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Tanja Westfall-Greiter's avatar

Thanks, Suzanne! Yes, winter purslane is awesome. Do you have a special way to prepare it?

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Susan Hartmann's avatar

What a harrowing health scare! I’m so glad you recovered. Wise words to be vigilant and wait to see a doctor. Im guilty of doing that too… there is so much great info in this post! Thank you!

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Tanja Westfall-Greiter's avatar

Glad you liked it!

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Suzanne Oommen's avatar

Fantastic post! Glad you are healthy this year. The onion photo is such a perfect illustration of the benefits of living mulch. I love winter purslane or claytonia too.

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Mark Ridsdill Smith's avatar

Thanks for this, love all the info on 'weeds'. The language we use is so important - with animals as well as plants. Here in the UK animals are often categoriesd as pests, vermin or game.

I'm intrigued: what is you green sauce and what do you use it for?

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Tanja Westfall-Greiter's avatar

Totally agree. "Pests" and "beneficials" in the insect world are also problematic with gardeners. Vermin and game are equally misleading. We really need to choose our words carefully.

The recipe for the green sauce and info about it is in this newsletter: https://tanjawestfallgreiter.substack.com/p/theres-beauty-under-those-ugly-leaves

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Susanne Messner's avatar

Danke, liebe Tanja, dass du mit uns deinen Gartenalltag teilst🥰

Pass gut auf dich auf♥️♥️

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Tanja Westfall-Greiter's avatar

Danke für deine Unterstützung!

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Wendy McKane's avatar

What a wonderful phrase, “neighboring plants!” I found your information on how to use them as living mulch. Sometimes it’s very hard to resist the conditioning of pulling anything and everything that volunteers. I especially appreciate your thoughts on yarrow. I actually planted several very pretty pink varieties shortly after moving in to our home. Absolutely no regrets. They are hardy, beautiful, and it is a joy to watch the native bumblebees enjoy them. Cheers!

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