compost heap

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"Everything you'd need to start exploring fungi and computing could be as small as a compost heap and some homemade electronics, or as big as a culturing factory with pre-made templates," said LaRocco.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

"We've worked with everything from soft fruit to salad greens, clearing beds and keeping crops out of the compost heap," said Holtam.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025

The boards themselves began to degrade after just 1 month in a compost heap.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 24, 2024

Q: I only half-joke that my favorite place is the compost heap, that eternal life dimension.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2022

“Tha’ was...tha’ was...beau’iful!” howled Hagrid, and he collapsed onto the compost heap, crying harder than ever.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling