Another thistle benefit: there are about 60 species native to the US and pollinators LOVE their gorgeous, nectar and pollen-rich flowers. While we certainly empathize with farmers trying to make a profit, one has to scratch their heads at the wisdom of poisoning entire ecosystems in order to kill a traditional food crop that develops resistance to whatever poison you throw at it in order to plant a different food crop (or cotton). amzn_assoc_linkid = "cfa110b31d61880f22b8923f1c1359d4"; Don’t store bottles out of the fridge or the bottles can explode (refrigeration keeps the cultures dormant which reduces CO2 production). Searching! Like grass-fed beef and eggs from truly free-range ducks/chickens, purslane packs a lot of omega-3 fatty acids. Our domesticated ‘buckshorn’ plantain grew straight through our relatively mild 2018-19 winter uncovered. See more ideas about wild edibles, wild food, foraged food. The bulbs are best dug in either late winter (before the plant has started putting energy into leaf growth) or fall (after a full growing season). Or that seeds from the milk thistle plant make a delicious tea that has been used to treat liver conditions? Pickled wild garlic – Dig or pull wild garlic bulbs. Wood sorrel shoot with flowers. November 19, 2012. They can also trigger hayfever or aggravate asthma in some people. bitter dock, bluntleaf dock, broad leaved dock, broad-leaf dock, broadleaf dock, broad-leaved dock, celery seed Origin The exact native range of this species is obscure, but it is thought to be native to northern and western Europe (i.e. Buckshorn plantain leaves and edible flower head. Domesticated garden sorrel produces much larger leaves. A gorgeous edible weed that tastes like lemons! Oct 19, 2013 - Explore P Foster's board " curly dock" on Pinterest. Both plants contain oxalic acid which can be toxic if used in excessive amounts. ROUND-LEAVED DOCK Botanical: Rumex obtusifolius---Synonyms---Common Wayside Dock.Butter Dock. Lamb’s quarters about to be made into pesto. Stinging nettle growing in late winter at Tyrant Farms. Personally, we retract in horror when we see an all-grass lawn. Young dead nettle in one of our rock walls. Tyrant Farms is reader-supported. Purslane doesn’t pack a ton of flavor, but the flavor is mild and pleasant, not unlike lettuce. amzn_assoc_title = "Our Favorite Foraging Recipe Books"; Milk thistle seed tea: grind ~1 tablespoon of milk thistle seeds; let powdered seeds steep in near-boiling water for 5-10 minutes; strain, sweeten and serve. Also known as Broad-leaved Dock, Bitter Dock, Bluntleaf Dock, Dock Leaf or ButterDock. This wild edible makes a tasty addition to salsa, pesto, and juices. Roadside weeds are typically sprayed with herbicides and should be avoided. Food explorer, seed & soil geek, duck evangelist, writer, health nut, and entrepreneur. Broad-leaved Dock are perennial plants that are sometimes known as butter dock, cushy-cows, kettle dock or smair dock. There’s a band of states in the middle of the country, from the Dakotas down to Texas, where wild garlic is seldom if ever found. Small, greenish white flowers appear on tall spikes. Once cooked, stinging nettle loses its stinging ability and becomes a delicious vegetable. 1 Comment. The leaves have a strong “greens” flavor and are best eaten young. We see wood sorrel with multicolored leaves. Plantain (pronounced plan-tin) is a perennial leafy plant in the Plantaginaceae family that often behaves as an annual or biennial plant. For this recipe, I use Broadleaf Dock, though you may use Curly Dock, Western dock (Rumex occidentalis) and Willow dock (Rumex salicifolius). Its stalk and root are edible as well. use lamb’s quarters leaves as a substitute in any spinach recipe, use young tender pigweed leaves as a salad green, use older pigweed leaves as substitute for spinach in cooked/baked recipes. The winter rains, which are just beginning, will have plantain sprouting all over Southern California soon. Cover the jar with a paper towel or cheese cloth, held in place with a rubber band or string. In addition to their collaboration on Tyrant Farms, Aaron and his wife, Susan, are cofounders of GrowJourney.com, a USDA certified organic seed & gardening education company. They produce large quantities of fruits and seeds, which can be boiled into a mush or ground and added to flour or meal for making bread, muffins and gravies.REF The stems of young plants can be chopped, simmered and sweetened with honey as a substitute for rhubarb pie. So far it ‘feeds’ the compost bin. You can harvest stinging nettle aggressively from the time it emerges until warm weather triggers the plant to go to seed. It