On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 13:16:29 UTC, (Al Dykes) opined:

I think a prior message claimes that grass, leaves and wood chips would
draw nitrogen. Did I get that right ?

It takes nitrogen to rot those things, but the nitrogen doesn't disappear in
the process.

In forests, fallen trees decay, taking up nitrogen, but the rotted product
contains nitrogen that nourishes new growth.

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