NITROGEN-FIXERS -- THE KEY TO FERTILITY AND BEAUTY OF EVERY RANCHARD
Hello Bea and beati family!
A solemn Holy Thursday to all of you.
Today, may I share to a precious knowledge about God.. from God... which is very precious information because it helps bring both abundance (fertility) and more beauty to the farm. This knowledge, in other words, will help bring lots of fertility/ abundance/ productivity/ profitability and BEAUTY to the farm.
So without much ado, let me post the article:
NITROGEN-FIXERS -- THE KEY TO FERTILITY AND BEAUTY OF EVERY RANCHARD
As we explore and uncover God’s creation, the more will see both beauty and fertility (gains and profitabilty), not losses nor ugliness.
This is one way we are drawn to like, appreciate and eventually come to love God above all, with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our might.
Let us start our discussion by discussion the nature of nitrogen, how is the nitrogen-fixing plantrees are needed by the other plantrees, and how these nitrogen-fixers bring forth both fertility and beauty, two great characteristics of God.
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Nitrogen is most abundant in the air but cannot be fixed directly by all plant.
Dry air contains roughly (by volume ) 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.039% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-chemistry/chapter/outer-layers-of-the-atmosphere/
Where is nitrogen most abundant?
The atmosphere contains many gases, most in small amounts, including some pollutants and greenhouse gases. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is nitrogen, with oxygen second. Argon, an inert gas, is the third most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
Nitrogen is in the soil under our feet, in the water we drink, and in the air we breathe. In fact, nitrogen is the most abundant element in Earth's atmosphere: approximately 78% of the atmosphere is nitrogen! Nitrogen is important to all living things, including us.
But problem is, nitrogen cannot be fixed directly by plantrees from the atmosphere/ air. We need the service of nitrogen-fixing plantrees to bring the nitrogen from the air into the soil where the rest of the plantrees can avail of it.
What are nitrogen-fixing plantrees?
Here a few identification features:
To make it easiest for Filipinos, using the ipil-ipil tree as the most familiar example,
1. nitrogen-fixing plantrees have leaves like that of an Ipil-ipil tree;
2. nitrogen-fixing plantrees have seeds like that of an Ipil-ipil tree;
Note: It is not a must that both features are present; it can be the leaves only or the seeds only that is similar to that of the Ipil-ipil.
3. they can be a vine, a small plant or a big tree;
4. some of them are as follows:
a. blutternet vine; hibi-hibi vine (the one which is very sensitive and whose leaves fold [sleep] when touched); Note: some puts the nitrogen in a small sac-like roots like the hibi-hibi;
b. peacock flower tree - this is usually a small tree and has flowers of many different colors (yellow, orange, red, pink, or their combination) ... very nice to make your orchard beautiful;
c. Flame tree – grows big and also has beautiful flowers too: red, orange, yellow orange;
d. legumes such as: mongoes, beans, soy beans, etc. They do not have leaves similar to Ipil-ipil but do have similar pod-like seeds.
e. if you want a fruit-bearing nitrogen-fixer, it is rare but I can recommend sampaloc (tamarind).
Note: Miracle Farms of Quebec, Canada, a model in organic orchard, recommends the triad system of 1 nitrogen fixer is to 2 fruitrees in a triangle form. If you want a beautiful outcome, I recommend peacock flower tree which has beautiful flowers of many colors and color shades.
It is also nice to have flame tree here and there because of its bold orange color of its flowers. If you want to save some of the space (such as one hole per three) intended for your nitrogen-fixer and do not want all of these holes be planted with peacock or flame trees, you can plant tamarind (another nitrogen-fixer) instead of peacock or flame tree. Tamarind is a nitrogen-fixer that bears delicious and very nutritious fruts!
I look forward for every ranchard to be filled with peacock flower free, flame tree, and tamarind, as well as some other beautiful nitrogen fixers.
You can add the beautiful blueternet vine to add some more beauty and nitrogen in the area.
Very beautiful!
God bless!
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