Subject: Why do I have to add Nitrogen to my soil?
From: "dhs" <dhs@mit.edu>
Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 98 18:15:24
Message-ID: <MOD$981010.562@rec.gardens.ecosystems>



Why do I have to add Nitrogen to my soil? I am told that after the growing
season, the nitrogen in the soil is depleted. What happens in nature? If
this were true, forests would last but one year!

What is the important point I am missing? Underfertilized in MA Lisa