The Power of Weeds to End Hunger in an Uncertain Climate By Lewis Ziska Sign up for our monthly newsletter! Hang on. Aren’t weeds harmful to crops—a constraint on our ability to grow enough food? Yes, they are. But not always. In the 1880s the European wine industry was on the verge of collapse due...
  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’m extremely interested in the utility of clover as a ground covering nitrogen affixer, because it could also be a companion plant with the typical crops and grains we already grow. Covering a field of corn with clover would likely only benefit the corn’s productivity!

    Won’t happen because we don’t have Roundup ReadyTM clover.

    • nathanael@mander.xyzEnglish
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      1 year ago

      If you mow your lawn ,set up your cutting tools to maximum height and a lot of flowers will sprouts, particularly clover! Then you might fight with bee and various insect in order to find the perfect time to mow… good luck 😉