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Re: Pregermination - Bush Beans

At 07:37 AM 2/19/97 +0100, Janssens Paul wrote:
>Please explain to me what the inoculant is that was talked about when
>planting sprouted beans. I think i missed something there.
>
>Paul Janssens , Belgium,  Aartselaar
>
>Hi Paul,

Been away from the puter for several hrs so don't know if anyone else
answered you or not. So here goes. Hope I can explain informatively.

Legumes "fix nitrogen"--they take nitrogen from the atmosphere and convert
it to a form of nitrogen that is usable by plants in the soil. Legumes have
bacteria living in nodules on their roots.  Look at a bean root and you will
see bumpy things (the nodules) growing on the roots.  The inoculant which is
a blackish-greyish granule or powder increases the legumes ability to "fix
nitrogen".  The legume uses the nitrogen it needs and leaves the rest in the
soil for other plants to use.  That is one reason legumes are very useful if
tilled into the soil or composted.

There are different inoculants for different types of legumes, so you must
make sure you have the correct inoculant for what you are growing.

HTH

Sandra Walters
Bronx,NY Zone 6/7
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