Nibbling the pigweed
A few days ago, I wrote of the endless carpet of pigweed in the vegetable garden. Yesterday, to prep the garden for planting, I weeded out just the plots where I planned on planting — and only for the areas that I planted yesterday. I couldn’t help nibbling the small leafy greens. For their size, they were quite bitter.
Rain prevented me from going out in the garden today, but no matter. The weeds will continue to grow and will provide a suitable cover until I can get the rest of the seeds planted. I just have to make sure that I mow them before they go to seed, right? Lessons learned…
pigweed is toxic!
Actually, it isn’t. But since nicknames are adhered to many different plants, maybe what you call pigweed IS toxic. I eat mine all the time. In large quantities. But it is a good idea to always make sure.