2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Weeds are truly a headache for all gardeners. Spreading with cosmic speed, wild grasses annoy the entire summer. It takes a lot of time and effort to get rid of weeds. But at the same time, these annoying grasses can be beneficial and tell the owner of the garden plot about the properties of the soil
To learn about the properties of the soil, take a close look at the weeds that inhabit your garden. Each species of a weed plant tells about the quality and fertility of the soil, acting as a kind of bioindicator. The most reliable indicator of soil acidity is a collection of weeds. Look carefully at your site, remember which weeds are more. With some knowledge of weed habits, you can take immediate action to improve the soil characteristics of your garden.
Weed plants of acidic soils
For many gardeners in central Russia, a constant problem requiring a solution is soil acidification. On such soils, field horsetail and marsh horsetail, curly sorrel, meadow cornflower, creeping buttercup, and torus actively grow. The growth of the daisy and the mountaineer is one of the factors of the increased acidity of the soil.
Acidic soils are often light, sandy, and dry quickly. To improve the nutritional value and change the acidity of such soils, lime and organic fertilizers are used. To restore the composition of the soil, compost is made using plant components and a share of lime (instead of lime, it is possible to use dolomite flour). Also add clay soils. This neutralization of the soil is repeated every 5 years. Improper processing can lead to soil acidification, so focus on loosening and do not allow water to stagnate on the surface, do not overuse the application of mineral fertilizers.
sorrel:
Weeds in alkaline soils
Alkaline soil contains a large amount of calcium salts and is characterized by an increased pH of the soil solution. Heavy, sticky, viscous soils are indicative of an elevated alkaline environment. Stony loam or simply clayey soils are unfavorable for the development of cultivated plants, they are extremely saturated with lime and have low fertile indicators. However, such extreme conditions are excellent for the growth of self-seeding poppy, coltsfoot, and field loach. Good seedlings produce plants that can adapt to high lime levels and lack of moisture. If your garden has an area with alkaline soil, then you can arrange a natural rockery for drought-resistant plant species.
field bindweed:
Weeds in depleted soil
Depleted soil suffers from a lack of humus. It is very dense, almost no oxygen penetrates into it, and therefore it is difficult for plants to develop normally in it. Errors of gardeners lead to the formation of a similar soil on the site. The appearance of such weeds as yarutka, shepherd's purse, field mustard, odorous chamomile clearly indicates the absence of loosening of the topsoil and mulching. The listed weeds often appear where the crop rotation is disturbed or improperly constructed. On poor, with a soil crust, soils are found sandy immortelle, common heather, fragrant spikelet, cinquefoil goose, mosses and lichens. To change the situation, large doses of organic fertilizers should be applied, green manure should be applied (cereal-legume mixtures are ideal) and the subsoil should be loosened regularly.
shepherd's bag:
Weed plants of fertile soils
Naturally, the higher the soil fertility, the more rapidly weeds fill the garden. Preferred cultivated soils are shchiritsa, quinoa, woodlice, dandelion, nettles, thistle, celandine, willow, meadowsweet, willow-herb, plantain, horsetail. For centuries, these wild grasses have grown alongside cultivated plants and prefer fertile soils.
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