mulch and water.
- My job was to add fresh compost to the rows to make them rich for planting.
- They spread the compost before plowing in the spring.
- Garden compost is not really suitable for this purpose because it contains weed seeds.
- Mulch in late winter with any organic material such as home-made compost, leaf mould or composted bark.
- Place in a conservatory or warm greenhouse and keep the compost moist.
- Mix plenty of compost into the soil, or grow the trees in raised beds.
- Even with Betty's method of making compost, some ingredients tend to smell.
- Mulch with an organic material such as compost or alfalfa hay.
- I dug big planting holes, though, and mixed large amounts of compost into the backfill.
Synonyms
fertilizer, plant food, dressing, organic matter, vegetable waste, humus, peat
1. 1.1 A mixture of compost or similar material with loam soil used as a growing medium.
  （用堆肥和肥土等混合而成的）混合肥料
  sweet peppers can be grown singly in pots of potting compost
  count noun peat-free composts
  Example sentencesExamples
  Used only in a do-it-myself mixture of seed compost, a single bag of peat lasted nearly a decade.
  Sow some of the seed in a pot with multi-purpose compost or in a row in the garden.
  Ingredients in commercial composts include various kinds of animal manures and lawn and garden wastes.
  With the gardening season now getting into full swing, the trust is urging people to only use peat-free composts in their gardens.
  He starts by filling the pot or seed tray with a mixture of seed compost and perlite (which helps aeration and drainage).
  There are plenty of bacteria, fungi, and other critters in a shovelful of soil or finished compost to get things cooking.
  Stock up on compost, potting soil and fertilizers, or find and haul these materials from local sources to create your own.
  Gardening is our fastest growing pastime and the demand for composts is greater than ever - still largely met by commercial peat extraction.
  Five plants were grown in each 25 cm diameter pot, using commercial potting compost supplemented by liquid fertilizer.
  Alternatively, chemically-treated composts are available, which are said to keep vine weevils at bay for 12 months, or proprietary insecticides which work for about six months.
  In a nutshell, you plant the tubers sandwiched between layers of multipurpose potting compost.
  In the croft garden we always use peat-free composts and prefer those made from composted bark.
  Similarly, it is always best to use new potting compost when sowing seeds or transplanting seedlings.
  Synonyms
  fertilizer, plant food, dressing, organic matter, vegetable waste, humus, peat

verb ˈkɒmpɒstˈkɑmˌpoʊst

[with object]

1Make (vegetable matter or manure) into compost.
把（植物，粪肥）制成堆肥
don't compost heavily infested plants
不要把有大量虫害的植物制成堆肥。
Example sentencesExamples
- They share a powerful shredder, and compost all healthy plant material.
- All through the summer I've been collecting and composting the used coffee grounds from work.
- He filled the tanks with a mix of 3 parts composted organic matter and 1 part each soil, sand, and pumice.
- One of the easiest ways for a household to reduce their level of waste is to start composting their rubbish.
- It is unlikely there will now be much left in our grey bin, given that my household already recycles many other waste items and composts green and kitchen waste.
- If the industry was serious about conserving supplies it would invest in water saving devices or compost the manure but that might cut profits, so they don't.
- Finally, the district will soon be getting a grant for vermi-composting, which uses worms to compost organic matter.
- They bent their shoulders and backs to compost hay, manure, and field stubble, and transplanted plants from the woods into their own yards.
- As another continuing farm project, Mark uses worms to compost cow manure and coffee hulls.
- You could use horse manure, but make sure it is composted.
- This involved separating their waste into bins for glass, tins and paper, then composting suitable material.
- You can compost fruits, vegetables, tea bags and coffee grounds, as well as leaf and yard waste.
- During the composting season, check your bin regularly to assure optimum moisture and aeration are present in the material being composted.
- At this time of year it's also important to regularly remove dead flowers and leaves from plants and then compost this material for later return of the nutrients to the beds.
- The only environmentally acceptable way to improve the earth is to compost banana peels and recycle soy milk cartons.
- Most other plant residues can be composted, if you have a well-maintained compost pile which generates enough heat to kill disease pathogens.
- It's best not to compost fruit and leaves unless you know your pile gets hot enough to kill the pests.
- As municipalities launch programs to collect and compost household food waste, interest in degradable plastics is on the rise.
- Any manure, hay or other organic material must be composted fully before usage to make sure it contains no surviving and active seeds to add to your problems.
- When crops are growing in the fields, the manure is composted and applied to the land later.
1. 1.1 Treat (soil) with compost.
  施堆肥于（土壤）
  we turned clay soil into almost workable soil by composting it
  我们通过施堆肥，把淤泥改造成了差不多可以耕种的土壤。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They like shade and composted soil and plenty of water.
  When planting tulip or daffodil bulbs in a formal display it pays to make sure that the soil has been well composted and forked over beforehand.
  He saw how well the tomatoes flourished in that dark composted soil.
  For those of you who suffer from an inordinate amount of clay in your soil, composting is the answer.
  It climbs by means of tendrils and is best grown in a composted soil supported by a fence or trellis.
  Synonyms
  add fertilizer to, enrich with fertilizer, feed, mulch, compost, manure, dung, dress, top-dress

