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The weed that is in the attachment is very common in my garden beds, especially amongst spinach. I want to find out what it is. Thanks for your help.
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Chickweed, I can see there are flower buds just starting to open so wait a few days for those to open and you can be 100% sure, Then just include it in your spinach harvests, it has virtually no taste but is soft and edible.
 
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chickweed!
 
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Chickweed.  I think it has a delicate, mild flavor ... kinda tastes like corn silks.

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Yup, chickweed. Edible in modest amounts (it has laxative properties).

Try not to let it go to seed. It tends to take over.
 
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Lucky you! Chickweed is a great "weed" to have. Tasty as salad greens and medicinal to boot!

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Douglas Alpenstock wrote:Try not to let it go to seed. It tends to take over.



in my area, they only take over in late winter and early spring when their only competition is dead nettle. then they all but vanish during the real growing season. i’m sure location has a huge effect on this.
 
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greg mosser wrote:

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:Try not to let it go to seed. It tends to take over.



in my area, they only take over in late winter and early spring when their only competition is dead nettle. then they all but vanish during the real growing season. i’m sure location has a huge effect on this.



Yes for me they grow from early spring to late autumn and get nearly 1ft tall and sprawl over everything in their path. they'll kill anything shorter than a couple of foot. The only thing that seems to kill them is fat hen.. but then that gets to 5ft tall and really will get rid of anything that survives the chickweed.
 
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I agree with the other comments. However since there are many weeds called chickweed, check out the wikipedia page here: stellaria media
It looks like you have a nice large leaved form there. The leaves make a tasty and nutritious addition to salads - very mild tasting. It can also be cooked as a green vegetable, although doesn't have much texture that way.

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Thanks for the very helpful replies. At least I don't have to clean my spinach very carefully from this weed anymore.
 
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