Weeds are nature's way of repairing the soil. So, why did I spend dozens of hours messing with the balance? Much of my time in the garden is spent weeding: weeding before making beds, weeding beds, weeding paths… I was starting to doubt this was the way to go.

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CHAPTERS: 00:00 Weeds are friends? 00:37 A lot of weeding 02:37 My least favorite mulch 04:06 Breaking for lunch 05:12 Hollyhock and bumblebees 05:43 Weeding the beets 06:44 Learning to appreciate weeds 07:54 My master thesis topic 08:30 Bricks as edges 08:46 Pepper and the mulch 09:22 A good day 09:48 Circada in the greenhouse