To the consternation of my neighbors, I like wildflowers and have a strong dislike for pesticides. I don’t think my lawn looks bad at all-- so long as we keep it mowed. Tomorrow, Hubby will give the lawn the first mow of the year.
Soooo. . . why not grab all the edible goodies out there before they are cut down and have a salad?
From the store: Romaine lettuce, poblano peppers (roasted at home), garlic (sauteed lightly in butter), cucumbers and tomatoes.
From the garden: Leaf spinach
From the lawn: dandelion greens, wild garlic, wild onion and wild violets.
Ha! Every spring when I mow my lawn, there is a very strong smell of onions. I’ve got a few patches of wild onion growing in the front and on the side.
Too bad Euell Gibbons has passed on, he could probably find a dozen edibles growing on the average lawn. I have spearmint running rampant on mine, wild black raspberries, stinging nettles and the occasional ear of corn that sprouts from birdseed, and bushel baskets of this stuff that I pull up - http://en.wikipedia.org. /wiki/Glechoma_hederacea Foul smelling minty stuff that is supposed to be edible.
For additional fun start throwing some herb seeds amongst it all. Most herbs are tougher than other garden plants and, like weeds, will grow in really crappy soil. A patch of thyme will go crazy in no time at all - a real bonus for those who like chicken.
That sounds good, and there are a ton of dandelions on the road in front of the house. It’s a main road, but it’s quiet enough that you can cross it any time of day within a minute or so. Sometimes it’s quiet enough during the day that the traffic noise fades entirely. I think they’d be alright to eat, since they’d be washed beforehand. Right?