The 4 benefits of weeds in the kitchen garden

Hello everyone! Welcome to this new blog post ... Today, I propose to talk about what is called in the gardener jargon "weeds". I put very great quotation marks in this term because in my opinion.  A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been found". Indeed, when starting a vegetable garden, we generally think that these weeds will compete with our vegetable plants. Here you can buy weed online.

Indeed, in the early stages of growth of a plant or a seedling, these herbs naturally present in a given environment are much better adapted to the climate, to the given environment but also to the type of soil. This can compete with young plants. However, once the seedlings have been developed, the vegetables are well distributed ... You have nothing to fear from the weeds that will grow with your crops while offering many advantages that I propose to present today.

Benefit 1: Spontaneous herbs structure the soil and improve it

In nature and if we leave an area in the garden (even only one square meter) completely abandoned, various spontaneous plants will begin to develop depending on the nature of the soil. These last ones thus fulfill several ecological functions going truly towards the nature which is in perpetual evolution, we could even say in constant improvement. These plants can also provide you with indications on the quality of your land, these are called bio-indicator plants.

Benefit 2: Weeds increase biodiversity

If you want to garden in permaculture, in a biological and natural way, I suppose you've already heard "we need to diversify crops and promote biodiversity". How does it work and why in the end? In the previous section, we have already seen some answers about the benefit of plant diversity at ground level. On the surface, plants also shelter and favor many insects that will come to settle in your garden and establish a balance.

Advantage 3: Some wild herbs are edible

This does require some knowledge and on this point, I call for the greatest caution because some wild plants can also be harmful and toxic to humans. Therefore, before picking, be sure of yourself. I present here 13 wild edible plants. Personally, I have been interested in this subject for several years now, it makes additional crops for vegetable crops. In addition, these plants grow without you even need to sow them first. In the kitchen garden, we can find quite commonly.

Benefit 4: Wild herbs to make plant extracts

The set of plants that grow spontaneously in your vegetable garden have their own properties that can be used by the organic gardener. The idea is to extract the active ingredients of a plant according to the desired effect. The best known is the nettle manure to boost the plants but there are many others that are probably growing in your garden.

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