Derivatives

compostable

adjective ˈkɒmpɒstəb(ə)lˈkɑmˌpoʊstəb(ə)l

Councillors also gave a new green bin scheme for collecting compostable waste the go-ahead.
Example sentencesExamples
- Plans are also afoot to introduce a new green bin scheme, which collects compostable waste, including cardboard.
- There are much better things to do with compostable material.
- The ultimate goal is a 100-percent compostable cup.
- Nationally we will be increasing the waste going to landfill in direct opposition to the EU requirements to reduce compostable waste going to landfill.

composter

noun

They freeze the juice and recycle the pulp, which goes into a composter and back into the garden.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some composters find that mixing the two together is more effective than layering.
- Some home composters sell their finished compost to local nurseries or other family gardeners.
- We also get free composters for the garden as well.
- But by tilling them directly into the soil, Susan saves a trip to the composter and her soil's ready by spring.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French composte, from Latin composita, compositum 'something put together', feminine and neuter past participle of componere.

Garden compost and fruit compôte do not seem to have much in common, but they both derive from French compôte ‘stewed fruit’. This comes from Old French composte, from Latin compositum ‘something put together’—source of compose (Late Middle English) and decompose (mid 18th century), composition (Late Middle English), and component (mid 17th century). Compost has been used in the gardening sense since the late 16th century. The Latin word was formed from com- ‘with’ and the irregular verb ponere ‘put, place’. From this we also get impose (Late Middle English) ‘place (up)on’; oppose (Late Middle English) ‘place against’; positive and posture (late 16th century); preposition (Late Middle English) something put in front, and suppose (Middle English) literally something placed from below.

Definition of compost in US English:

compost

nounˈkämˌpōstˈkɑmˌpoʊst

1Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer.
堆肥
Example sentencesExamples
- There is no fertilizer better than compost, and you can make it yourself for free!
- They spread the compost before plowing in the spring.
- Making leaf mould is different to making general garden compost in that only the leaves are used.
- Amend soil regularly with compost and apply organic mulches continually to enrich your soil.
- My job was to add fresh compost to the rows to make them rich for planting.
- Even a newbie to composting can make good quality compost.
- If it's bad, mix 1 cubic foot of compost into the backfill.
- For best performance amend the soil with organic matter such as compost before planting.
- I dug big planting holes, though, and mixed large amounts of compost into the backfill.
- I recycle all my fruit and vegetable scraps to make compost for my garden.
- Even with Betty's method of making compost, some ingredients tend to smell.
- I watered the planting area for each one with several litres of water, then added some fresh compost.
- Garden compost is not really suitable for this purpose because it contains weed seeds.
- Place in a well-lit spot and keep the compost lightly moist.
- Mulch in late winter with any organic material such as home-made compost, leaf mould or composted bark.
- Place in a conservatory or warm greenhouse and keep the compost moist.
- Mix plenty of compost into the soil, or grow the trees in raised beds.
- Mulch with an organic material such as compost or alfalfa hay.
- Adding compost to heavy clay soil improves drainage by improving soil structure.
- Add a little compost to the soil and fork in lightly, mulch and water.
Synonyms
fertilizer, plant food, dressing, organic matter, vegetable waste, humus, peat
1. 1.1 A mixture of decayed organic material with loam and/or other ingredients, used as a growing medium.
  （用堆肥和肥土等混合而成的）混合肥料
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are plenty of bacteria, fungi, and other critters in a shovelful of soil or finished compost to get things cooking.
  With the gardening season now getting into full swing, the trust is urging people to only use peat-free composts in their gardens.
  In the croft garden we always use peat-free composts and prefer those made from composted bark.
  Similarly, it is always best to use new potting compost when sowing seeds or transplanting seedlings.
  Sow some of the seed in a pot with multi-purpose compost or in a row in the garden.
  Alternatively, chemically-treated composts are available, which are said to keep vine weevils at bay for 12 months, or proprietary insecticides which work for about six months.
  Ingredients in commercial composts include various kinds of animal manures and lawn and garden wastes.
  He starts by filling the pot or seed tray with a mixture of seed compost and perlite (which helps aeration and drainage).
  Five plants were grown in each 25 cm diameter pot, using commercial potting compost supplemented by liquid fertilizer.
  In a nutshell, you plant the tubers sandwiched between layers of multipurpose potting compost.
  Stock up on compost, potting soil and fertilizers, or find and haul these materials from local sources to create your own.
  Used only in a do-it-myself mixture of seed compost, a single bag of peat lasted nearly a decade.
  Gardening is our fastest growing pastime and the demand for composts is greater than ever - still largely met by commercial peat extraction.
  Synonyms
  fertilizer, plant food, dressing, organic matter, vegetable waste, humus, peat

