How can legumes enrich the soil?

They add nitrogen with help from microbes.

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  1. They make soil colder
  2. They add nitrogen with help from microbes ✔
  3. They remove all water

Why: Legumes work with nitrogen-fixing microbes to add usable nitrogen to the soil.

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Legumes are nitrogen's best beans.
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Answer: They add nitrogen with help from microbes. Legumes work with nitrogen-fixing microbes to add usable nitrogen to the soil.

  1. Scouting America: Plant Science www.scouting.org/merit-badges/plant-science
    Explain how legumes can be used to enrich the soil
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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