Weeds grow, well, like weeds, out of the cracks of the pavement with nothing but municipal runoff to keep them alive. Meanwhile I have to work tirelessly to keep my tomato and pepper plants happy and fruitful. Why do weeds dominate a garden?
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The weeds are growing in a situation they are suited for, the other plants maybe not so much. Some vegetables and fruit grow easily in certain areas because it’s an ideal situation for them and can possibly spread like weeds, but many have been developed over the years to produce certain attributes like larger fruit or seeds and in order to provide that it takes extra nutrients, sun and water, or less of any of those in whatever combination.
Soil in nature is unlikely to sit barren otherwise it could lead to the soil drying out and erosion. Some seeds just happen to take hold in those situations easier which is good. It breaks up compact soil and deposits nutrients other plants might take advantage of
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