The Ultimate Bean Growing Hack (You’re Throwing This Away)

I chop up old bean plants (like black-eyed peas) and use them as free mulch to feed the soil. The nutrients returned right where they came from.

It’s an easy way to prep garden beds for the next round of planting—and it’s totally free.

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Here’s the one thing I always do now after growing any type of beans. Beans are nitrogen fixers. We want to leave those roots in the soil. So, cut them off at soil level and then chop and drop those plants and top them with compost. This is an easy way to feed your soil.