shares a common name with sheep sorrel, and it even tastes like sheep sorrel (lemony). Sheep sorrel stems are best eaten when they’re still young and tender and can be pinched off with your fingernails. Yes, it packs a painful sting, but it’s also a delicious high protein superfood that’s loaded with nutrition. Common name: Broad-leaved Dock Latin name: Rumex obtusifolius Other names: Broadleaf Dock, Bitter Dock, Bluntleaf Dock, Dock Leaf, Cushy-Cows, Kettle Dock, Smair Dock Family: Polygonaceae Habitat: Broad-leaved Dock is native to Europe. Purslane is also very high in Vitamins E and C. Chickens purportedly love purslane. For us, henbit is at peak from February – March, and gone by April. If not, you should be angry at your parents for making you miss out on this essential childhood rite. Sheep sorrel leaves, stems, and flower shoots are edible. All parts of pigweed amaranth are edible: leaves, flower shoots, and seeds. Some text suggests they should be avoided during pregnancy and when breastfeeding. (Only the driest hottest southwestern and the driest coldest northwestern states are absent of dead-nettle.). Can’t find any to ID better. Both plants are very nutritious. Broadleaf Dock has a bit lemony flavor and usually not bitter at all, which I find very tasty. It seems only fitting that pigweed amaranth be next on the edible weed list after lamb’s quarters. We see it with pink leaves and yellow leaves. In practical terms, weeds are often non-grass species of plants growing in a lawn where grass is the only plant desired. Click here to learn more about our story, and please subscribe to get our freshest content delivered to your inbox! Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus) Most fields, waste places, roadsides, and weedy yards are good locations to find yellow dock (aka ~ curly dock, sour dock, narrow dock, garden patience and curled dock. We haven’t seen confirmation that the roots are edible from credible sources. In this article, we’re not going to outline all the edible weeds / plants that you’re likely to find in your yard. Broad-leaved dock and curly dock has been used in food and medicine for centuries. Thistle emerges from seed as soon as the ground thaws and produces tall flower stalks with gorgeous showy pink flowers from spring – summer. Rumex spp., commonly known as broadleaf dock, cushy-cows, butterdock, kettle dock, curly dock and smair dock, is a species of flowering plant in a buckwheat family Polygonaceae. We chew up a plantain leaf and plop it on the sting. Henbit leaves, stems, and flowers are edible. It is native to Europe which is now available in United States, Australia, New Zealand and others. Daisy – A Foraging Guide to Its Food, Medicine and Other Uses, Rowan or Mountain Ash – A Foraging Guide to Its Food, Medicine and Other Uses. You can make and eat acorn flour, but oak trees aren’t a “weed.”. Plantain, also known as broadleaf plantain (Plantago major), is native to Europe and certain parts of Asia.This perennial plant produces greenish flowers and has … In fact, farmers’ and pesticide companies’ attempts to eradicate pigweed has taken quite an environmental and economic toll. Chop and add wild garlic bulbs and leaves with any wild mushrooms (like, add wood sorrel leaves and flowers to mixed green salads. Broad leaf dock top, curly dock bottom. After decades of chemical and biological warfare, pigweed is now resistant to virtually every type and combination of herbicide that has been thrown at it, from dicamba to glyphosate to 2,4-D. Curly dock, for example, contains more vitamin C than oranges and more vitamin A than carrots. Despite the name, burdock (burr dock) is actually in another plant family (Articum spp), though it is also healthy and useful. Share this post. The leaves can be eaten any time. The young leaves are tender and succulent. Rather than use space in this article ranting about all-grass lawns, you can read our musings on the subject here if you’re interested. However, wood sorrel is not closely related to either of these plants. Dandelion flower wine (tons of great dandelion wine recipes here! It’s also a stunningly beautiful garnish that gourmet chefs should pay more attention to. The most common species are Rumex crispus ( the biennial Curly dock), and R. obtusifolius (the perennial Bitter or broadleaf dock). Every part of the dandelion plant is edible: leaves, flowers, and roots. The centers of young thistle stems taste like cardoons. In North America, there are 25 species of Dock. The most common wild plantains are narrowleaf plantain (Plantago lanceolata) and broadleaf plantain (Plantago major). The common edible weeds below are listed