Quality of the soil
Weeds also say a lot about the quality of the soil in your garden. Nettles, elderflowers, and small knobwort, for example, grow in a nutrient-rich soil, while the hop clover thrives in a calcareous soil. Coltsfoot grows in soil with a poor structure and cleavers again in a nitrogen-rich soil. So if you’re thinking about planting flowers or growing your own vegetables, the weeds in your garden will let you know what your soil will be best suited for.
Insects
The third thing is that weeds are a great way to keep insects away. For example, butterflies use plants to hide underneath and often lay their eggs on nettle leaves. But try not to have too many nettles in your garden because these can harm other plants and their roots. Keep one but get rid of the rest. Got them all? Don’t throw them away, you can use them for fertilizer. You can also use nettles to make soup or tea and elderflower and dandelion to make syrup or jam.
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