the Air you breathe is 78% Nitrogen, and legumes can lock up this nitrogen thanx to some wonderfull little nodes it has to do this with.
they will literaly take the nitrogen from the air and convert it into plant matter, then all you do is compost this and use it, Free Nitrogen all locked up and ready to use from fresh air
it doesn`t come much cheaper than that!
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