Chickweed is one of our favorite cover crops for use in the home garden here in our zone in southern appalachia. Every spring we "roll it back" (see the demonstration in the video) after it flowers (and has stopped tasting good)--at this point it has already reseeded itself in the garden bed and will thus regrow when cooler temps come back. Tug it out at the roots and roll up and back in a mulching mat layer for your bed before you transplant vegetable starts, or do this and then solarize the bed with a tarp or landscaping fabric (we use DeWitt woven plastic) a few weeks in advance of when you want to direct sow seeds in the bed.
BONUS: This cover crop is Edible and SO NUTRITIOUS!
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"The Glories of Chickweed: Uses, Cultivation, Recipes, and More
Chickweed"
Stellaria media, Stellaria pubera
Family: Caryophyllaceae/Pink family
Harvest time: spring and fall
Uses: food, medicine
Chickweed Nutrition
Chickweed’s pretty packed with nutrients, especially for such a diminutive plant. It contains vitamins A, D, B complex, C, rutin (a bioflavinoid), calcium, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, manganese, sodium, copper, iron and silica. In comparison with spinach, chickweed holds up extremely well. It’s got just as much iron, along with other nutrients. So, when you’re trying to eat you’re daily dose of nutrient-dense leaves, consider this weedy wonder along with the better-known greens.
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