Sentences with phrase «compost plant left»

A heavy equipment operator at the City of Lockport compost plant left his job last week after the mayor opened an investigation into a racist post on his Facebook page.

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So, the cows are in a pasture all day feeding, and at the end of the day, whatever is left is turned into compost and used as a conditioner for plant production.»

You can also provide nutrition to your plants by using composts based on kitchen scraps, grass clippings and fallen leaves.

The following materials make good compost: coffee grounds, corn stalks and leaves, egg shells, garden plants killed by frost, grass clippings, kitchen scraps (fruits and vegetables), leaves, manure from herbivores, pine needles, sawdust, shredded newspaper, straw, and weeds (unseeded).

compost The end product in the breakdown, or decomposition, of leaves, plants, vegetables, manure and other once - living material.

What keeps soils alive, and productive, is the compost or humus of leaf litter, animal dung, withered roots and other decaying vegetation in the first metre or so of topsoil: this in turn feeds an invisible army of tiny creatures that recycle the nutrient elements for the next generation of plant life.

• Introduced an organic pesticide which resulted in increased growth of plants and trees • Wrote an instructional manual on workplace safety and landscaping equipment maintenance, used as part of the apprenticeship program • Cleared debris from lawns and grounds and ensure that they were properly disposed of • Raked, composted and mulched leaves and plant seeds and bulbs using designated garden tools • Followed planned landscaping designs to figure out places that need sod and sowed grass and foliage according to the plan • Performed preventative maintenance on garden tools and equipment on a regular basis

Protect your plants by applying 2 - 3 inches of organic mulch such as compost or shredded leaves immediately after planting.

A plant that has had too much sun will have dark or bleached patches on the leaves, the foliage will be frail and brittle and the compost will be dry to the touch.

Line the pot with a fine wire mesh to prevent a slug attack from below, fill with good free - draining compost and plant up tightly, leaving only 2.5 cm all round.

If you haven't already done so you should be planting spring - flowering bulbs, creating your own compost bin with fallen leaves and garden debris, and cleaning and storing away garden tools.