humus

Converse of object

• drain: They prefer a well drained humus rich soil in a sunny position or light shade.
• add: In time their decay adds humus to the soil, which becomes enriched by the increase of soluble plant foods.
• produce: Fungi are essential in breaking down dead organic matter to produce the humus which is needed for good soil structure - saprophytes.
• contain: At equilibrium on the same soil type, a grassland soil contains more humus than an arable soil.
• prefer: Prefers moist humus rich soil in full sun to partial shade.
• like: It likes a fertile, humus rich, well drained soil and is happy in sun or partial shade.

Adjective modifier

• fertile: Outdoors, grow in light moderately fertile humus rich well drained soil, in full sun or partial shade.
• moist: It fares best in moist, humus rich, acid soil in deep or partial shade.
• rich: What remains is a rich humus which is used in the fields to boost food production.
• more: Under the same farming system a clay soil will have more humus than a sandy soil.
• organic: When you have a new garden you can work organic humus, which should be done anyway, to loosen the poor soil.
• deep: It grows well in a good deep humus rich soil with added leaf mold, preferably neutral to acid.

Modifies a noun

• layer: Lower down, in the humus layer, soil molds have replaced it.
• content: For any given composting process, the humus content of a compost mix increases to a nearly constant value.
• tank: This biological activity produces a humus sludge which settles out in special humus tanks.
• material: C Add any humus material or spent compost, peat if nothing else to hand.
• level: In general, in the UK temperate climate, soil humus levels increase or decrease only slowly.

Noun used with modifier

• soil: In general, in the UK temperate climate, soil humus levels increase or decrease only slowly.