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minus-squarevillage604linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoDoesn’t the whole plant need to be re-tilled into the soil to actually fix nitrogen?
minus-squareSzewek@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoOh wow, you are (generally) right. Of course, it depends on beans and conditions, but some farmers even add nitrogen fertilizers to the beans :O
minus-squareTiresia@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoThe entire plant contains nitrogen, so you can take the beans and till the rest back in and it should still be net positive, I think. I’m not a botanist.
minus-squareHerbGrower@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoPretty sure you can with any plant matter to some extent. I presume beans are just really good for nitrogen.
minus-squarevillage604linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoSo plant clover in between bean seasons.
Doesn’t the whole plant need to be re-tilled into the soil to actually fix nitrogen?
Oh wow, you are (generally) right. Of course, it depends on beans and conditions, but some farmers even add nitrogen fertilizers to the beans :O
The entire plant contains nitrogen, so you can take the beans and till the rest back in and it should still be net positive, I think. I’m not a botanist.
Pretty sure you can with any plant matter to some extent. I presume beans are just really good for nitrogen.
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So plant clover in between bean seasons.
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