On 06/06/2018 05:38 PM, songbird wrote:
T wrote:
...
I am going to get me a sign for my front yard:

Free Weeds! You pick!

:'(

weeds are good sign that things are wanting
to grow there. compare that to barrens...

do you like dill? i just picked some fresh
and it was delicious. if you can grow it and
let it go to seed you'll have more edible
weeds to pick from. it reseeded from a
few plants i had last year that came about from
some packages of seeds i'd scattered the year
before. i love dill.


songbird


Hi Songbird,

Never really cared for dill. Maybe home grown
tastes better. Right now the main issue is cheat grass

Cheat Grass
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromus_tectorum

And cheat grass will grow ANYWHERE. Doesn't mean
anything about my soil.

Every night when I come home from work, I clear out a
little area of cheat grass. I am starting to see a bit
of progress. But there a millions more to go and they
are starting to mock me. "Ha Ha! Back hurts, doesn't
it! [raspberries]"

But I do also have dandelions. Since a weed is
agricultural discard, I tried some organic dandelion
greens from the store, thinking maybe I can turn
the table on these guys. And well, all I can say is
now I know why they are an agricultural discard.
YUK YUK YUK.

On the bright side, a lot of spots are glowing red
with purslane sprouts. I like misting everything
anyway to keep the fire hazard down from all the
cheat grass (they are easier to pull that way too)
and the purslane really love that.

I am not sue any of my neighbors would fall for
my "Free Weeds; You Pick" sign anyway.

:-)

-T