WEEDS - ARE THEY REALLY BAD?

February 18, 2021

Weeds—the plants that grow independently in nature—crowd out vegetables that are planted in your garden. Weeds directly compete for the resources that are needed by the vegetable plants: space to grow vegetables, soil, nutrients, sun light, air and water.

GOOD SIDE

However, these undesirable plants attract, and increase the number of pollinators, so that the weeds help improve the chances of pollination of the plants in your vegetable garden.

The more weeds you have, the more insects you will harbor. The more insects you have, the more predators you will attract to help controlling pests on your plants: birds, spiders and beneficial insects. Weeds also have other benefits—medicinal properties.

BAD SIDE

Weeds grow independently, and therefore, your vegetable plants’ pollination will be affected negatively. Competition for the resources is increasing with the availability of many weeds.

Pollinators can easily find weed flowers, and your plants' flowers will become less attractive to them.

Nonnative weeds grow wildly due to the absence of natural controls. Weed diseases spread to vegetable plants as well.

WEEDS CONTROL

Therefore, weeds controlling is needed. Pull the weed when soil is well moist. Dig up and remove pieces in the soil.

The weed can be cut each time they emerge, the weed is unable to grow without photosynthesis. You can also cover the weeds, so that they cannot find light for photosynthesis.

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