alphabetically: The leaves, flowers, and seeds of bittercress are all edible. Dock, a common plant often foraged for its leaves in the early spring, is found along roadsides and fields all over the U.S. and Canada. broad-leaved dock (rumex obtusifolius) If this recipe is starting to sound worryingly bitter, don’t fear: I’ve never been a big fan of the bitterness of dandelions (though they do make a mean tonic ) and only really enjoy most dock varieties when very young (with the exception of sorrel), but this recipe tempers them both perfectly. The roots, leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds of most thistle species are edible. Perhaps if dug in the winter and boiled, they could become palatable. Lamb’s quarter leaves taste like nutty spinach. Rumex obtusifolius, commonly known as bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, bluntleaf dock, dock leaf or butter dock, is a perennial plant in the family Polygonaceae.It is native to Europe, but is found on all temperate continents. Good recipe and foraging books if you want to make “eating the weeds” a regular part of your life. Chickweed leaves taste like corn silk. One of the unfortunate side effects of building our soil health over the years is that many edible weeds that grow in poor/degraded soil (like purslane) no longer grow in our yard, so we have to forage them. The leaves, flowers, and seeds of purslane are edible. Think of dock as the love child of spinach and rhubarb or sorrel (R. acetosa), and you’ll get a good idea about the flavor of this edible wild green.So how to go about foraging curly dock? Quite like the stronger taste of the older leaves. The cooling properties were also used to soothe insect bites and stings, as well as scalds, blisters and sprains.REF, They were a popular remedy for staunching bleeding or for purifying the blood.REF The juice from the leaves can be applied as a compress to heal bruises.REF, The seeds have been used to treat coughs, colds and bronchitis, and the roots used as a remedy for jaundice, liver problems, skin ailments, boils, rheumatism, constipation and diarrhoea.REF, The seed heads are an important source of food for wildlife in winter, such as birds, rodents and deer. Dandelion greens are best harvested in late winter-early spring before the plant blooms. This gives you the unique opportunity to harvest young dock leaves and last years dock seeds at the same time. the most common one is “cardo mariano” same as my name . The bulbs, leaves, bulbils, and flowers of wild garlic are edible. Start by knowing that there are a number of varied species, some native and some invasive. All parts of the lamb’s quarter are edible: leaves, seeds, and flower shoots. Purslane seeds germinate in the spring and the leaves and flowers can be harvested vigorously throughout the summer. Get loads of great recipes and wild ideas about how to eat wild food? Yellow dock has been used as a multi-purpose plant for centuries. We like pickled wild garlic bulbs and pickled wild garlic bulbils (the bulbils make an exotic and beautiful garnish). Both plants are native to Britain and Ireland and naturalised in North America. Add remaining 2 … Place a bag over the mature wind-pollinated seed heads if you want to harvest their seeds. Learn a recipe for cooking a simple chicken and wild dock stirfry too! Allow the brew to steep for 30 to 60 minutes. Wild garlic also makes an excellent addition to soups, stocks, stews, and other savory cooked dishes. Aaron also writes for Edible Upcountry Magazine, WordPress (.com), Daily Harvest Express, and other food and tech-related organizations. Wild garlic grows in the eastern and western US. Plantain (Plantago spp) can be found in every US state. The midrib of younger thistle leaves is best; compost the spiny outer edges. Flowers are harvested spring – summer. THANK YOU for your inspiration much needed in todays times! amzn_assoc_region = "US"; Here are a few great books we just finished that we recommend you add to your collection: Lastly, we hope our list of 16 edible weeds will have you looking at your yard the same way you look at a produce section in the grocery store. Henbit is one of the earliest plants to flower in late winter – early spring, depending on where you live. Mom always makes sure to send me pictures of her garden and foraging hauls, which helps to rub in the fact that she gets earlier harvests than we do. Stinging nettle is one of the first plants to break dormancy once the ground thaws in winter/spring. The seeds are useful and interestingly, yellow dock seeds are viable for up to 80 years. Bittercress is absent only in the coldest, northernmost states. Dock can be found in nearly every US state. BROAD-LEAVED DOCK Rumex obtusifolius. Curly dock is biennial, while broadleaf dock is a perennial. Once you learn to identify your edible weeds, you’ll be able to incorporate loads of new veggies into your seasonal diet. Docks have grown in Britain since three ice ages ago, and remains of dock have been found in places where people once farmed, such as the ancient Celts. Closely related to quinoa, lamb’s quarters were one of the most important Native American crops. The pain subsides almost instantly. Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) Bittercress. It’s a great source of food for early-emerging pollinators. Sheep sorrel goes dormant in the winter and springs to life in the spring, spreading rapidly via underground runners and seeds. R. hymenosepalus (wild rhubarb) is common in the desert in the American Southwest. Broadleaf plantain produces flower stalks once mature. Let sit for at least one month before eating for best flavor/texture. Wild garlic is a common weed found in lawns throughout the US. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "tyrafarm-20"; Food, Foraging, Preparedness, Recipes. The leaves have a mild, tangy-spinach flavor when the weather is still cold. Like lamb’s quarters, pigweed is a warm weather crop. Our wild plantain usually dies back to the ground after heavy freezes, then re-emerges in the spring. Roots can be harvested any time. We love stinging nettle so much, we intentionally planted this fast-growing “weed” into our garden – read more about stinging nettle and its many uses (including medicinal uses) here. Plantain offers the best flavor in cool – cold weather from fall through spring. Ha! Mrs. Homegrown. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The stalk, roots and young leaves of dock are edible, too. Henbit offers a similar taste to dead-nettle: grassy and mushroomy. Sheep sorrel tastes like lemons and can even be used to make “lemon pies.” When I was a kid, I loved chewing on the young flower stems of sheep sorrel, which also impart a nice lemony flavor. document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a86c724be705ecf8e2a6b9d0637efd8e" );document.getElementById("i6418fbb03").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read our blog! Please be sure to subscribe to Tyrant Farms to see what's in-season out in nature, have fresh seasonal recipes delivered to your inbox and get helpful organic/permaculture gardening & duck keeping tips. Strain off flowers. Thistle plants are very spiny, so wear thick gloves when harvesting or processing the plant. The entire plant, including seeds, leaves and blossoms are edible. It’s closely related to dead-nettle (#4 on this list). Chickweed thrives in cool-cold weather. Chickweed is one of our favorite edible weeds, because: 1) our ducks enjoy it even more than we do, 2) it grows in dense, lush patches which makes harvesting large quantities of chickweed easy. I came across a very showy patch during a recent outing in Howard County. Warning #2: Before eating an edible weed you’ve properly identified, be 100% certain that it has not been sprayed by herbicides or other biocides. Hopefully, you have childhood memories of slurping drops of nectar off of the pulled stamens of honeysuckle flowers. Bittercress grows from fall-spring, going to seed as soon as the weather warms in the spring. He also serves on the board of the Diversified Agriculture Committee for the South Carolina Farm Bureau. Due to the plant’s invasive growth habit, consider removing honeysuckle from your yard to prevent its spread and foraging the flowers elsewhere. In other areas of the country, people describe henbit’s flavor as having notes of celery and pepper. Since dock plants are perennial, the same plant will sprout under last years stalk in the spring. Thistle flowers make great sun teas and ferments. She’s making our sparkling honeysuckle cordial recipe with these flowers (see recipe below). Nice! Even if you don’t have a garden, your yard is probably full of wild edible weeds. Yes, many common weeds are edible. Most homeowners with manicured lawns hate thistle too. It prefers soils with high nitrogen content. Place in jar with your favorite brine recipe, then refrigerate. The young leaves and growth shoots of stinging nettle are edible. For a sweeter honeysuckle cordial, store in bottles in fridge immediately after straining. It is often agreed that the youngest plants are best and make a tasty ‘spinach’,REF while others find the taste ‘sour’ but ‘hearty’.REF, Serve the greens with butter, bacon, hard-boiled eggs and seasoning.REF The leaves can also be stuffed like