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Title: nitrogen loving plants
Post by: pamthepiggy on May 15, 2008, 20:23:03

Hello everyone, Does anyone know which plants love nitrogen other than sweetcorn? We planted nitrogen fixing beans in the soil as a green manure, but not sure of many nitrogen loving plants to follow on with. Thanks from piggy

Title: Re: nitrogen loving plants
Post by: manicscousers on May 15, 2008, 20:26:07

hiya, pamthepiggy, brassicas like nitrogen :)

Title: Re: nitrogen loving plants
Post by: pamthepiggy on May 15, 2008, 20:30:53

Thank you manic person, does this mean purple sprouting broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbages and caulis? piggy

Title: Re: nitrogen loving plants
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on May 15, 2008, 20:57:35

i'd have thought any plant grown for the leaves would go for nitrogen. Something that wouldn't be good with high nitrogen would be onions

actually i've no idea how much nitrogen gets fixed in the soil after a legume crop. Maybe you just get something on the high side of "normal"

Title: Re: nitrogen loving plants
Post by: pamthepiggy on May 15, 2008, 21:23:46

thankyou thrashing person, I have decided to go with cabbages and brussels & other green leafy things, thanks to manic person for helping me make a decision also. Piggy

Title: Re: nitrogen loving plants
Post by: saddad on May 17, 2008, 21:50:47

Another newbie... welcome to the site PamthePiggy... it must be the good weather we had the other week that got them all to germinate!!
;D

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