[Video] How to Use Weeds to Grow a Better Garden
Learn how to create your own all-natural weed fertilizer to grow a better garden!
Growing a better garden…with weeds?? Yes, you read that right! While weeds are usually considered a nuisance in the garden, in fact, you can put them to good use to improve your soil and grow healthier plants.
There are a number of ways to use weeds in your garden. One of the most popular is a permaculture method known as “chop and drop.” Instead of throwing spent plants or weeds in the compost pile, instead, you chop them up and leave them directly on top of the soil as a natural mulch. Over time, the vegetation will break down and add nutrients back to the soil. However, there is an even better way to use weeds in the garden…
This video shares the magic of creating your own simple, effective, and all-natural fertilizer out of a resource that would otherwise go to waste: weeds! By using weeds to create a basic liquid fertilizer, you are able to more efficiently utilize the nutrients in the plants, and your garden crops will be able to absorb them better as well. Watch the video below for a couple of simple weed fertilizer recipes that contain different nutrients to nourish your plants, when and how to make and use your weed fertilizer, and more.
You’ll also learn about other ways to use weeds in the garden, how to deal with weeds that have gone to seed, and more.
Okay, so now that you know how to use weeds to grow a better garden, what about grass clippings? That’s right – there are also plenty of ways to use FREE grass clippings from your lawn (be sure you don’t use any lawn chemicals), to create organic fertilizer and grow a better garden! Check it out here…