Thats what we do when we have no other resources. When the land is dry and the soil depleted, when there is no chemical fertilizer to be used out of principle. When we have no other resource but to return to nature to bring nitrogen into the soil, we bean it up.
It means that beans are planted and grown in those places, not only creating biomass and a potentially edible crop, but more importantly fixing nitrogen into the soil. Its what beans do best of all, fix nitrogen.
So the beans that were planted today are just a little itsy bitsy start, but I have to start somewhere right?
I planted jack beans(not edible but beautiful and fast growing and strong), black bean, winged bean, purple winged bean, some more long beans and butterfly pea(dok anchan, the most delicate of blue edible flowers).
They were planted along the fence, as this can be used as a natural climbing post.
But also around the trees, they can go up there and in the mean time fertilize my poor poor trees, who look so desperately in need of everything they require to thrive...thanks to the lawn.
When they've grown, I'll post pictures of the different species and some information about their use.
Wouter
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