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minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoDoesn’t the whole plant need to be re-tilled into the soil to actually fix nitrogen?
minus-squareTiresia@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 days 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-squareSzewek@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 days 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
Doesn’t the whole plant need to be re-tilled into the soil to actually fix nitrogen?
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.
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