vine leaves with a rice, herb and cheese filling.REF Dried they can be used as a seasoning for rice, potatoes, seafood or sandwich spread.REF. Still searching for my huge Alaskan Bee. Wood sorrel looks very similar to clover. Description: Broad-leaved Dock is a perennial, aromatic weed. We’ve got good news: the adult version of you can now easily make honeysuckle flower cordial (see recipe below). Lamb’s quarters grow in every US state except for Hawaii. Small, dainty plant habits and mounding plant habits. Not surprisingly, wild garlic tastes more like garlic whereas wild onions taste more like… (you guessed it) onions. Let steep for 10 minutes. Both are delicious wild edible plants, and each group deserves its own article. Cleaned wild garlic ready for the kitchen. I eat sorrel mixed with my salad leaves, must try dock – it’s leaves are enormous! Stinging nettle soup is one of our favorite winter/spring dishes, and stinging nettle tea is delightful any time of year. Warning #1: Before eating any plant/weed, always make 100% certain you’ve correctly ID’d it or there could be very serious health consequences. Wild garlic grows year round in our area. They don’t begin to blush purple until they mature. amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; Dead-nettle leaves and flowers have a grassy, slightly mushroomy taste, although the flowers’ nectaries add a bit of sweet. They can be found on lawns, fields, disturbed or waste grounds. Use the young leaves in salads and older leaves in frittatas for brekky. Thistle roots can be dug and roasted. After 5-7 days, the mixture will be bubbly/effervescent and the flowers will have released all their honeysuckle flavor. Both plants are in the Amaranthaceae family, both were important Native American crops, and both are hated by modern US farmers. Broadleaf plantain leaves have an ovate shape with deeply ribbed veins. Harvest honeysuckle flowers from spring through summer. This piece is incredibly short on useful information for something that purports to be about the benefits of docks! Perhaps our henbit’s flavor is different due to our particular subspecies or terroir. I wrote a primer on harvesting and using dock seed flour, including half a dozen recipes … How to Cook Broadleaf Plantain. Stinging nettle tea: pour boiling hot water over 1 cup of chopped, freshly picked or dried stinging nettle leaves. Or as Ralph Waldo Emerson put it, “A weed is just a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.”. There are innumerable species of wood sorrel in our bioregion alone, and they come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Stinging nettle can be found in every state except for Hawaii. It grows from fall – spring in our area (Zone 7b), seeding out and dying in the spring. This wild edible has a patter that makes identification a breeze. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; Stem leaves have an ocrea and progressively become smaller up the flowering stalk. Both produce edible leaves and flower/seed heads. R. obtusifolius has long, broad, oval- to lance-shaped leaves with small greenish flowers that turn red as they mature. Raw leaves are best eaten young and tender; older leaves are better cooked. The leaves, stems, and flowers of purple dead-nettle plants are edible. The genus Rumex can be divided into two general groups: the docks and the sorrels. Broadleaf Dock (Rumex obtusifolius), also called bitter dock, bluntleaf dock, dock leaf or butter dock, offers an abundance of food and medicine! They have a tart, lemon-tasting leaves and are used similarly in cooking. Find out how to ID, grow, forage, and use plantain in our detailed article. Measure the quantity of lightly packed honeysuckle flowers (for instance 1 cup), then place flowers in glass jar/container. Dead-nettle is a cool weather plant that emerges and blooms as soon as the ground thaws in late winter – early spring. Its stalk, root, and seed are also edible. Pleasant, SC, a much warmer climate zone than where we live at the base of the mountains in Greenville, SC. It is a good source of nutrition as well as a multitude of health benefits. More for us. Purslane thrives in poor soil. We also write for Edible Upcountry Magazine, so be sure to check out our articles over there as well! Seed shoots emerge as the weather warms in late winter – spring, and should be harvested while still firm and dense. Pigweed flower shoots can be sautéed or stir-fried. While some thistle species are better than others, chances are the thistle growing in your yard has multiple edible parts — and potentially even medicinal benefits. 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