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By dave | This is one in a series of very short articles that will hopefully change your mind about some surprisingly good weeds. And even if your mind isn't changed, you'll still be well informed.
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Name: Vicki North Carolina              vic Jun 6, 2012 6:17 PM CST |
| Great article Dave! I'm not recognizing this weed and I thought for sure I had every weed known here  Good photo's though so I'll keep looking. I'm loving all these weed articles. It's changing our diet and if I find this weed, our garden soil  ALL THINGS PLANTS ~ Garden Art ~ Purslane & Portulaca ~ CUBITS ~ Trust in the Lord ~ Heart Strength ~ Find JOY at http://joyfultimestoday.com/ |
Name: Sharon Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)          Sharon Jun 6, 2012 6:22 PM CST |
| The good weeds will all be great for your garden soil, Vic! That's just about the best contribution they make, nutrition. They keep it from eroding too when it's barren between crops. Good weeds! |
Name: Lin Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)         plantladylin Jun 6, 2012 6:31 PM CST |
| I'm loving these articles about weeds and I think I've seen this one around my yard at one time or another! I'd be afraid to taste anything I wasn't sure of so these articles with such great photo's are very helpful! ~ Eat, Sleep .... Play in the dirt ~ |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b)         |
| Another thing I forgot to mention in the article: Lamb's Quarters are very easy to control. Although they reseed abundantly, the seedlings (and even mature plants) are easy to pluck out. |
Name: Sandy Coffman Jacksonville, Florida      wren Jun 6, 2012 8:23 PM CST |
| Thanks for such good info. Always looking for good weeds!!!! I grow 2 weeds for the butterflies. Frog Fruit and Cud weed, most people hate these 2 but both are the host plant butterflies. |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)       mcash70 Jun 6, 2012 8:25 PM CST |
Good article Dave, I'm not sure I have seen Lamb's Quarters here but now I will be on the look out for it. I love to torture DH with 'weird' food, in his opinion!!!  |
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset North Fl. (Zone 8b)    flaflwrgrl Jun 6, 2012 8:53 PM CST |
| I first met Lamb's Quarters around 1977 when dh & I went to Kerhonkson, N.Y. & stayed with a friend & his mother, Earla Conklin, one summer. She had a great big garden & to help earn our keep we weeded, mulched & tended the garden. Mrs. Conklin had 3 rows of Lamb's Quarters right next to 3 rows of Swiss Chard. I had no idea what Lamb's Quarters were but Mrs. Conklin taught me. She said most people call them weeds but they were good weeds & could be cultivated & eaten. She taught me they were very nutritious & told me how to cook them when one was not eating them raw while tending the garden. I also did all the cooking while we were there. I cooked a lot of Lamb's Quarters that summer and I put raw Lamb's Quarters in salad. They are delicious, cooked or raw. We returned to our Florida & all these years since I have looked for Lamb's Quarters growing as weeds; because I loved them & would have loved to have some in my yard. I never found any. I think about them all the time. I have looked on our property for them, hoping I would find some growing wild. But no, I haven't found any. But I would like to. I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown ~~ |
Name: josephine Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a) Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.  frostweed Jun 7, 2012 6:10 AM CST |
| Dave, when I had a large vegetable garden the lambs quarters would get up to 6 feet tall, and I also had the red variety, They sure are nice.  Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature. Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers. |
Name: Anna North Texas (Zone 8a)    canadanna Jun 7, 2012 6:52 AM CST |
| Great article. I also don't know if I have seen them but will look out for them. |
Name: Hetty Sunny Naples, Florida (Zone 10a)       Dutchlady1 Jun 7, 2012 7:02 AM CST |
| So is the seed also edible like Quinoa? |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
| Yes, it is grown specifically for grain in some parts of the world, especially India. The seeds are smaller than quinoa, though. |
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset North Fl. (Zone 8b) flaflwrgrl Jun 7, 2012 7:56 AM CST |
| I wonder if the seeds are coated in saponin like Quinoa; in which case they would need to be rinsed well prior to cooking or it will taste quite bitter. I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown ~~ |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
| I would expect the seeds should be treated exactly like quinoa. |
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset North Fl. (Zone 8b) flaflwrgrl Jun 7, 2012 8:09 AM CST |
| I don't imagine I will be messing with trying to harvest the seeds for anything other than growing new plants. Quinoa is good enough for me & YUMMY! I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown ~~ |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
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Name: Horseshoe Griffin Efland, NC (Zone 7a) And in the end...a happy beginning!    Horseshoe Jun 7, 2012 9:24 PM CST |
| A pleasant "weed" to have. It grows like crazy here and I'm grateful! I like it best mixed with other salad greens (raw salad) but will one day have to take the time to cook some. I think I've neglected cooking any because by the time it gain in size I have plenty of other greens, chard, beans and such coming on. I'm so spoiled, eh!? :>) Looking forward to the next "weed article". Shoe |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
| Same with me, Shoe. Plus, my orchard is so far from the house, I would have to intentionally harvest lamb's quarters to bring back home and I've never done that. So I just snack out in the field. |
Name: Sandy Coffman Jacksonville, Florida wren Jun 8, 2012 7:05 AM CST |
I found where I can buy some plants this fall!!!  |
Name: Renée Northern KY    KyWoods Jun 8, 2012 2:21 PM CST |
| Great info, Dave, thanks! I knew it was edible, but I didn't know about it's value as a fertilizer. |
Name: woofie NE WA (Zone 5a)      woofie Jun 8, 2012 3:59 PM CST |
| I'm almost certain that's the stuff that grows around here in abundance! Can't imagine you wouldn't have it around as well, Margaret. Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid. |
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