tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001126445188919541.post3522469452713010201..comments2023-08-29T10:08:20.506-04:00Comments on Eating Green: Dock (rumex crispus)Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08769464380898512642noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001126445188919541.post-17983683701162023802014-07-13T19:35:18.435-04:002014-07-13T19:35:18.435-04:00we've got curly dock all over northern Califor...we've got curly dock all over northern California. it's rusty brown at this point, anywhere from 1-4 feet high, with a gob of seeds all along the top 6-8 inches of the single tall stalk. you'll really notice it against all the dried grasses; it's slightly redder than the brown background of this website.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001126445188919541.post-51916650141788866222013-11-10T17:07:01.640-05:002013-11-10T17:07:01.640-05:00That's a good thing. It's toxic to them, I...That's a good thing. It's toxic to them, I believe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050661717366484474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001126445188919541.post-8852921274496281792013-07-31T23:27:35.598-04:002013-07-31T23:27:35.598-04:00where do you get the seed in ca. never heard of do...where do you get the seed in ca. never heard of dock. would like to try itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001126445188919541.post-18753521140615308392013-05-01T10:05:32.601-04:002013-05-01T10:05:32.601-04:00Funny my horses won't touch curly dock!Funny my horses won't touch curly dock!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001126445188919541.post-63056470568369506052010-07-10T21:56:01.888-04:002010-07-10T21:56:01.888-04:00I had tasted dock a couple of times, never did muc...I had tasted dock a couple of times, never did much with it. But I put in a greenhouse last fall and some dock came up in it very early in the spring, was ready before the wintered over spinach. So I started eating it. It was much cleaner and easier to take care of than plants living among grass, and I found it to taste very good, as described above. Now the wild dock has gone to seed (July) but in the green house, I have been chopping it back and it just resprouts tender and good again, very quickly, too. Doesn't bolt like spinach and lettuce. I'm going to stay after it all summer and see what happens. May be the easiest and most rewarding garden green I ever grew! I would say 3-6 plants would probably supply all the greens we need all summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001126445188919541.post-54737660875638537102009-07-10T18:49:32.146-04:002009-07-10T18:49:32.146-04:00I had an incredibly spicy leftover Vietnamese soup...I had an incredibly spicy leftover Vietnamese soup on one hand, and 4 or 5 clumps of tender, large Curly Dock greens that I'd just "weeded" out of the orchard garden and strawberry patch. Came across your blogsite while looking for likely recipes. I ended up de-ribbing and pot-steaming the dock greens with some Wood Sorrel leaves and peppermint leaves until mushy, then adding the super spicy Vietnamese soup. The "sour" mellowed the spicy and the soup was DEEELICIOUS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001126445188919541.post-60015921664813856332009-05-09T20:22:00.000-04:002009-05-09T20:22:00.000-04:00I chop up the dock greens.
Sautee garlic in olive...I chop up the dock greens.<br /><br />Sautee garlic in olive oil and throw in tomato then then dock. Slap on a lid and let it cook down for a bit. (Salt & pepper too!)<br /><br />Delish! (and free!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001126445188919541.post-36664842355947372592009-04-03T04:15:00.000-04:002009-04-03T04:15:00.000-04:00Forgot to say...Kudzu tastes like green peas.Forgot to say...Kudzu tastes like green peas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001126445188919541.post-38171790510773768142009-04-03T04:13:00.000-04:002009-04-03T04:13:00.000-04:00Kudzu (or Kuzu) was eaten by the Japanese during h...Kudzu (or Kuzu) was eaten by the Japanese during hard times. It is highly nutritious (medicinal too) for people, livestock, chickens! People should eat it so it will not spread! Everything on it is edible from the roots to the shoots! <BR/><BR/>High in protein and fiber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com