verbˈkämˌpōstˈkɑmˌpoʊst

[with object]

1Make (vegetable matter or manure) into compost.
把（植物，粪肥）制成堆肥
don't compost heavily infested plants
不要把有大量虫害的植物制成堆肥。
Example sentencesExamples
- Any manure, hay or other organic material must be composted fully before usage to make sure it contains no surviving and active seeds to add to your problems.
- Finally, the district will soon be getting a grant for vermi-composting, which uses worms to compost organic matter.
- As another continuing farm project, Mark uses worms to compost cow manure and coffee hulls.
- Most other plant residues can be composted, if you have a well-maintained compost pile which generates enough heat to kill disease pathogens.
- All through the summer I've been collecting and composting the used coffee grounds from work.
- This involved separating their waste into bins for glass, tins and paper, then composting suitable material.
- You could use horse manure, but make sure it is composted.
- The only environmentally acceptable way to improve the earth is to compost banana peels and recycle soy milk cartons.
- It's best not to compost fruit and leaves unless you know your pile gets hot enough to kill the pests.
- You can compost fruits, vegetables, tea bags and coffee grounds, as well as leaf and yard waste.
- As municipalities launch programs to collect and compost household food waste, interest in degradable plastics is on the rise.
- During the composting season, check your bin regularly to assure optimum moisture and aeration are present in the material being composted.
- They share a powerful shredder, and compost all healthy plant material.
- If the industry was serious about conserving supplies it would invest in water saving devices or compost the manure but that might cut profits, so they don't.
- They bent their shoulders and backs to compost hay, manure, and field stubble, and transplanted plants from the woods into their own yards.
- He filled the tanks with a mix of 3 parts composted organic matter and 1 part each soil, sand, and pumice.
- It is unlikely there will now be much left in our grey bin, given that my household already recycles many other waste items and composts green and kitchen waste.
- At this time of year it's also important to regularly remove dead flowers and leaves from plants and then compost this material for later return of the nutrients to the beds.
- When crops are growing in the fields, the manure is composted and applied to the land later.
- One of the easiest ways for a household to reduce their level of waste is to start composting their rubbish.
1. 1.1 Treat (soil) with compost.
  施堆肥于（土壤）
  we turned clay soil into almost workable soil by composting it
  我们通过施堆肥，把淤泥改造成了差不多可以耕种的土壤。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It climbs by means of tendrils and is best grown in a composted soil supported by a fence or trellis.
  For those of you who suffer from an inordinate amount of clay in your soil, composting is the answer.
  He saw how well the tomatoes flourished in that dark composted soil.
  They like shade and composted soil and plenty of water.
  When planting tulip or daffodil bulbs in a formal display it pays to make sure that the soil has been well composted and forked over beforehand.
  Synonyms
  add fertilizer to, enrich with fertilizer, feed, mulch, compost, manure, dung, dress, top-dress

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French composte, from Latin composita, compositum ‘something put together’, feminine and neuter past participle of componere.

