Fill Your Garden With These Delicious Edible Groundcovers

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Did you know you can grow your own mulch—and eat it too?

Edible ground covers are a smart choice for vegetable gardens, as they boost fertility by conserving moisture, prevent soil erosion, smother weeds, repel pests, and feed the pollinators. Learn more

Nasturtiums

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Oregano

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True French Sorrel

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Wood Sorrel

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Alpine Strawberries

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Fill Your Garden With These Delicious Edible Groundcovers

Did you know you can grow your own mulch—and eat it too?

Nasturtiums

These self-seeding annuals grow quickly on long, thin vines that drape over garden beds beautifully.

Oregano

True French Sorrel

Wood Sorrel

This type of sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) usually shows up as a perennial weed in most people’s gardens, but like many other weeds (dandelion and mallow, for example), wood sorrel is 100 percent edible.

Alpine Strawberries

Unlike garden strawberries (Fragaria ananassa), most varieties of alpine strawberries (Fragaria vesca) don’t self-propagate via runners, making them a friendly option for intercropping.

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