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bone meal

A substance made of crushed and coarsely ground bones that is used as a plant fertilizer and in animal feed.

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bone meal

1. (Agriculture) the product of dried and ground animal bones, used as a fertilizer or in stock feeds

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bone′ meal`

or bone′meal`,

bones ground to a coarse powder, used as fertilizer or feed.

[1840–50, Amer.]

Translations

bone meal

n (fertilizer) → farina d'ossa

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Then plant the bushes in a sunny well-prepared spot enriched with 100g per square metre of bone meal. Spread the roots in a generous planting hole and cover the budding union - the bulge at the base - with 3cm of soil.

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Multiple forms of plant-based fertilizer are on the market and can provide a ready replacement for bone meal, blood meal, and manure.

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To give the plant the best start you can it's a good idea to improve the soil in the planting process, with anything from bone meal to good quality compost as an addition to the infill material.

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Summary: The Agriculture Ministry Tuesday issued regulations allowing the manufacturing of meat and bone meal from animal origin for export only, the National News Agency reported.