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Post by mountaindweller on Jun 6, 2013 3:20:10 GMT -5
When is burdock ready to harvest?
It is now winter and it might be good in soups.
(and I have Chinese water chestnuts, never eaten them before..)
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Post by khoomeizhi on Jun 6, 2013 4:47:57 GMT -5
now seems right. at the end of the first year of growth is standard, i think. that's when i harvest wild ones.
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Post by jbl4430 on Jun 6, 2013 4:58:16 GMT -5
End of first year is right.
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Usually any time available after 3-4 month seedling.
Should be eat all before second year sprouting.
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Post by richardw on Jun 6, 2013 14:44:09 GMT -5
Didnt know it was eatable!!there's a patch of it on the side of the road a few km from here.
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Post by caledonian on Jun 6, 2013 19:03:27 GMT -5
Both the roots and the leaf stalks are edible, although the latter are often peeled to remove a bitter substance found on the skin. The roots go so deep that it's often difficult to harvest them without a shovel, one reason why the plant is relatively obscure. They're big in Asian medicine, though.
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Jun 6, 2013 22:00:57 GMT -5
Didnt know it was eatable!!there's a patch of it on the side of the road a few km from here. How fortunate for you that burdock is kilometers away. |
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Post by jbl4430 on Jun 7, 2013 6:45:40 GMT -5
Joseph,you are understanding how much bothering burdock to us.
Kill them every year but burdock is growing all around my yard and garden.
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Post by caledonian on Jun 7, 2013 12:08:31 GMT -5
It's a great 'dynamic accumulator' of minerals from the subsoil. Rip its larger leaves off, then compost them. Make the weeds work for you!
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Post by richardw on Jun 7, 2013 14:52:36 GMT -5
Joseph,you are understanding how much bothering burdock to us. Kill them every year but burdock is growing all around my yard and garden. Yes,i spent weeks working on a farm when i was in my 20's grubbing burdock out,the seed heads stick to the sheeps wool so you can imagine how much its regarded as a bad pest plant in some areas,i dont have it growing on my property though but thats not to say i couldn't get some seed off the patch down the road and grow a few plants in my garden,i'm sure they wouldn't be hard to control. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2013 23:04:31 GMT -5
They're grown in tubes to make their long roots accessible. These are bundled, like sticks, and sold in Asian stores.
I get the impression that they start to darken, when exposed to air, like sunchokes.
I see them cooked with sesame seeds and candied carrots, like teriyaki, but it has also been used to flavor sodas. I have also seen burdocks deep fried, in two layers of batter.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2013 23:04:55 GMT -5
aka "gobo."
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Post by YoungAllotmenteer on Jun 8, 2013 5:40:08 GMT -5
Do you have Dandelion & Burdock Soda?
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Post by mjc on Jun 10, 2013 20:45:43 GMT -5
Hey, anyone wants burdock, you are all welcome to come to my place and cart off as much as you can carry...I'll even supply the shovels. If I could find a market for it, I'd be a very wealthy man...I could sell it by the ton.
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Post by Drahkk on Jun 10, 2013 22:02:19 GMT -5
Hey, anyone wants burdock, you are all welcome to come to my place and cart off as much as you can carry...I'll even supply the shovels. If I could find a market for it, I'd be a very wealthy man...I could sell it by the ton. Ditto that, but with kudzu. MB |
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Post by steev on Jun 10, 2013 22:18:49 GMT -5
It's commonly grown in raised beds, with sides that can be taken down, so as to harvest the roots. Whether it's worth the trouble is a matter of taste, as are so many things.
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