There’s no doubt thunderstorms can disrupt our gardening plans for the day. Nature’s light show can pop up suddenly and leave our gardens too wet and soggy for many of our outdoor chores. While these storms do bring welcome rains, there’s another perk of thunderstorms you may not realize. The nitrogen from lightning benefits plants. How Does Lightning Help Plants You may be surprised to learn that a whopping 16 million thunderstorms form around our planet each year. These storms generate approximately 44 lightning strikes each second. Lightning transforms the nitrogen in our atmosphere into a form which is usable to plant life. Thinking back to your school days, you likely learned that the earth’s atmosphere is made up of 78 percent nitrogen. This gas is comprised of two strongly-bonded nitrogen atoms. Except for a few species of microorganisms, this nitrogen is largely unavailable to plant life. This is where […]
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