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minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoDoesn’t the whole plant need to be re-tilled into the soil to actually fix nitrogen?
minus-squareBrainsploosh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoTypically getting the fruit (beans) drains the soil, so for cover cropping you till all of it in before then.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoSo plant clover in between bean seasons.
minus-squareSzewek@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 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-up0·7 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.
Doesn’t the whole plant need to be re-tilled into the soil to actually fix nitrogen?
Typically getting the fruit (beans) drains the soil, so for cover cropping you till all of it in before then.
So plant clover in between bean seasons.
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.