Thanks for putting weeds in the spotlight. I think it’s important that people realize that weeds are just plants/herbs that grow there where and when we don’t want them to.
Because of that, we forget that it is a plant just like the ones we put in our garden on purpose.
Loads of the so called weeds are edible, or they can be useful in other ways. For example: I was frustrated by the huge amount of horsetail that was growing in my garden. Until I found out it’s an indicator that there is something wrong with your soil, it can be used to prevent pests in your garden and it is a miracle plant for your body and mind.
It’s absolutely not just an annoying weed. I just didn’t know, lol.
I dug up one of my favorite garden quotes:
I like the quote!
It is so true. Every single weed in my garden has its use: a lot are edible and/or good for your health (interesting article here: http://www.naturallivingideas.com/18-edible-backyard-weeds-you-should-stop-killing-start-eating/)
And here’s another one: https://www.offthegridnews.com/food/useful-weeds-in-the-garden/
I know an extraction of horsetail can prevent and cure fungus on your plants, stinging nettle and other weeds are he perfect fertilizer for your plants.
Weeds are also indicatorplants. If you’ve got a lot of them, or one kind in specific, you can tell a lot about the quakity of your soil.
THEY also attract useful bugs, provide them shelter, protect your plants from pests,... I could go on for a while :0)
We just refer to these very useful plants as weeds because they don’t grow where and when we want them to grow.
It’s a real shame not everyone knows this and puts them to waste.
Just for the fun of it, Google ‘edible weeds’. You’ll be surprised, I can assure you that ;0D
Lol... wow thank you @simplymike to sharing so much information with me.
The green thumb of the house is actually @joelai, and I learn a lot from her as well when she explained to me why she's keeping all the weeds cos Chinese like to make medicine with it. I am definitely gonna share with her on the links.
Many thanks again!
Glad I could help :0)
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I so agree with you and have a great respect for weeds and always try to identify them so that I can learn more.
I have a pile of junk in one part of my garden. It’s basically just pieces of stone from breaking down a wall.
It’s almost entirely covered with weeds, mostly horsetail.
I called it my personal health cabinet, lol. This way, I always have stinging nettle and horsetail when I need it.
You can’t imagine the benefits horsetail has. Not only for use in your garden, but it’s like the magic herb that can cure a lot of physical and psychological problems.
I wrote an article about it on another site (simply click away the popup that asks you to sign up - you don’t need to sign up to read it)
https://yoo.rs/moestuinmomenten/blog/horsetail-is-a-more-powerful-herb-than-you-can-ever-imagine-1499084071.html