14 Viking Vegetables That Literally Grow Themselves (ZERO MAINTENANCE)

What if I told you that Vikings were growing vegetables that required absolutely zero maintenance—no weeding, no watering, no replanting—while modern gardeners slave away every weekend? These Norse warriors cultivated 16 remarkable plants that returned year after year or reseeded themselves, providing endless food without any work. Today, we're rediscovering these set-it-and-forget-it crops that prove Vikings were the ultimate lazy gardeners.

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The 14 Vegetables
Ground Elder: Aegopodium podagraria
Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Watercress: Nasturtium officinale
Stinging Nettle: Urtica dioica
Good King Henry: Blitum bonus-henricus
Skirret: Sium sisarum
Lovage: Levisticum officinale
Wild Celery: Apium graveolens
Angelica: Angelica archangelica
Common Sorrel: Rumex acetosa
Ramps: Allium tricoccum
Pignut: Conopodium majus
Sea Kale: Crambe maritima
Wild Garlic: Allium ursinum
Lamb's Quarters: Chenopodium album
Horseradish: Armoracia rusticana