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• brisk@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Are y’all referring to native plants ad weeds? I use it pretty much synonymously with “invasive species”

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  • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The basic definition of a weed is merely any plant growing where you don’t want it to. Technically, an apple tree can be a weed if it’s somewhere you don’t want it to be.

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    • ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I think the usual definition is closer to “a plant that REALLY wants to be in a space you don’t want it to be, and refuses to leave once it’s in”.

      For example, I think it’s fairly uncontroversial to call grass a weed. Sure, we like our lawns, but they really want to spread anywhere they can. They are more aggressive than dandelions, and the only reason we hate dandelions more is their taproot.

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  • Ephera@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    My mum refers to dandelions as weeds and they’re native here in Europe. They are still rather invasive, as in if you’re trying to grow a vegetable garden or something, they’ll be all over that in no time, thanks to their floating seeds and hardiness.

    But yeah, personally, I don’t really get why our vegetable garden needs to be a 100% dandelion-free zone. Heck, you can even use them in salads and whatnot.

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• orphiebaby@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Dude, I just had this realization on my own a few months ago. I grew up thinking weeds literally choked the life out of grass and other plants by definition. So after some thought I started saying to myself and others “weeds are just any plant you don’t desire in your yard, they aren’t a species or group, the word means nothing”

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  • fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    awkwardbotany.com/…/in-defense-of-weeds-a-book-re…

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• pseudo@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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• moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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• tallricefarmer@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I am cool with most species growing in my yard. Except stickerweed. Stickerweed is not welcome in my yard

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• Jolteon@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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  • Patches@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Forbidden weed lore: non-native plants can also be environmentally beneficial in some situations.

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• Live_your_lives@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  What does it mean to “smoke weed” in this context?

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  • fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    420 praise it, “it” being your native species

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• robocall@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  My lawn is mostly oxalis

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  • KickMeElmo@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Does it count as a lawn if it’s all sagebrush?

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