Know Thy Weeds: 5 Plant Families Sabotaging Your Garden - Ep. 255
Know Thy Weeds: 5 Plant Families Sabotaging Your Garden - Ep. 255  
Podcast: Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening
Published On: Tue Jun 24 2025
Description: This week we dive deep into the world of garden weeds and how some seemingly harmless plants can actually be Trojan horses harboring pests and diseases. Learn how to identify five major plant families by their flowers, leaves, and growth habits — and why removing these weeds early can protect your precious crops.Today on Just Grow Something You'll Learn:The role of alternate hosts in pest and disease cyclesHow to identify Brassicaceae, Solanaceae, Asteraceae, Polygonaceae, and Amaranthaceae weedsWhy flower structure is the key to early identificationTips for weed removal and garden protectionThis episode is ad-free in support of Loveland Acres Farm. Please consider donating at lovelandacresfarm.org to support Scarlett's vital community work.Visit our sponsor HeirloomRoses.com and save 20% on your order using code JUSTGROW. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.