Wild rhubarb plant

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The large size of rhubarb leaves makes them easy to place between garden rows or around the base of plants as a weed barrier and mulch. That's what I discovered when I looked at rhubarb with new eyes after a destructive storm forced my harvest of more stalks than I would typically use at once. What to do with it all? And could the leaves be useful somewhere, other than just in the compost bin? We had a fierce windstorm in my neighborhood this week that brought trees crashing down through…

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Danielle Gallacher 🌿🛹 on Instagram: "The most invasive plant on the planet? 🌍🌿

Like many of our popular garden plants, Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica / Reynoutria japonica) is an imported species originally introduced to Britain in the 1820s by Philipp Franz von Siebold, alongside a whole host of our other garden treasures such as the Japanese maple, quince, wisteria and camelia.

Though now an incredibly invasive plant, Japanese knotweed interestingly seems to prefer heavily contaminated soils such as roadside verges, railway tracks and polluted riverbanks, which means it could play an important role in phytoremediation, but also means you should be mindful of where you are harvesting.

Japanese knotweed is also one of the richest sources of the antioxidant resveratrol, it tast Japanese Knotweed, Invasive Plants, Wild Edibles, Japanese Maple, Edible Plants, Eating Raw, Wisteria, Garden Plants, Soil

Danielle Gallacher 🌿🛹 on Instagram: "The most invasive plant on the planet? 🌍🌿 Like many of our popular garden plants, Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica / Reynoutria japonica) is an imported species originally introduced to Britain in the 1820s by Philipp Franz von Siebold, alongside a whole host of our other garden treasures such as the Japanese maple, quince, wisteria and camelia. Though now an incredibly invasive plant, Japanese knotweed interestingly seems to prefer heavily…

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