posted 34 minutes ago
Lamb's quarters!
Only I call it fat hen, and the local name is espinafre selvagem or wild spinach.
The whole place was covered with the stuff when we bought it as the previous owner devoutly ploughed the whole place up for fire safety reasons. It's not so abundant now, but I've discovered it doesn't need disturbed ground, it needs clear ground. I make sure to always allow some to seed in the veggie beds so that any weeds that appear have a good chance of being fat hen, then I use it as a cover crop while waiting for seedlings of 'real' veggies to be planted out. I also tend to lay a bit of landscape fabric or similar out on a suitable patch of ground over the winter to clear it then pull it back in the spring to allow a dedicated fat hen patch to spontaneously appear. At this point I'm not sure it counts as either wild or weed...