单词	compost
释义	Definition of compost in English: compost noun ˈkɒmpɒstˈkɑmˌpoʊst mass noun 1Decayed organic material used as a fertilizer for growing plants. 堆肥 cover with a layer of fine compost Example sentencesExamples I watered the planting area for each one with several litres of water, then added some fresh compost. Making leaf mould is different to making general garden compost in that only the leaves are used. I recycle all my fruit and vegetable scraps to make compost for my garden. There is no fertilizer better than compost, and you can make it yourself for free! If it's bad, mix 1 cubic foot of compost into the backfill. Place in a well-lit spot and keep the compost lightly moist. For best performance amend the soil with organic matter such as compost before planting. Adding compost to heavy clay soil improves drainage by improving soil structure. Amend soil regularly with compost and apply organic mulches continually to enrich your soil. Even a newbie to composting can make good quality compost. Add a little compost to the soil and fork in lightly, mulch and water. My job was to add fresh compost to the rows to make them rich for planting. They spread the compost before plowing in the spring. Garden compost is not really suitable for this purpose because it contains weed seeds. Mulch in late winter with any organic material such as home-made compost, leaf mould or composted bark. Place in a conservatory or warm greenhouse and keep the compost moist. Mix plenty of compost into the soil, or grow the trees in raised beds. Even with Betty's method of making compost, some ingredients tend to smell. Mulch with an organic material such as compost or alfalfa hay. I dug big planting holes, though, and mixed large amounts of compost into the backfill. Synonyms fertilizer, plant food, dressing, organic matter, vegetable waste, humus, peat 1.1 A mixture of compost or similar material with loam soil used as a growing medium. （用堆肥和肥土等混合而成的）混合肥料 sweet peppers can be grown singly in pots of potting compost count noun peat-free composts Example sentencesExamples Used only in a do-it-myself mixture of seed compost, a single bag of peat lasted nearly a decade. Sow some of the seed in a pot with multi-purpose compost or in a row in the garden. Ingredients in commercial composts include various kinds of animal manures and lawn and garden wastes. With the gardening season now getting into full swing, the trust is urging people to only use peat-free composts in their gardens. He starts by filling the pot or seed tray with a mixture of seed compost and perlite (which helps aeration and drainage). There are plenty of bacteria, fungi, and other critters in a shovelful of soil or finished compost to get things cooking. Stock up on compost, potting soil and fertilizers, or find and haul these materials from local sources to create your own. Gardening is our fastest growing pastime and the demand for composts is greater than ever - still largely met by commercial peat extraction. Five plants were grown in each 25 cm diameter pot, using commercial potting compost supplemented by liquid fertilizer. Alternatively, chemically-treated composts are available, which are said to keep vine weevils at bay for 12 months, or proprietary insecticides which work for about six months. In a nutshell, you plant the tubers sandwiched between layers of multipurpose potting compost. In the croft garden we always use peat-free composts and prefer those made from composted bark. Similarly, it is always best to use new potting compost when sowing seeds or transplanting seedlings. Synonyms fertilizer, plant food, dressing, organic matter, vegetable waste, humus, peat verb ˈkɒmpɒstˈkɑmˌpoʊst [with object] 1Make (vegetable matter or manure) into compost. 把（植物，粪肥）制成堆肥 don't compost heavily infested plants 不要把有大量虫害的植物制成堆肥。 Example sentencesExamples They share a powerful shredder, and compost all healthy plant material. All through the summer I've been collecting and composting the used coffee grounds from work. He filled the tanks with a mix of 3 parts composted organic matter and 1 part each soil, sand, and pumice. One of the easiest ways for a household to reduce their level of waste is to start composting their rubbish. It is unlikely there will now be much left in our grey bin, given that my household already recycles many other waste items and composts green and kitchen waste. If the industry was serious about conserving supplies it would invest in water saving devices or compost the manure but that might cut profits, so they don't. Finally, the district will soon be getting a grant for vermi-composting, which uses worms to compost organic matter. They bent their shoulders and backs to compost hay, manure, and field stubble, and transplanted plants from the woods into their own yards. As another continuing farm project, Mark uses worms to compost cow manure and coffee hulls. You could use horse manure, but make sure it is composted. This involved separating their waste into bins for glass, tins and paper, then composting suitable material. You can compost fruits, vegetables, tea bags and coffee grounds, as well as leaf and yard waste. During the composting season, check your bin regularly to assure optimum moisture and aeration are present in the material being composted. At this time of year