Compost vs. Manure — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Compost and Manure
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Compost
Compost is a mixture of ingredients used to fertilize and improve the soil. It is commonly prepared by decomposing plant and food waste and recycling organic materials.
Manure
Manure is organic matter that is used as organic fertilizer in agriculture. Most manure consists of animal feces; other sources include compost and green manure.
Compost
A mixture of organic matter, as from leaves and manure, that has decayed or has been digested by organisms, used to improve soil structure and provide nutrients.
Manure
Animal dung used for fertilizing land
Plenty of fully rotted horse manure can be dug in this fall
Compost
To convert (vegetable matter) to compost.
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Manure
Apply manure to (land)
The ground should be well dug and manured
Compost
To fertilize with compost.
Manure
The dung of livestock or poultry.
Compost
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
Manure
Such dung, or other organic or chemical material, used to fertilize soil.
Compost
(UK) A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
Once the seed tray is filled with compost, insert the seeds spaced 3 cm apart from one another.
Manure
To fertilize (soil) by applying material such as animal dung.
Compost
(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
Manure
To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
Compost
To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.
If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.
Manure
To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).
The farmer manured his fallow field.
Compost
A mixture; a compound.
A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.
Manure
Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.
Compost
A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap.
And do not spread the compost on the weedsTo make them ranker.
Manure
Any fertilizing substance, whether of animal origin or not; fertiliser.
Compost
To manure with compost.
Manure
(euphemism) Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit.
Compost
To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.
Manure
To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
To whom we gave the strand for to manure.
Manure thyself then; to thyself be improved;And with vain, outward things be no more moved.
Compost
A mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
Manure
To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance.
The blood of English shall manure the ground.
Compost
Convert to compost;
Compost organic debris
Manure
Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance.
Manure
Any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
Manure
Spread manure, as for fertilization
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