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Compost improves soil’s ability to hold nutrients and delivers much-needed nutrients. It improves nutrient retention by increasing the soil’s cation exchange capacity (CEC) and then it delivers needed food for the plants in the form of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Although concentrations of nutrients found in compost are typically not high in comparison to chemical fertilizer products, compost is usually applied at much greater rates, and therefore can represent a significant cumulative quantity.