it's also important to regularly remove dead flowers and leaves from plants and then compost this material for later return of the nutrients to the beds. The only environmentally acceptable way to improve the earth is to compost banana peels and recycle soy milk cartons. Most other plant residues can be composted, if you have a well-maintained compost pile which generates enough heat to kill disease pathogens. It's best not to compost fruit and leaves unless you know your pile gets hot enough to kill the pests. As municipalities launch programs to collect and compost household food waste, interest in degradable plastics is on the rise. Any manure, hay or other organic material must be composted fully before usage to make sure it contains no surviving and active seeds to add to your problems. When crops are growing in the fields, the manure is composted and applied to the land later. 1.1 Treat (soil) with compost. 施堆肥于（土壤） we turned clay soil into almost workable soil by composting it 我们通过施堆肥，把淤泥改造成了差不多可以耕种的土壤。 Example sentencesExamples They like shade and composted soil and plenty of water. When planting tulip or daffodil bulbs in a formal display it pays to make sure that the soil has been well composted and forked over beforehand. He saw how well the tomatoes flourished in that dark composted soil. For those of you who suffer from an inordinate amount of clay in your soil, composting is the answer. It climbs by means of tendrils and is best grown in a composted soil supported by a fence or trellis. Synonyms add fertilizer to, enrich with fertilizer, feed, mulch, compost, manure, dung, dress, top-dress Derivatives compostable adjective ˈkɒmpɒstəb(ə)lˈkɑmˌpoʊstəb(ə)l Councillors also gave a new green bin scheme for collecting compostable waste the go-ahead. Example sentencesExamples Plans are also afoot to introduce a new green bin scheme, which collects compostable waste, including cardboard. There are much better things to do with compostable material. The ultimate goal is a 100-percent compostable cup. Nationally we will be increasing the waste going to landfill in direct opposition to the EU requirements to reduce compostable waste going to landfill. composter noun They freeze the juice and recycle the pulp, which goes into a composter and back into the garden. Example sentencesExamples Some composters find that mixing the two together is more effective than layering. Some home composters sell their finished compost to local nurseries or other family gardeners. We also get free composters for the garden as well. But by tilling them directly into the soil, Susan saves a trip to the composter and her soil's ready by spring. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French composte, from Latin composita, compositum 'something put together', feminine and neuter past participle of componere. Garden compost and fruit compôte do not seem to have much in common, but they both derive from French compôte ‘stewed fruit’. This comes from Old French composte, from Latin compositum ‘something put together’—source of compose (Late Middle English) and decompose (mid 18th century), composition (Late Middle English), and component (mid 17th century). Compost has been used in the gardening sense since the late 16th century. The Latin word was formed from com- ‘with’ and the irregular verb ponere ‘put, place’. From this we also get impose (Late Middle English) ‘place (up)on’; oppose (Late Middle English) ‘place against’; positive and posture (late 16th century); preposition (Late Middle English) something put in front, and suppose (Middle English) literally something placed from below. Definition of compost in US English: compost nounˈkämˌpōstˈkɑmˌpoʊst 1Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer. 堆肥 Example sentencesExamples There is no fertilizer better than compost, and you can make it yourself for free! They spread the compost before plowing in the spring. Making leaf mould is different to making general garden compost in that only the leaves are used. Amend soil regularly with compost and apply organic mulches continually to enrich your soil. My job was to add fresh compost to the rows to make them rich for planting. Even a newbie to composting can make good quality compost. If it's bad, mix 1 cubic foot of compost into the backfill. For best performance amend the soil with organic matter such as compost before planting. I dug big planting holes, though, and mixed large amounts of compost into the backfill. I recycle all my fruit and vegetable scraps to make compost for my garden. Even with Betty's method of making compost, some ingredients tend to smell. I watered the planting area for each one with several litres of water, then added some fresh compost. Garden compost is not really suitable for this purpose because it contains weed seeds. Place in a well-lit spot and keep the compost lightly moist. Mulch in late winter with any organic material such as home-made compost, leaf mould or composted bark. Place in a conservatory or warm greenhouse and keep the compost moist. Mix plenty of compost into the soil, or grow the trees in raised beds. Mulch with an organic material such as compost or alfalfa hay. Adding compost to heavy clay soil improves drainage by improving soil structure. Add a little compost to the soil and fork in lightly, mulch