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  2. Home composting - Wikipedia

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    Methods of Using Compost Use Instruction Mulch: Apply a 3-6 inch layer to the bed and rake. [18] Amend Soil: Mix 1–2 inches of the compost into the top 3–5 inches of the soil. [18] This can also be done before adding plants or seeds to aerate the soil and add nutrients. [19] Fertilizer: Add 1-2 inches of compost to grass or plant pots and ...

  3. John Innes compost - Wikipedia

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    John Innes compost. John Innes compost is a set of four soil -based formulae for growing media, developed at the former John Innes Horticultural Institution (JIHI), now the John Innes Centre, in the 1930s and released into the public domain. The formulae contain loam, peat, sand, and fertiliser in varying ratios for specific purposes.

  4. Compost - Wikipedia

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    Compost is a mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and to improve soil 's physical, chemical, and biological properties. It is commonly prepared by decomposing plant and food waste, recycling organic materials, and manure. The resulting mixture is rich in plant nutrients and beneficial organisms, such as bacteria, protozoa, nematodes ...

  5. Bokashi (horticulture) - Wikipedia

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    A soil ball with indigenous worms in soil amended a few weeks previously with bokashi fermented matter. Bokashi is a process that converts food waste and similar organic matter into a soil amendment which adds nutrients and improves soil texture. It differs from traditional composting methods in several respects.

  6. Potting soil - Wikipedia

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    A flowerpot filled with potting soil. Potting soil or growing media, also known as potting mix or potting compost (UK), is a substrate used to grow plants in containers. The first recorded use of the term is from an 1861 issue of the American Agriculturist. [1]

  7. Spontaneous combustion - Wikipedia

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    A large compost pile can spontaneously combust if not properly managed. Spontaneous combustion or spontaneous ignition is a type of combustion which occurs by self-heating (increase in temperature due to exothermic internal reactions), followed by thermal runaway (self heating which rapidly accelerates to high temperatures) and finally, autoignition. [1]

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