This is where one of our grapevines lives.
When we gathered soil from our garden (in the Winter) to prepare the wine barrel
for the vines, we brought along the "seed bank" that our garden currently has.
While I did plant strawberries on purpose as a cover crop, I clearly didn't need to.
All that you see (lettuces, herbs, even parsnips) are volunteers.
Every day (for health and for savings) I wander my garden in search of salad.
I've noticed that, in past years when I sometimes forgot to eat what I grew, I would have
to PLAN to weed. They would get so bad, I'd spend a long afternoon on the job.
This year, as our need to eat out of the garden is greater, I'm finding that I naturally
see and yank out weeds as I'm gathering my family's salad. I haven't
had to set aside time to weed more than once this whole Spring!!!
So, my advice on this is two-fold:
(1)
Let your good plants go to seed and build a "seed bank" that you LOVE!
(2)
Eat what you grow as often as possible - and the weeding will happen almost by accident!
Happy Spring and Salads, everyone!
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