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compost pile

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Noun1.compost pile - a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost
compost heap
cumulation, heap, pile, agglomerate, cumulus, mound - a collection of objects laid on top of each other
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Bits and pieces of plant parts, spoiled vegetables, dead annual flowers, the prunings from cut-back perennials and the succulent shoots from shrubs, grass clippings, fallen tree leaves and anything else that is organic can feed a compost pile.
Garden detritus can be recycled by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
A compost pile is a lot like a stomach; whatever you put in at the top looks remarkably similar when it comes out at the bottom.
K.I.S.S. your compost: (keep it scientifically simple) by Staneart, Mark / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
Residents with leftover leaves or other yard debris can recycle them in home compost piles, take them to Lane Forest Products or Rexius Forest By-Products for recycling, or contact their local solid waste haulers for information on the curbside yard debris pickup program.
City leaf pickups done for season by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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