Giersch is one man's joy and another man's sorrow. Some gardeners hate it because it grows endlessly. The other gardeners appreciate his healing powers and like his good taste in a variety of foods. Either way – potatoes go well with him!
How do potatoes affect groundweed in the garden and in the kitchen?
Potatoes can combat groundweed in the garden by shading the ground with their dense foliage and thus depriving the groundweed of light, water and nutrients. Giersch can also be combined with potatoes in tasty dishes such as potato salad, casserole or soup.
How do potatoes affect weeds?
You can combat groundweed with potatoes if you have this wild weed in your own garden and find it annoying. Potatoes have long been known by many gardeners as a weed suppressor. They can also be very helpful when it comes to goosegrass if it grows unasked.
Why does this work? The reason is the good assertiveness of the potatoes and the flexibility of the gourd. The potatoes shade the ground with their large and dense leaves. They act as ground cover and take away the light from the ground cover. In addition, they rob the wild weeds of water and nutrients from the soil.
So that the goutweed quickly admits defeat, you should proceed as follows when fighting it with potatoes:
- Remove gopher e.g. B. with hook (€139.00 at Amazon), spade, etc.
- never let the groundweed bloom
- loose up the soil
- Planting potatoes
- Result: Greed is 'starved' - greed-free zone
- regular follow-up checks
Collect the gourd and eat it – together with potatoes
Very few people know that you can eat the gooseberry. It can serve not only as food for the poor, but also as a new, interesting culinary speci alty. Both young and older leaves, flowers and fruits are suitable for this.
Gerdweed and potatoes go together harmoniously. The reason: when raw, the taste of Giersch is reminiscent of parsley and carrots. When cooked, gourd tastes like spinach. Both versions go well with boiled potatoes. The plant is not only tasty, but also he althy!
Here are a few ideas for gourd with potatoes:
- finely chopped on jacket potatoes
- in potato salad
- in potato casserole
- in a potato soup
- Girsch herb quark with potatoes
- the seeds as a spice for a spicy salad dressing
Tip
In addition to potatoes, lady's mantle and cranesbill can also keep ground goose in its place in the garden.