Tag: Nitrogen Fixer
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Siberian Pea Shrub
Siberian Pea Shrub (Caragana arborescens) is a perennial legume shrub. It fixes nitrogen from the air into the soil in a similar process to clover, alfalfa and beans. I have planted them along my garage where there is a bank consisting of sandy pit run used as fill upon which my garage is built. Siberian Pea Shrub blooms with small yellow flowers that produce seed pods with small Read more
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Lupine
Lupinus, commonly known as lupin or lupine, is a flowering legume plant. Lupine fixes nitrogen from the air into the soil. The process is similar to other legumes such as clover, alfalfa and beans. Lupine can improve the soil and benefits the plants around it. This plant has very colorful flowers and many different colors varieties exist. These flowers attract bees, beneficial insects, butterflies and hummingbirds. Read more
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Autumn Olive
Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) is a shrub that produces red berries shaped like an elongated olive. The berries are about the diameter of a sweet pea and about twice as long. The berries have a fruity tomato flavor. The leaves have a shape very similar to an olive tree. The berries are very nutritious. They are very high in lycopene which is found in tomatoes. Read more