6 Nitrogen Fixing Plants for a Cold Climate

[@babyoda1973]

North Idaho i life in Nampa for a couple years 😊

[@babyoda1973]

My fav is what ever is free for my area

[@learningallthetimes7655]

do you ever trim/ chop and drop then add to other locations ? Thanks for the insights :)

[@ThePreparedHomestead]

We haven’t so far, we mostly try and strategically plant them in good locations. We chop and drop comfrey and move it but generally not our N fixers. Although that could be a good idea

[@mattkriz8653]

LOVE Siberian pea shrubs. We have some on our property here in N Idaho that are 15' x 15' and the bees go crazy for them (hummingbirds too). I think I remember reading somewhere that you can eat the pods if you dry them out or cook them. Where did you get your Goumi?

[@ThePreparedHomestead]

Matt, yes, they are edible... I wouldn’t say delicious or anything but certainly survival food. Our poultry end up eating them up. I have to remember to grab a few pods to save some seed. I got the Goumi from Burnt Ridge nursery if I’m remembering correctly.

[@Adnancorner]

I think one of two male chickens feed nothing but whatever is grown from the garden their excrement is good enough to add nitrogen in the soil when the chicken compost is added. Another option is to have a visit to fish markets and ask them about the waste from fish when they process and clean the whole fish during a sale. All those innards are composted in a Bokashi style will produce enough minerals that it will replenish all the defficient nutrients for your soil. 10 kg of waste processed into smelly stinky goo per 0.5 acre watered in diluted manner weekly will increase the mineral content in soils. It is the best in my opinion, even though its smell like rotten meat.

[@crumbdav]

Sea buckthorn.