{"id":12653,"date":"2022-08-06T14:24:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T21:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=12653"},"modified":"2022-08-06T14:24:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T21:24:46","slug":"last-plant-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=12653","title":{"rendered":"Last plant of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the riding mower working I have been out morning and evening cutting the massive growth \u2013 grass and weeds \u2013 in the pasture. It is a slow process because of the thickness of the material and the roughness of the surface. The color now is mostly beige, except for the Curly Dock.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Curley-Dock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"572\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12649\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Curley-Dock.jpg 574w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Curley-Dock-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Curley-Dock-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 85vw, 574px\" \/><br \/>\nThis is an interesting plant that some people eat, but not me. Click the name in the box:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FKd2QYHoPd\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/eattheinvaders.org\/blue-plate-special-curly-dock\/\">Curly Dock<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Curly Dock&#8221; &#8212; Eat The Invaders\" src=\"http:\/\/eattheinvaders.org\/blue-plate-special-curly-dock\/embed\/#?secret=y7tW60vzLQ#?secret=FKd2QYHoPd\" data-secret=\"FKd2QYHoPd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Animals won&#8217;t eat it, either recognizing its toxicity or not liking the taste and smell. If you care for more info about that, see the following:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/wagwalking.com\/condition\/oxalates-soluble-poisoning<\/p>\n<p>I cut a few strips, strategically to slow a fire if one should get started (There is a fire 20 miles to the east.), and to allow me to walk, cut, and bag the weed. In the photo below, the rust-colored Dock is seen on the left.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Strips-cut-in-pasture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1095\" height=\"240\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12651\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Strips-cut-in-pasture.jpg 1095w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Strips-cut-in-pasture-300x66.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Strips-cut-in-pasture-1024x224.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Strips-cut-in-pasture-768x168.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><br \/>\nI intended to spend a bit of time cleaning up some things in the shed. It was occupied by a family of deer. I decided to do something else.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Deer-family-in-shed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"424\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Deer-family-in-shed.jpg 735w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Deer-family-in-shed-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nI had to have a truck tire replaced. There is a local tree called Washington Hawthorn, emphasis on thorn. One of the thorns pierced the sidewall of a tire; only 15,000 miles on it. $360. Ouch!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Washington-Hawthorn-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12652\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Washington-Hawthorn-300x255.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Washington-Hawthorn.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nHere&#8217;s the rub. In trying to save money heating the house with home-grown wood, I ruined a tire. Years ago I had the tires of the garden cart filled with foam because the thorns punctured the tires repeatedly. They don&#8217;t go through the tread of auto tires, but the sidewall is not as tough. <\/p>\n<p>I will mention that the tree doesn&#8217;t grow large, has pretty blossoms, and fruit. It is also one of the hardest woods I have encountered. <\/p>\n<p>Keeping track on the Naneum Fan<\/p>\n<p>John H.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the riding mower working I have been out morning and evening cutting the massive growth \u2013 grass and weeds \u2013 in the pasture. It is a slow process because of the thickness of the material and the roughness of the surface. The color now is mostly beige, except for the Curly Dock. 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