Mustard seeds are rich in a nutrient called selenium, known for its high anti-inflammatory effects. The high source of magnesium in mustard seeds helps reducing the severity of asthma attacks and certain symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and lowering blood pressure.
And look how pretty:
Flowers very long time and can take a beating!
Smells amazing as well on hot humid days.
Thatâs it, Iâm ordering chamomille and mustard seeds for my indoor pots.
They stretch so much like you wouldnât believe.
Organic soil, 2L pot on the window sill, it grew over a meter high. 
Some of the fastest growing things Iâve seen so far is mustard, nettles, calendula, tentacle vetch, thistle and mushrooms. Dandelion too. Daffodils. All these extremely vigorous species are so important to the soil! When you allow them to grow you get free fertilizer and free minerals that otherwise wouldnât be there, because of their deep taproots.
The roots of many vegetables simply donât go that deep, so these âweedsâ help with that, they play an essential role and are more often than not very beneficial for your health as well, dandelion and nettle for example.
They donât starve nearby planets of nutrients, theyâre living off much deeper layers of soil.
They pull up the minerals they obtained there and pushes them into new growth, effectively, efficiently, quickly providing the topsoil with nutrient rich mulch that will then be transformed into vegetables / cannabis and whatever else you grow.
Weeds are free fertilizer, you donât need to lift a finger and your soil improves, just like that.
Once again, you can chop and drop half of them to feed and increase the top soil and harvest the other half to eat.
Young dandelion leaves (10% calcium) chopped up finely, to add a bitter touch to salad dressing.
Nettle can be made into pesto, soup, tea, ⌠steam along with spinach to give the flavor extra depth, they taste similar. Slide in a spoon of cream cheese, and you have a delight to the senses!
