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2. Potting soil - Wikipedia

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   Potting soil. 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] Despite its name, little or no soil is usually used in potting soil.

3. 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 ...

4. 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.

5. A beginner’s guide to herb gardening - AOL

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   Seeds: You can get seeds for an herb garden at almost any grocery store or farmer’s market, but organic, non-GMO seeds are ideal, according to our experts. Soil and fertilizer: A nutrient-dense ...

6. Organic fertilizer - Wikipedia

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   Organic fertilizer. A cement reservoir containing cow manure mixed with water. This is common in rural Hainan Province, China. Note the bucket on a stick that the farmer uses to apply the mixture. Liming soil. Bone meal and meat meal can be added to soil to stimulate root growth and to release phosphorus. Organic fertilizers are fertilizers ...

7. Vermicompost - Wikipedia

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   Containing water-soluble nutrients, vermicompost is a nutrient-rich organic fertilizer and soil conditioner in a form that is relatively easy for plants to absorb. [3] Worm castings are sometimes used as an organic fertilizer. Because the earthworms grind and uniformly mix minerals in simple forms, plants need only minimal effort to obtain them.