[djf]

I’m already planning for the coming season...

This year, I grew New Zealand spinach. Took a while for it to get started, but once it got going, it was pretty prolific. I harvested lots of spinach and lots of seeds...

I recently ordered and got golden purslane seeds. Also, a type of what’s called “purple spinach”. Will try to get them started as soon as it warms up a bit.

All three of these plants are fundamentally what would be called “weeds” by most folks, but edible weeds, and highly nutritious.

Of course I have tons of cabbage seeds, broccoli seeds, onions and dried peas from this year...

[Bellflower]

Do you know what can grow and be eaten without a lot of sunshine? I have big trees on my property and the spots that get sunlight get it only for 5 to 6 hours. I really like them but growing food has been a problem.

[goat granny]

It takes several years to produce, but asparagus is prolific and seeds itself so your patch keeps on growing bigger...It will produce until you get tired of eating it and then it will just go to seed if not cut. Old plants never die, the asparagus just gets fatter as it ages..

I made the mistake with my patch to mulch it one year to keep the weeds from growing. It killed the plants.

[heylady]

“All three of these plants are fundamentally what would be called “weeds” by most folks, but edible weeds, and highly nutritious”

My Mother said that during the Depression my Grandmother (Babcia) picked weeds and used them to make soup when there was nothing else to eat.