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In the Garden…
Eat Weeds! Eat What?
Yes, eat “weeds,” but only if you do not treat your lawn and garden with chemicals, and not near a busy road.
Dandelion greens, when not overly mature, are delicious in salads. They are good for your liver and kidneys and are loaded with vitamins and minerals. Some folks eat the flowers, too.
Plantain, (photo at left) another “weed”, actually was brought to the Americas from England, where it was grown in the garden as a healthful green. It grows a rosette of oval leaves close to the ground. The leaves have parallel veins running from the leaf top to bottom. It puts up a stalky seed head in mid-summer. These leaves are also highly nutritious and delicious in salad when picked young. Historically, people have ground the seeds into flour.
Another garden treat is violet leaves, very mild-flavored all summer and good for you. The flowers are edible, too!
Eat Weeds! Eat What?
Yes, eat “weeds,” but only if you do not treat your lawn and garden with chemicals, and not near a busy road.
Dandelion greens, when not overly mature, are delicious in salads. They are good for your liver and kidneys and are loaded with vitamins and minerals. Some folks eat the flowers, too.
Plantain, (photo at left) another “weed”, actually was brought to the Americas from England, where it was grown in the garden as a healthful green. It grows a rosette of oval leaves close to the ground. The leaves have parallel veins running from the leaf top to bottom. It puts up a stalky seed head in mid-summer. These leaves are also highly nutritious and delicious in salad when picked young. Historically, people have ground the seeds into flour.
Another garden treat is violet leaves, very mild-flavored all summer and good for you. The flowers are edible, too!
In late Summer and into the Fall, many flowers have dried seed pods and seed heads at this time of year. You can leave them standing or cut them and leave them in an inconspicuous spot to help feed your feathered friends throughout the Winter.