What is dock weed?
What is dock weed?
Today, most people have forgotten about this common and tasty edible weed. Docks are perennial plants growing from taproots, and they are most often found in neglected, disturbed ground like open fields and along roadsides.
Is dock weed edible?
Regardless, dock leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. When the plant sends up a stem, the basal leaves generally become too tough and bitter to eat, but those on the stem may be palatable.
Is dock weed poisonous?
Curly dock is common along roadsides and waste places. It is also an aggressive weed in permanent pastures, irrigation ditches, and in many cultivated crops. Leaves are poisonous to cattle and sheep. It is frequently associated with overwatering or standing water in low areas.
What is dock plant good for?
Yellow dock is used for pain and swelling (inflammation) of nasal passages and the respiratory tract, and as a laxative and tonic. It is also used to treat bacterial infections and sexually transmitted diseases. Yellow dock is also sometimes used to treat intestinal infections, fungal infections, and for arthritis.
What weed killer kills dock?
Dock seedlings can be killed by spraying with lawn weedkillers based on 2,4-D or MCPA (Vitax LawnClear 2 or Weedol Lawn Weedkiller), but they become fairly resistant to these weedkillers once they have established a fleshy rootstock.
Are docks weeds?
Docks are perennial plants, most often found growing in neglected, disturbed ground like open fields, and drainages. There are many edible docks, but curly dock and broad-leaved dock are the most common weeds in the USA and Europe. Other edible docks include R. occidentalis (western dock), R.
How do you control a weed dock?
What animal eats docks?
Docks are grazed off by cattle, sheep, goats and deer but not by horses. It has been suggested that sheep should be used to graze off seedling docks in the autumn and mature docks in March.
When Should I spray my weed for docking?
The ideal time to spray docks with an effective translocated product such as Doxstar Pro, is when the plants are young and actively growing and the size of dinner-plates. Spraying three weeks before cutting allows the sprays to reach down to the roots to kill the plant and for the leaves to decay.
