Why do weeds grow almost anywhere so easily, but growing food crop requires so much care and is so difficult?

Question

Why do weeds grow almost anywhere so easily, but growing food crop requires so much care and is so difficult?

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Answer 1

As stated elsewhere, ‘weed’ and ‘crop’ are artificial labels. They’re all just plants. But typically what we call a weed is a plant that we don’t want that shows up a lot – that is, it grows quickly and easily. So, it’s sorta self-selecting, isn’t it? You’re asking why weeds grow anywhere so easily but we define ‘weeds’ as plants that grow anywhere easily and are unwanted.