tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post8456080725637562892..comments2024-01-27T11:40:35.680+00:00Comments on Bean Sprouts: Weed of the Week - DockMelanie Rimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-72590732617317265322008-09-03T14:56:00.000+01:002008-09-03T14:56:00.000+01:00"broad-leaf dock is mildly poisonous!"Please expla..."broad-leaf dock is mildly poisonous!"<BR/>Please explain the above quote. Just how mild is broad-leaf dock? We use it frequently in our Weed Soup. Am I going to DIE?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-4767015426546569252007-09-27T10:36:00.000+01:002007-09-27T10:36:00.000+01:00Maybe I should invite some sheep to come and graze...Maybe I should invite some sheep to come and graze on my allotment.Melanie Rimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-39038103554749699662007-09-26T23:29:00.001+01:002007-09-26T23:29:00.001+01:00Pasture.. not parturePasture.. not partureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-45317983681481483582007-09-26T23:29:00.000+01:002007-09-26T23:29:00.000+01:00We raise sheep here in the US and it is the first ...We raise sheep here in the US and it is the first thing the sheep like to dine on when turned out to parture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-44042347036599496012007-09-26T09:14:00.000+01:002007-09-26T09:14:00.000+01:00I have read that the long tap roots are good for b...I have read that the long tap roots are good for bringing deep soil nutrients to the surface. The leaves are good for mulch.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679010667380926214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-1220109271118202422007-09-26T00:35:00.000+01:002007-09-26T00:35:00.000+01:00Ahhh, you've just ID'd for me what I've been ponde...Ahhh, you've just ID'd for me what I've been pondering about for the last week or so with it lurking around my garden - wonder if the chookies like it...Nikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723737293799500326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-52956665356083710942007-09-25T22:22:00.000+01:002007-09-25T22:22:00.000+01:00Broad-leafed dock was traditionally used to wrap b...Broad-leafed dock was traditionally used to wrap butter (hence butterdock) and I did read somewhere that research is being done into using dock extract to treat the symptoms of menopause.<BR/><BR/>But don't confuse broad-leafed dock with "dock pudding", which is a Yorkshire delicacy actually made with bistort. The distinction is important because broad-leaf dock is mildly poisonous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-1194954874630930912007-09-25T21:22:00.000+01:002007-09-25T21:22:00.000+01:00Hey, I don't remember volunteering for that! Actua...Hey, I don't remember volunteering for that! Actually I don't think it would take long to walk along a dock-infested piece of wasteland if you were so inclined - but it still doesn't make this thing a crop. Kill it, that's what I say.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358765787567394445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-44613700786840766462007-09-25T12:27:00.000+01:002007-09-25T12:27:00.000+01:00You try it, Hedgie and then tell us a) whether it ...You try it, Hedgie and then tell us a) whether it tastes any good and b) how long it takes to collect and grind enough seeds.Melanie Rimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-72477400835041441992007-09-25T11:38:00.000+01:002007-09-25T11:38:00.000+01:00Even without that recipe Hedgewizard posted (altho...Even without that recipe Hedgewizard posted (although how long does it take to gather enough seeds?) the nettle sting remedy alone would be enough to make them worthy of respect. Even more so because they are often found growing right alongside stinging nettles, which is great news for those keen on harvesting nettley goodness.Wulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122559314286527166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-45939487344813598252007-09-25T11:07:00.000+01:002007-09-25T11:07:00.000+01:00http://www.natureskills.com/wild_food_recipe.htmlhttp://www.natureskills.com/wild_food_recipe.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358765787567394445noreply@blogger.com