and water. Synonyms fertilizer, plant food, dressing, organic matter, vegetable waste, humus, peat 1.1 A mixture of decayed organic material with loam and/or other ingredients, used as a growing medium. （用堆肥和肥土等混合而成的）混合肥料 Example sentencesExamples There are plenty of bacteria, fungi, and other critters in a shovelful of soil or finished compost to get things cooking. With the gardening season now getting into full swing, the trust is urging people to only use peat-free composts in their gardens. In the croft garden we always use peat-free composts and prefer those made from composted bark. Similarly, it is always best to use new potting compost when sowing seeds or transplanting seedlings. Sow some of the seed in a pot with multi-purpose compost or in a row in the garden. Alternatively, chemically-treated composts are available, which are said to keep vine weevils at bay for 12 months, or proprietary insecticides which work for about six months. Ingredients in commercial composts include various kinds of animal manures and lawn and garden wastes. He starts by filling the pot or seed tray with a mixture of seed compost and perlite (which helps aeration and drainage). Five plants were grown in each 25 cm diameter pot, using commercial potting compost supplemented by liquid fertilizer. In a nutshell, you plant the tubers sandwiched between layers of multipurpose potting compost. Stock up on compost, potting soil and fertilizers, or find and haul these materials from local sources to create your own. Used only in a do-it-myself mixture of seed compost, a single bag of peat lasted nearly a decade. Gardening is our fastest growing pastime and the demand for composts is greater than ever - still largely met by commercial peat extraction. Synonyms fertilizer, plant food, dressing, organic matter, vegetable waste, humus, peat verbˈkämˌpōstˈkɑmˌpoʊst [with object] 1Make (vegetable matter or manure) into compost. 把（植物，粪肥）制成堆肥 don't compost heavily infested plants 不要把有大量虫害的植物制成堆肥。 Example sentencesExamples Any manure, hay or other organic material must be composted fully before usage to make sure it contains no surviving and active seeds to add to your problems. Finally, the district will soon be getting a grant for vermi-composting, which uses worms to compost organic matter. As another continuing farm project, Mark uses worms to compost cow manure and coffee hulls. Most other plant residues can be composted, if you have a well-maintained compost pile which generates enough heat to kill disease pathogens. All through the summer I've been collecting and composting the used coffee grounds from work. This involved separating their waste into bins for glass, tins and paper, then composting suitable material. You could use horse manure, but make sure it is composted. The only environmentally acceptable way to improve the earth is to compost banana peels and recycle soy milk cartons. It's best not to compost fruit and leaves unless you know your pile gets hot enough to kill the pests. You can compost fruits, vegetables, tea bags and coffee grounds, as well as leaf and yard waste. As municipalities launch programs to collect and compost household food waste, interest in degradable plastics is on the rise. During the composting season, check your bin regularly to assure optimum moisture and aeration are present in the material being composted. They share a powerful shredder, and compost all healthy plant material. If the industry was serious about conserving supplies it would invest in water saving devices or compost the manure but that might cut profits, so they don't. They bent their shoulders and backs to compost hay, manure, and field stubble, and transplanted plants from the woods into their own yards. He filled the tanks with a mix of 3 parts composted organic matter and 1 part each soil, sand, and pumice. It is unlikely there will now be much left in our grey bin, given that my household already recycles many other waste items and composts green and kitchen waste. At this time of year it's also important to regularly remove dead flowers and leaves from plants and then compost this material for later return of the nutrients to the beds. When crops are growing in the fields, the manure is composted and applied to the land later. One of the easiest ways for a household to reduce their level of waste is to start composting their rubbish. 1.1 Treat (soil) with compost. 施堆肥于（土壤） we turned clay soil into almost workable soil by composting it 我们通过施堆肥，把淤泥改造成了差不多可以耕种的土壤。 Example sentencesExamples It climbs by means of tendrils and is best grown in a composted soil supported by a fence or trellis. For those of you who suffer from an inordinate amount of clay in your soil, composting is the answer. He saw how well the tomatoes flourished in that dark composted soil. They like shade and composted soil and plenty of water. When planting tulip or daffodil bulbs in a formal display it pays to make sure that the soil has been well composted and forked over beforehand. Synonyms add fertilizer to, enrich with fertilizer, feed, mulch, compost, manure, dung, dress, top-dress Origin Late Middle English: from Old French composte, from Latin composita, compositum ‘something put together’, feminine and neuter past participle of componere.
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