Soil Conditioner: An organic material like humus or compost that helps soil absorb water, build a bacterial community, and take up mineral nutrients.
Soil conditioner
Any composted or non-composted material of organic origin that is produced or distributed for adding to soils.
Composting A process whereby organic wastes, including food and paper, decompose naturally, resulting in a product rich in minerals and ideal for gardening and farming as a soil conditioner, mulch , resurfacing material, or landfill cover.
Soil conditioners can correct soil deficiencies whose structure or nutrients have been affected by environmental degradation. Soil Contamination The presence of chemicals, contaminants and pollutants in natural ground.
Both types of ash can potentially be spread on the land as a soil conditioner, to help return the mineral content to the soil, however owing to the potentially very high concentration of minerals it is important that this is done with caution.
Conversion of solid waste into useful products; e.g., composting organic wastes to make soil conditioners or separating aluminium and other metals for recycling.
Regeneration
Manipulation of cells to cause them to develop into whole plants.
product of potential value as a soil conditioner.
compound. A substance composed of two or more elements
whose composition is constant. For example, table salt ...
COMPOST A mixture of garbage, degradable trash and soil in which bacteria in the soil break down the mixture into a soil conditioner (not a fertilizer). It has high organic content but low nitrogen.
CONC Concrete.
Refuse Reclamation: Conversion of solid waste into useful products; e.g., composting organic wastes to make soil conditioners or separating aluminum and other metals for recycling.
"Mix the pile occasionally to keep a good supply of air in the compost," she says, adding that a compost pile should be a minimum of three cubic feet and will generate soil conditioner within weeks or a few months, depending on conditions.
Composting - A process whereby organic wastes, including food, paper, and yard wastes, decompose naturally and produce a material rich in minerals and ideal for gardening and farming as a soil conditioner or mulch, ...
compost - process whereby organic wastes, including food wastes, paper, and yard wastes, decompose naturally, resulting in a product rich in minerals and ideal for gardening and farming as a soil conditioners, mulch, resurfacing material, ...
composting. A controlled microbial degradation of organic waste yield an environmentally sound, nuisance-free product of potential value as a soil conditioner.
 See also: Condition, Compost, Soil, Waste, Environmental
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