The Weed Every Garden Should Have! Plant Profile: Chickweed

[@hmfoden]

I had some come up around my scarlet runners last summer. I thought it actually looked really whimsical and pretty, so against everyone’s advice I left it. I had the LARGEST harvest of scarlet runners EVER. Trust nature, she knows what’s up. I didn’t know you could eat it or use it to make a salve?! How can anybody starve, nature provides so much food for us if you’re wise enough to know it.

[@DPVOGEL]

Thanks l have fought this in my yard not knowing what a blessing it could be. Now l know,WOW,

[@Squirrel219]

We have lots of chickweed. All of our animals love it, I've made a pesto with it and cook with it too. I'll have to try it as a tea.

[@MaryPoppins-tu1ms]

Me too.! Here in New Zealand...Found it in my garden recentely..

[@verenamaharajah6082]

I’ve eaten chickweed in a salad, I live in England. It’s a common ‘weed’ here. Lots of people don’t know that it’s edible and as good for you as any other salad herb. Also poultry love it!

[@humanbeing4368]

Love drinking my chickweed infusions in the summer to cool me down.

[@danaodom1010]

I have identified 14 edible weeds in my yard. Yes chickweed.

[@shellbells339]

I had someone tell me years ago.. whatever medicinal plants aka "weeds" you have abundance of in your yard... The Good Lord provided them specifically for your personalized health care. ❤

[@liberta2570]

"They" call them weeds bc BigFarma can't profit. So they tell people to use chems to rid weeds and profit meds.

[@ryandalion8379]

He even shapes water exactly to the shape of puddles!

[@tammyhoushour8070]

Shellbelis..Yes I believe that. I'm glad someone else sees that too. Mullein grew a few years ago in an area I don't notice very often . I didn't realize it was medicine only thought of it as a beautiful weed. A year later I developed asthma and wanted to treat naturally found out about mullein and said God you tried to tell me about that before I even knew I was going to need it. It's definitely been a blessing to me and I've learned so much about herbs and wild edibles and so excited to keep learning and consuming these wonderful gifts from God . Keep listening and learning😊❤

[@GreenfieldsHomeplace]

I have chickweed everywhere and funny enough, my chickens love it. It’s a great cover crop. I’ve never used it for us but will definitely try!

[@megangilgen1019]

I have yet to find chickweed, and have come across two plants that others have called chickweed. Thank you for clearing confusion and sharing knowledge about this plant.

[@ZZ_Trop]

I use Chickweed & Creeping Charlie as cover crop.

[@sharonhochberg3671]

During winter and all the seasons?

[@janmclellan8963]

Omg I have been ripping it up 😂

[@Mdabaja]

me too : [

[@bz5978]

I’ll keep ripping it out. It chokes out all of my other plants.

[@1MSally1965]

Cutworms love chickweed and I find lots there to give my geckos to eat.

[@ceepark114]

Would love to have recipes using chickweed, like how to make a salve, etc.

[@aaron-dd5zr]

This is a cool weather or cold weather weed. Come summer hot time. It dies out or becomes dormant. The seeds it leaves is amazingly a lot. Good for live stock. I give it to my Chickens and Guineas. Eating it? Well perhaps.

[@randiclark1]

Awesome closing-fun!

[@ross-smithfamily6317]

Do you know what the other weed in the middle of the chickweeds is - the one with five or six wide flat leaf lobes?

[@everwilder7140]

Carolina cranesbill or a different one?

[@baneverything5580]

I have that same plant everywhere here. I have a ton of strange weeds and don`t know what they are. I`ve been trying to learn. Pill bugs devour a lot of things I attempt to get started wild.

[@angelabluebird609]

Can't remember the name, but it grew under the huge trees in my last backyard. My arborist told me it was a native, and wouldn't harm anything. Maybe send a photo to one of the plant identifying sites to get the name. I was glad to hear it is a good plant that belonged where it was. Also thought it was pretty!

[@arceliealmeda290]

hello im from phils.. i dont know where to find the chickweed here in phils we're looking somewhere but cant find. badly needed for research pls help😢

[@nexingtoncaldwell6381]

I planted some baby's breathe and alyssum seeds and with this plant growing I can not tell the difference.

[@Herbhead369]

Whoah I think I have chickweed in my yard lol ❤

[@Andbygrace7024]

Please slow down with the camera shots...😊

[@MaryPoppins-tu1ms]

I watched on 1.25 speed as couldnt stand that slow explanation and motion.)

[@pamelamcgurk2101]

Please also show still shots for id

[@actisami1960]

Where do you acquire seeds for this?

[@everwilder7140]

Strictly medicinal seeds has it online I believe.

[@baneverything5580]

19 bucks on the "A" site. Well, if it`s not already here it won`t be. I`m scared to use other sites because I don`t want to get hacked again.

[@marilynweber7957]

do you know how to save the seed from chickweed?

[@everwilder7140]

My shoes are good at this if you walk through a chickweed patch after flowering, they are brown seeds. They can be collected and stored like most seeds.

[@Maybehomebody]

I believe you can wash the chickweed in a bowl and save the seeds on the bottom of the bowl.

[@kathypaaaina3953]

Aloha hugs 🤗 got seeds for me?

[@kolapyellow7631]

I keep pulling them out. 😂😂😂😂

[@LittleRedBee]

Looks like what I have growing in my backyard. It looks pretty but after blooming it gets sharp points when dried. Use gloves!

[@priscilla4822]

My budgies like to eat it

[@conor7454]

😌 *Promo sm*

[@MeanOldLady]

I love it for chicken feed in the late winter to late spring. The chickens turn it into soil for the next year's crop of "weeds" & veg. 😎