Curly dock

[rwc1969]

anyone eat this?

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m50/shroomer69/Wild%20edible%20plants/Curlydockbasalrosette02.jpg


http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m50/shroomer69/Wild%20edible%20plants/CurlyDockleafunderside01.jpg

[wareagle69]

not yet, been watching this plant for the past 3 years, i am now entering my fourth season of study, which is where i start harvesting and storing, should be a great year.
i have also heard stories of this being good for the nettle sting, i am to find out this year.

hey, when did you put that sig line up-that has been on my mind allot this week, and you put into words what i have been thinking about, cool man i may borrow it in my day to day dealings

[canid]

i eat it a little from time to time. it's sour as all get out.

[Canadian-guerilla]

pretty sure i've passed these in the fields/bush, now i'll have to keep an eye out for it

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/photos/curly_dock1.jpg http://extension.usu.edu/rangeplants/images/uploads/Forb%20Photos/FISDcurlydock2small.jpg

[rwc1969]

WE, that's been up for a while. I think it was one of your threads that inspired it.

Canid, it's the only one I've tried so far that wasn't bitter or sour, although I may have got lucky. I only took a nibble for taste. I did taste it after tasting the WinterCress so that may be why it seemed mild to me.

CG, I spent a good 15 minutes digging a long tap root just to find out the yellow root supposedly isn't edible. If I find a clean location I will bring a mess of leaves home to try.

[Canadian-guerilla]

took a quick pic when i came across this and thought of your curly dock thread
i didn't think to take a pic of the underside

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af141/wildedibles1/IMG_0116.jpg