Food that grows itself

[BFG Central]

Fat hen is a common weed thats good eaten raw or cooked.
Its a strange plant because it grows 9 months of the year from seed, what i mean is the seed from the same plant germinate at three different times of the year.
It grows well in cultivated soil so its often found around the edges of allotments because its so hard to get rid of.
You can tell its fat hen because when you rub a leaf between your fingers it leaves an almost gritty residue on your fingers.
Fat hen is part the spinach family and we all know how good that is.
It actually has a higher nutritional value than spinach.
There are other plants that look similar to fat hen but they are from the spinach family as well so you cant go wrong. These have the same gritty feel to the leaves.