He said the inhabitants and troops were reduced to eating horses, dogs, cats and vermin, with leaves, weeds and grass, seasoned with hunger.
en.wikipedia.org Common lawn weeds are wild strawberry, violet, wild onion, and of course the ubiquitous dandelion, crabgrass, and plantain.
en.wikipedia.org They should be fed several times a day with clover, dandelions and garden weeds (check first as a few are harmful).
en.wikipedia.org Keep the field well managed, do not allow overgrowth of weeds or plants near the grapes.
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