fertilizes
Adds plant nutrients
Fertilizes means to make fertile or productive.
In biology, it describes the union of sperm and egg to begin reproduction: The sperm fertilizes the egg.
In agriculture, it means adding nutrients to soil or plants to promote growth: He fertilizes the lawn every spring.
Figuratively, something fertilizes when it stimulates development: Travel fertilizes the imagination.
Animal waste as fertilizer
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
crop rotation · soil amendment · irrigation · tillage · farmland · cultivation · harvest · aeration
Decayed organic fertilizer
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- bone mealCrushed skeletal fertilizer
- blood mealDried, powdered animal protein
topsoil · beds · seedlings · transplant · planting · cultivate · aerate · perennials
Reproductive cell in shell
- spermMale reproductive cell
- ovumFemale reproductive cell
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- conceptionFormation of an idea
zygote · embryo · insemination · gamete · mating · breeding · spawn · propagation
Provides sustenance to
- stimulatesPrompts into action
- nurturesEncourages development through care
- cultivatesNurtures toward growth
- encouragesPromotes confidence in others
fosters · promotes · sparks · inspires · develops · fuels · energizes · strengthens
manure
Animal waste as fertilizer
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
potassium · crop rotation · soil amendment · irrigation · tillage · farmland · cultivation · harvest · aeration · cover crops
compost
Decayed organic fertilizer
blood meal · topsoil · beds · seedlings · transplant · planting · cultivate · aerate · perennials · annuals
egg
Reproductive cell in shell
- spermMale reproductive cell
- ovumFemale reproductive cell
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
conception · zygote · embryo · insemination · gamete · mating · breeding · spawn · propagation · reproductive
nourishes
Provides sustenance to
- stimulatesPrompts into action
- nurturesEncourages development through care
- cultivatesNurtures toward growth
encourages · fosters · promotes · sparks · inspires · develops · fuels · energizes · strengthens · invigorates
fertilizesdepletes
Uses until gone
exhausts · impoverishes · drains · strips · starves
fertilizessterilizes
Eliminates all microorganisms
neuters · castrates · spays · aborts · terminates
- nitrogen fertilizerNutrient compound for crops
- fertilized eggPost-conception cell
- Human fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- in vitro fertilizationLaboratory-assisted reproduction
- natural fertilizersSoil additives from nature
- organic fertilizerNatural soil nutrient source
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