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Gardening

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4. fava beans fix nitrogen

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 08:31 AM

Jun 2013

when you're ready to work the garden again, pull them (lots of work) and knock the nitrogen back into the soil.

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Rye? Not sure. ginnyinWI Apr 2013 #1

I would suggest clover. Curmudgeoness Apr 2013 #2

A legume, like clover or lupine, to fix nitrogen. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #3

fava beans fix nitrogen BlueToTheBone Jun 2013 #4