Are you weeding your garden beds and cursing the couch grass, dandelions and nettles? In vain!
These weeds are free helpers that will save your harvest better than any chemicals.
Let's take couch grass. Its roots, going down to a depth of two meters, draw potassium, phosphorus and iron from the soil, which are inaccessible to other plants.
Cut the greens, dry them and burn them - you can feed tomatoes, cucumbers and even roses with ash. And if you insist 1 kg of fresh wheatgrass in 10 liters of water for a week, you will get a fertilizer that will bring even stunted seedlings back to life.
Dandelions are not enemies, but allies. Their roots emit ethylene, which accelerates the ripening of tomatoes and peppers. Just spread the picked dandelions under the bushes, and the fruits will turn red 7-10 days earlier. And an infusion of their leaves (500 g per 5 l of water) will save cabbage from caterpillars - spray the plants, and the pests will disappear in 24 hours.
Nettle is the queen of organic fertilizers. Pour water over it (1:10), leave it for two weeks, and you will get a “green cocktail” that is many times more effective than manure.
Water your beds with it once a month, and the plants will respond with lush growth. And if you spread fresh nettles around currant bushes, aphids will disappear and the berries will become sweeter.
Even the woodlouse that everyone hates is useful! It is an indicator of fertility: if it grows thickly, the soil is rich in nitrogen. Collect it and add it to the compost - it quickly decomposes, enriching the mixture with microelements.
Chickweed is also an ideal mulch for peppers: it retains moisture and repels ants.
Stop fighting weeds - learn to use them. They will fertilize, protect and heal your garden for free if you know their secrets.
Author: Valeria Kisternaya
