This section of “edible lawn” is ready for the first harvest this spring, though it’ll be easier in a month or two when they are bigger. Here are some photos:
The stuff next to the sidewalk is more lush, perhaps due to a regular supply of dog urine, but we don’t eat these ones:
In VA… chickweed, wild garlic, plantago, dock are commonly found in wild. I’m guessing PA is similar.
Agree, but two reasons I don’t put the vegetable garden in front:
Plus my veggie garden is a mess, it’s NOT pretty. I haven’t the time or patience for it, it’s function more than form.
Oxalis is a fine option for low-traffic areas. Makes a sour tangy addition to a fresh salad…somewhat like nasturtium leaves. Creeping form of Oregon grape might be a taller version of an edible groundcover…at least the fruits are edible.
With this extremely mild winter (thanks, El Niño!), the miner’s lettuce is already almost to harvestable size, maybe three months ahead of last year. I have also made an effort to expand the area where it’s the dominant ground cover by moving around a pile of branches from the Douglas fir they are growing under, to smother grass. Seems to be working slowly but surely.
