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Using non-acidic vegetable water for houseplants
I had some cooled leftover water from blanching peas. I used it to water my plants. I had a random thought as I was watering my plants. I wondered if anyone knew if since peas fix nitrogen, if there might be any extra nitrogen benefit in the leftover water?
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Tomatoes with yellowing leaves
My tomatoes aren't growing as robustly as I would expect given the heat. Some stems and leaves seem to be dying back, and the leaves are more yellow that usual. My first thought is lack of nitrogen, so I put some 10-10-10 in water and sprinkled a little on. (Usually my garden is organic, but I'm not fanatical about it.) My…
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Leucaena!!
Thanks so much, @Marjory Wildcraft , for the video on leucaena. I live at the foot of Parker ranch in Hawaii where it’s called haole (non-native) koa and there’s a lot on my property. I’ve been feeding it to my goats as it was planted here for livestock. Didn’t recall the nitrogen fixing properties. Didn’t even know it was…
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Herbaceous Mimosa - A Native Legume for Improving Pastures in the Southern U.S.
