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2. 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.

3. Fuller's earth - Wikipedia

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   Fuller's earth. Fuller's earth is a term for various clays used as an absorbent, filter, or bleaching agent. Products labeled fuller's earth typically consist of palygorskite (also known as attapulgite) or bentonite. [1] Primary modern uses include as absorbents for oil, grease, and animal waste (cat litter), and as a carrier for pesticides and ...

4. pH - Wikipedia

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   In Europe, topsoil pH is influenced by soil parent material, erosional effects, climate and vegetation. A recent map [28] of topsoil pH in Europe shows the alkaline soils in Mediterranean, Hungary, East Romania, North France. Scandinavian countries, Portugal, Poland and North Germany have more acid soils.

5. Juniperus virginiana - Wikipedia

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   Juniperus virginiana foliage and mature cones. Juniperus virginiana is a dense slow-growing coniferous evergreen tree with a conical or subcylindrical shaped crown [8] that may never become more than a bush on poor soil, but is ordinarily from 5–20 metres (16–66 feet) tall, with a short trunk 30–100 centimetres (12–39 inches) in diameter, rarely to 27 m (89 ft) in height and 170 cm (67 ...

6. Vermicompost - Wikipedia

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   Vermicompost (vermi-compost) is the product of the decomposition process using various species of worms, usually red wigglers, white worms, and other earthworms, to create a mixture of decomposing vegetable or food waste, bedding materials, and vermicast. This process is called vermicomposting, with the rearing of worms for this purpose is ...

7. Friction - Wikipedia

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   Simulated blocks with fractal rough surfaces, exhibiting static frictional interactions [1] Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other. [2] Types of friction include dry, fluid, lubricated, skin, and internal -- an incomplete list.