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Fertilizing Pansies with Oatmeal: Impractical Nitrogen Source

Oatmeal contains protein (nitrogen), but soil organisms must break it down first—in cold soil, they're inactive. Commercial fertilizer is far more practical. Eat oatmeal for breakfast; feed pansies proper plant food.

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