Supports Biodiversity: Milkweed flowers attract a wide variety of pollinators.
Low Maintenance: Once established, it thrives without much care and provides beauty with its unique blooms.
5. Nettles
Though often avoided due to their sting, nettles offer amazing benefits:
Wildlife Habitat: Nettles provide shelter for ladybugs, butterflies, and birds.
Nutritious Edible: When cooked or made into tea, nettles are packed with iron, calcium, and vitamins.
Natural Fertilizer: A nettle tea or infusion can be used as a potent organic fertilizer.
6. Chickweed
Chickweed is more than just a “weed”:
Edible and Medicinal: It’s high in vitamins and minerals and can be used in teas or salads.
Erosion Control: It acts as a ground cover, protecting the soil from erosion.
Companion Plant: Chickweed supports soil health and can benefit nearby plants.
7. Plantain (Plantago spp.)
Plantain weeds have surprising uses:
Medicinal Properties: The leaves can be used to soothe insect bites, cuts, and rashes.
Soil Indicator: Plantain often grows in compacted soil, signaling where you need to improve aeration.
Edible: Add the young leaves to salads or cook them as a leafy green.
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