Question
hi, i'm an avid gardener, and i made myself a large garden
that usually provides abundant food and the plants there
grow pretty well; but this year, for some reason, the
plants are small, dry and wilted. I was afraid that it
might be because of the excessive rain that was happening
in my area, but now its stopped raining and the plants are
still small. i think it might be because the plants have
sucked up all the nutrients over the past couple years, and
i was wondering if there are any plants that replenish soil
nutrients instead of using them all up.

Answer
Hi Sheila, Your plants may be stunted from the rain and never recovered.  There are a number of plants like vetch, Austrian winter peas or annual ryegrass that you can grow as a green manure to till under in the spring, but they are not a substitute for fertilizer.  You'll still need to add a fertilizer of your choice periodically to grow a good garden. Jim