Get your grow on with these soil-enriching botanicals.
Improving soil would entail altering its structure to enhance fertility.
Issoil quality an issuein your garden?
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Here are seven plants to consider for an easy fix.
She says, They have a very extensive root structure that helps them stand so tall and erect.
Kaylyn Hewitt, lead floral designer for The Bouqs, is also a proponent of sunflowers.
These plants help to remove harmful metals in the soil that prevent everything from flourishing," she adds.
Marigolds
If you like sunflowers, theres a pretty good chance youll like marigolds.
These flowers are also a favorite of Hewitts.
She says, Another favorite, especially for the later months, are marigolds.
Marigolds also have a root system that benefits the soil bykeeping pests at bay.
Alfalfa
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Because it grows so densely, it prevents soil erosion and encourages carbon sequestration through photosynthesis.
Peas
Do you likepeas or other legumes?
Now, you have several reasons to plant them.
Peas and other legumes are known as nitrogen-fixing plants.
They can significantly boost this vital nutrient in soil over time.
She adds that nitrogen is a major component of amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins.
Without proteins, plants will wither away and die.
Having a plant that produces this nitrogen in abundance is great for soil fertility and very healthy plants.
Clover
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She says, They are so colorful and easy to grow.
