[Carmen]

Mmm, thank you to those who have responded to this thread. Tone, if the weeds are healthier, then something is still not right in the soil! Weeds are indicators and are in the process of supplying to the soil what it is lacking. Soil, nature, is always in the process of evolution, however long it may be taking. Gardening is about supplying the conditions to speed it up or to just hold it to whatever we are wishing to grow. Nature when denuded of cover (as in a desert, or cleared land) first establishes bacteria which then will grow weeds (unless its soo dry all there is is sand). Then as more bacteria is present, fungi will gradually establish which allows higher plants, as in grasses. Our vegetables grow at about 50/50 bacteria, fungi. With more evolution, fungi develope and we get shrubs then the start of trees. This process once we become aware of it in nature is fascinating to observe. Its all about what is going on in the soil, in the micro-terrain of the growing plants. Old growth forest will have a balance of fungi to bacteria of 1000 to 1. All of nature evolves back to forest if and when the conditions are correct for this to happen. This is natures desire to cloth her body in life giving plants.

Cheers

Carmen

ps Thats the gardening part. My baby is awake, I'll get back to the human evolution later.
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