EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netM to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agoCurious hexbears: ask your plant questions. Botany enjoyers: let's try to answer them!hexbear.netimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageCurious hexbears: ask your plant questions. Botany enjoyers: let's try to answer them!hexbear.netEmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netM to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDolores [love/loves]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year ago how can there be plants that leech & plants that fix nitrogen? if they all need nitrogen, that is. do they all need nitrogen?
minus-squareEmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThe sky is full of nitrogen, some of them can grab it from there and others take it from the ground. I’m not a plant scientist, so I don’t really know all the details
minus-squareJunomint [any, she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe pea family is notorious for this, this is part of why I throw clover all over anytime I turn dirt in the yard
how can there be plants that leech & plants that fix nitrogen? if they all need nitrogen, that is. do they all need nitrogen?
The sky is full of nitrogen, some of them can grab it from there and others take it from the ground. I’m not a plant scientist, so I don’t really know all the details
The pea family is notorious for this, this is part of why I throw clover all over anytime I turn dirt in the yard