Nitrogen is a critical element for the plants growing in your garden. They need nitrogen to help them with photosynthesis, the process by which plants get energy from the sun. They also need nitrogen ...

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Nitrogen jumpstarts plant growth by powering chlorophyll and photosynthesis. Add it with compost, blood meal, or fertilizer—just test your soil first. Apply after the last frost, but don’t overdo ...

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Early June is a good time to apply slow-release nitrogen to cool-season lawns, such as Kentucky bluegrass and turf type tall fescue, says John Fech of the Nebraska Extension in Douglas-Sarpy Counties.

Crimson clover is an excellent cover crop to plant in either fall or spring, providing colorful blooms for pollinators while improving soil structure, suppressing weeds and adding nitrogen to the soil ...