a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
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Grow this ginger in filtered sun or part shade in well-drained, humus-rich soil.
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Add plenty of organic matter such as compost, manure, peat humus and peat moss.
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Most plants depend on humus or compost-rich soil for air, moisture and nutrients.
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It also improves the soil by attracting and feeding earthworms, and adding humus.
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That's humus rich in organic matter, not hummus from the Turkish cafe up the road.
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Grow in fertile, humus-rich well-drained soil and full sun or light dappled shade.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If the planting area has tight, heavy clay, amend with compost or humus to loosen.
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After death, these plant residues begin to decay, starting the formation of humus.
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If the planting area consists of heavy clay, amend with compost or humus to loosen.
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- Partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil
- Hummus: a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
- In soil science, humus refers to any organic matter that has reached a point of stability, where it will break down no further and might, if conditions do not change, remain essentially as it is for centuries, if not millennia.
- Humus is a psychedelic band from Mexico which has been active since the late 1980s.
- A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms
- Organic compounds in soil, exclusive of undecayed plant and animal tissues, their partial decomposition products, and the soil biomass; a term often used synonymously with soil organic matter, its structure is amorphous, specific weight is low and surface area high. ...
- Sticky, brown, insoluble residue from the bodies of dead plants and animals; gives soil its structure, coating mineral particles and holding them together; serves as a major source of plant nutrients.
- The layer of decomposed organic matter on the forest floor beneath the partially decomposed litter layer (F layer) and directly above the soil.
- The result of organic material being decomposed into a dark soil-like material that contains plant nutrients.
