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2. How To Compost Leaves So They'll Enrich Your Garden's Soil - AOL

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   Composting leaves is a natural way to recycle and put back minerals and nutrients into the soil. Plus, composting saves money—you don't need to buy amendments, such as manure, compost, or humus ...

3. Compost - Wikipedia

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   Although it is rarely used alone, plants can flourish from mixed soil that includes a mix of compost with other additives such as sand, grit, bark chips, vermiculite, perlite, or clay granules to produce loam. Compost can be tilled directly into the soil or growing medium to boost the level of organic matter and the overall fertility of the soil.

4. Home composting - Wikipedia

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   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 rake or mix. [19] Compost Tea (liquid fertilizer)

5. Manure - Wikipedia

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   It can improve the soil structure (aggregation) so that the soil holds more nutrients and water, and therefore becomes more fertile. Animal manure also encourages soil microbial activity which promotes the soil's trace mineral supply, improving plant nutrition. It also contains some nitrogen and other nutrients that assist the growth of plants. [5]

6. Potting soil - Wikipedia

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   A soil test may be done to analyze the chemistry of a potting mix, despite the mix not necessarily being made of soil. As an approximation for indoor home planting, the mix is generally treated as greenhouse growth medium. The main method is a saturated media extract (SME), which tests the chemical contents of a water extract of the mix. [13] [15]

7. Reuse of human excreta - Wikipedia

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   SOIL's two composting waste treatment facilities currently transform over 20,000 gallons (75,708 liters) of human excreta into organic, agricultural-grade compost every month. [67] The compost produced at these facilities is sold to farmers, organizations, businesses, and institutions around the country to help finance SOIL's waste treatment ...