This spring I noticed a lush, tender weed growing in my garden. My compost pile at the time lined the outside of my garden on one side. I noticed on the inside of the fence abutting the pile, the weed was up to triple the size of the same type weed growing in other parts of the garden. After looking at the situation, I decided that would be a perfect spot for my lettuce and spinach! I pulled up the weed plant, and replanted with spinach and a mesclun mix, which did quite well. The moisture and leached nutrients from the pile on the other side of the fence really made a difference! I decided to line another side of my garden with leaves and brush to increase the benefit along my garden’s edge. So far, so good!
HOWEVER. I am kicking myself for one part of that great idea. I just researched what type of weed I was pulling, and discovered that it was chick weed. This is a highly nutritious wild food that can be eaten fresh or cooked, and tastes very similar to spinach. And here I was just yanking it and throwing it over the fence on the compost pile! I tried some today and it really does taste like spinach. Live and learn!
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