A Temporary, Edible Lawn

What if rather than trying to get the weeds out of your lawn, you could make a lawn out of weeds.  Well, wead on, dear weader, and you shall see how. Besides its well-known medicinal properties, the common weed Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major) is a nutrient powerhouse, and thus gardeners everywhere should incline their eye […]

The Best Winter Tenants

I was thinking about cover crops the other day, and suddenly the property owner in me had a realization: cover crops are like tenants.  I don’t know if you’ve ever rented property out, but I’m willing to bet that at some point on the arc of your adult life you were a renter.  No matter which side […]