Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[R2elk]

Young tender dandelions with the proper dressing can be good.

Iceberg is good but so are a lot of the leaf lettuces.

 

[R2elk]

Sorrel is the weed that had a sour taste.

 

[janiedoe]

Interesting,, I think I will stick to iceberg lettuce .lolol
my wife keeps telling me that nettle and dandelions are good to eat. but I haven't seen her try either one, yet.

We ate bull nettle seeds when we were kids. They were great, but a pain to get to, and not many per nettle.
And of course, all that chewing tobacco, that my grandpa spit on our stings, was such a waste.

 

[janiedoe]

Sorrel is the weed that had a sour taste.

Thank you! I looked that up, it is the one.

 

[R2elk]

It was 35°F this morning. I saw no evidence of frost but will look for damage once it heats up.

No frost damage today.

 

[cavemanrich]

Purslane is also listed as edible but when tasting it, I have not found any reason to try more.

Just last night I was talking with a friend. Discussion went into purslane. He told me he uses it to flavor when he cooks beans. He is cooking dry beans that he soaks night before.
I all kind of beans,,, but I shortcut by opening cans

Interesting,, I think I will stick to iceberg lettuce .lolol
my wife keeps telling me that nettle and dandelions are good to eat. but I haven't seen her try either one, yet.

My understanding with nettles,,, it is good as a tea when steeped. Have not tried it,, since no nettles around my garden.
As to dandelions,,, I have had it in salads,, but I don't harvest any from my lawn. I have many animals around,, My chickens do snack on it "mucho",,, and my dogs water it. Main reason I don't snack on my harvest of dandelions

Sorrel is the weed that had a sour taste.

I container grow sorrel. It is a perennial, but I also seed it each year to get a bigger harvest. It indeed has a pleasant sour taste. We use it in soups and in other cooking dishes including meatloaf.
My sorrel is definitely not a weed,,, I have to somewhat nurse it to grow well.

Thank you! I looked that up, it is the one.

Janie,,, is this what you looked up as sorrel??

this is how my sorrel looks like..

 

[R2elk]

Janie,,, is this what you looked up as sorrel??

That is what she is asking what kind of nettle it is.

 

[R2elk]

Just last night I was talking with a friend. Discussion went into purslane. He told me he uses it to flavor when he cooks beans. He is cooking dry beans that he soaks night before.
I all kind of beans,,, but I shortcut by opening cans

I start with dry beans but I am not adding nasty purslane to mine.

 

[R2elk]

I container grow sorrel. It is a perennial, but I also seed it each year to get a bigger harvest. It indeed has a pleasant sour taste. We use it in soups and in other cooking dishes including meatloaf.
My sorrel is definitely not a weed,,, I have to somewhat nurse it to grow well.

I grew up in SW PA. Sorrel was a very plentiful weed. There was no need to cultivate it.

 

[janiedoe]

Just last night I was talking with a friend. Discussion went into purslane. He told me he uses it to flavor when he cooks beans. He is cooking dry beans that he soaks night before.
I all kind of beans,,, but I shortcut by opening cans

My understanding with nettles,,, it is good as a tea when steeped. Have not tried it,, since no nettles around my garden.
As to dandelions,,, I have had it in salads,, but I don't harvest any from my lawn. I have many animals around,, My chickens do snack on it "mucho",,, and my dogs water it. Main reason I don't snack on my harvest of dandelions

I container grow sorrel. It is a perennial, but I also seed it each year to get a bigger harvest. It indeed has a pleasant sour taste. We use it in soups and in other cooking dishes including meatloaf.
My sorrel is definitely not a weed,,, I have to somewhat nurse it to grow well.

Janie,,, is this what you looked up as sorrel??
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this is how my sorrel looks like..
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No. I looked up sorrel on Google. We called it sourweed. We used to pick it and chew it. We didn't even wash it.
I wonder how many nasty germs I consumed as a child?