compost

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Carrots and papaya plants have already pushed up through a rectangle of dark soil, thanks to a technique based on organic fertilisers made from a mixture of compost and chicken manure.

From Barron's

You aren’t required to personally make compost; all you have to do is separate your food waste, and cities and other jurisdictions will take it from there.

From Los Angeles Times

If you have sandy or clay soil, you can make it more loamy by adding lots of organic amendments like compost, earthworm castings and well-aged manure from plant-eating animals.

From Los Angeles Times

Rotting turnips could feed animals and make great compost, but this didn't exactly endear them to aristocrats.

From Salon

And do not make the mistake of sending aggressive plants to your compost pile, where they can continue to multiply.

From Washington Post