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Ian, Can you begin to appreciate how 'shocked' I am to have never heard
of this forage variety? Your visit is a treat that both Carol and I am
looking foward to. E-mail to reality!
Dick Conklin
Amity Farm
Ft.Ann,NY
----- Original Message -----
From: ShortyB
To: graze-l@witt.ac.nz
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:57 AM
Subject: RE: [Graze-l] 'Dock'??
Dick
Either you have very kind thoughtful soil, or you are a very good
farmer. I expect the latter is the correct answer. Dock are the Rumex
species. The most common one, we get, is Rumex obtusifolias (Broad
leafed dock). They have a long strong tap root and hence their ability
to aid in the breakup of compaction caused by poor soil management. I
put them in the same class as Cirsium vulgare (Scotch thistle), healing
plants but not the farmers best friends 8>)
Look forward to seeing your place one of these days. It was on the
cards last May, but ran out of time catching up with old friends. Next
visit to the states.
Ian Buckingham
Maungatawhiri
New Zealand
-----Original Message-----
From: graze-l-admin@witt.ac.nz [mailto:graze-l-admin@witt.ac.nz] On
Behalf Of Richard and Carol Conklin
Sent: Friday, 7 May 2004 12:21 a.m.
To: Graze-l
Subject: [Graze-l] 'Dock'??
Folks, I've been farming for 28 years, grazing for 18 of those
wonderful years, but I have no idea of what this is--DOCK?? Grass,
legume, annual, perennial, pretty, tasty, early, late--and why don't my
seed Co.s have any???
Dick Conklin
Amity Farm
Ft.Ann,NY
