[richyrich7]

And if you can find a way of making veg grow better than weeds, I'll be very interested in that too 

Cultivate the weeds and hate the veg, it works the other way round  so it might just work this way too

[poultrygeist]

   I tried that last year (well, I ignored the weeds ) and they seem to obey a different set of rules.

I think we might have to start eating the weeds. I know dandelions are good but I'm not sure what most of the others are.

Rob

[Aunt Sally]

Human societies are very interesting!  They all without exception put their "faith" in myths, legends and superstition without a shred of genuine evidence - Why should gardeners be any different    

[poultrygeist]

Faith is about all my veg has got to make it grow.

[mumofstig]

And if you can find a way of making veg grow better than weeds, I'll be very interested in that too 

Think we'd all like to find that one

[richyrich7]

  I tried that last year (well, I ignored the weeds ) and they seem to obey a different set of rules.

I think we might have to start eating the weeds. I know dandelions are good but I'm not sure what most of the others are.

Rob

couch grass after you 

[Salmo]

Nettles, fat hen, dandelion are all good for eating.

Any others?

[poultrygeist]

Ground elder I think. Romans introduced it for that reason if I remember right.

As with couch grass, I'll let someone else go first.

Rob

[Aunt Sally]

If these wild plants were really good to eat they'd be grown commercially !

[poultrygeist]

Yes. 

It highlights the gulf between 'edible' and 'tasty' 

Rob

[mumofstig]

Just depends how hungry you are i suppose
On a more serious note they are eating grass in the sudan

[poultrygeist]

Just depends how hungry you are i suppose
On a more serious note they are eating grass in the sudan

Puts it all in perspective mos.

Makes our petty moaning about poor yields look trivial. Which it is. We should be grateful for anything that grows.

Rob

[Salmo]

Crop plants did not just appear as if by magic, they are all derived from wild plants.

[Aunt Sally]

... but selected for productivity and palatability.

[richyrich7]

... but selected for productivity and palatability.

unless it's kale