[Diana in Wisconsin]

What Weeds Tell You About Your Soil

By Robin Sweetser - May 13, 2020

Read your weeds! They are an indicator of your soil’s health. If you have large patches of one kind of weed, your garden is trying to tell you something. Here are common weeds and that they say about your soil—plus photos. Let us know what you learn!

When we say “weed,” we are referring to a plant that tends to overgrow or choke out other plants or crops that you are trying to grow. However, weeds can be very useful. Some are edible. Some are ornamental. Of course, there are also those weeds which are simply noxious and invasive. But almost all weeds can be helpful to give us clues about our soil quality and condition. Before you pull a weed, consider what it’s telling you. Is your soil lacking nutrients? Do you have an excess of fertilizer? Is your soil not draining well? Is it too compacted? Let’s find out!

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Link to article, below...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

https://www.almanac.com/weeds-indicator-plants

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Diana, I am trying a flat of the tiny, 72 count, Jiffy seed start pods on your recommendation.

I also picked up a bag if the loose jiffy seed start mix.

I was getting worried because my pepper and eggplant seeds and a good percentage of my tomato seeds have been slow to pop in the greenhouse.

Of course as I was planti g new seeds starts I the jiffy pods and using the jiffy mix....two more pepper seeds popped.

Could have something to do with the steady sun and 80 degree temps in the greenhouse the last few days. Eggplant in particular enjoyn80 degree temps and the hot peppers from our friend in Spain definitely enjoy 80 and above.