Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Weeds - mostly unwanted, but a necessity.

A friend once mentioned this " Once a weed, now a veggie that feed the whole world ".  Weeds are here for a reason, they keep growing without our care and attention. They may not fit well in a garden, but they definitely fit well within the big eco-system.

The first weed is of climbing type. 
It will climb any tree to the highest point,
 and build a dense canopy. 

WEED 1 - Climbing weed



WEED 1 - Climbing weed


WEED 1 - Climbing weed

The second weed never grow tall. 
They will not reach a foot high.  In a way, they act as ground cover, 
keeping the soil moist and healthy.

WEED 2 - common weed in a container

We don't know where the weeds come from, definitely we never specifically grow and nurture them. No matter how often we do weeding, they will surely come back.  I suppose we got to be friendly with them, and understand their purpose { Great Stems} of existence here on earth.


_____________bangchik and kakdah_____________
my little vegetable garden
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16 comments:

  1. Sue GarrettApril 22, 2014 12:51 AM

    All plants become weeds if they grow in a place where you don't want them to. Many provide food for native insects.

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    1. Bangchik and KakdahApril 26, 2014 10:19 PM

      Sue, every single plant exist for a reason.... some we dont know yet, and we just label them as weeds

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  2. Jennifer AKA keeweeApril 22, 2014 3:09 AM

    I spent most of yesterday pulling weeds from places I did not want them to grow.

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    1. Bangchik and KakdahApril 26, 2014 10:19 PM

      keewee........ and they keep appearing soon after

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  3. MalarApril 22, 2014 8:18 AM

    You're are right! We never plant them but they seems to grow lush!

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    1. Bangchik and KakdahApril 26, 2014 10:20 PM

      yes, they grow so well to attract our attention.....

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  4. --Ana--April 23, 2014 12:38 AM

    Weeds are welcome in my garden, especially during the summer heat waves. Until they don't start choking my vegetables.

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    1. Bangchik and KakdahApril 26, 2014 10:21 PM

      Leanan... weeds are good at filling up empty space.

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  5. Ismail NApril 24, 2014 8:07 AM

    Memang payah nak banish weed dr tanah, they are so persistent! Still, I'd rather see the 2nd weed than the creeping ones and the tall ones. Happy gardening to you both! :D

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    1. Bangchik and KakdahApril 26, 2014 10:23 PM

      Ismail..... Macam2 jenis weeds ada... the creeping one is quite tolerable.

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  6. kitchen flavoursApril 24, 2014 12:30 PM

    Hi Bangchik,
    Weeds always come back no matter how much we clear them. The second picture, known as gripeweed will always pops up everywhere, as I noticed their seeds are under the leaves, so the seeds will drop onto the soil and new weeds will pop up every so often.

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  7. babYposeApril 26, 2014 12:43 PM

    weeding is part of gardening, infact to have perfect grass, the witty part is to weed out :)

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    1. Bangchik and KakdahApril 26, 2014 10:25 PM

      we dont really do weeding for now....... just happy to see weeds growing, after months of heat and heat.!!!

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  8. V TechMay 21, 2014 12:14 PM

    You have great passion in gardening, good job!

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  9. UnknownJune 13, 2014 4:28 PM

    Hi there! This is a very interesting blog indeed. anyway, I also love plants and some sort of weeds are abundant in my garden at home too. the first one is what we call "tamling" here in the Philippines. My friend from Cambodia taught me how to saute it and it is a delicious viand. Please check my post here: http://fotobybanlin.tumblr.com/post/44463774479 (this is a link to a personal blog, hope it opens). Anyway I just add some tomatoes and fish sauce and taste really good. The second weed, my mama said she used these plants as purgative when we were still little children and she suspects we had worms in our intestines,, she just roast the seeds and let us eat them.. I think it the common medicinal belief in our side of place.

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