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Keep up the great work Weed Man. Loading Contents Search Keyword must be at least 3 characters long. The length of the flower stalk varies considerably depending on the conditions. The fat green buds L open C to expose all the numerous ray and disc flowers R. The flowers are utilized by bees and other pollinators and can be an important nectar source early in the season when few other flowers are blooming. The flowers are used by bees and other pollinators and can be an early source of nectar.
The flowers are followed by the distinctive globe-shaped seed heads. Each seed has a pappus, a feathery parachute of soft, white hairs that makes it easily carried by the wind. Each plant can produce up to 20, viable seeds. The fleshy tap root allows the plant to survive drought and regrow readily. Dandelion can also reproduce vegetatively from pieces of tap-root, with the upper sections of the root having greater viability.
Depending on your perspective, dandelion is either a weed or wild vegetable that is more nutritious than broccoli and spinach. Though never cultivated as a vegetable in Europe, plants were brought to market in England in the 19th century when lettuce and endive were scarce.
Dandelions also appear on the menu in some locations. The tender young leaves make a good subsitute for other greens in salads. Nearly all parts of this plant can be eaten.
Regardless of which part you intend to eat, make sure the dandelions have not been treated with chemicals and wash them thoroughly to remove all soil and insects from the underside of the leaves or roots. The leaves, which are high in calcium, potassium, and iron, are best when they are young and tender, and are most flavorful in early spring before the first flower buds appear. The roots can be eaten as a vegetable with a turnip-like flavor if dug in early spring. Be cautious of ingesting too many roots as they are reported to be both a diuretic and a laxative.
The leaves, flowers and roots of dandelion are edible. Blossoms, too, can be eaten fresh and are sweetest when picked early in the season. They should be used immediately after picking because the flowers will close up quickly. Dandelion sap contains latex, so some people may be allergic to dandelions.
Anyone allergic to latex should also avoid handling fresh dandelions because of the latex in sap. Dandelion can be grown in a garden, or just foraged wherever found.
Should you actually want to grow dandelion intentionally, sow the seeds on the soil surface or slightly covered from early spring weeks before last frost through late summer. Space the plants six to nine inches apart in rows twelve inches apart. You can also get a head start by sowing in early spring in a cold frame or indoors, then transplanting the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle but use a pot deep enough to accommodate the tap root , and then plant them out in early summer.
When a seed germinates it produces a rosette of tiny leaves close to the ground surface and concentrates on growing a deep tap root. By the time you see a dandelion plant it is well established, which is why it seems you can never get rid of all the Dandelions in your lawn. There's always a new generation in the waiting. Individual plants can grow for years and reach a considerable size, up to 50 cm across.
Just check out the ones behind your neighbour's garage! Did you know you can make wine out of Dandelions? There are lots of recipes for making Dandelion wine on-line.
Or that the young leaves go great in salads? In fact, the family of plants that the Dandelion belongs to also includes lettuce! If you let a lettuce plant go to flower in your garden you'll see what I mean. And the roots of dandelions can serve as a coffee substitute when baked and ground. Hint: if you are a real coffee aficionado, don't try this. Hey, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade, or in this case if you have a yard full of Dandelions eat'em and drink'em. Apparently, you can make green and yellow dyes from the flowers, too.
The root of Dandelion is said to be diuretic makes you pee. Some of its other common names suggest this quality: Pee-a-bed and Wet-a-bed. It is also reported to be a mild laxative, and the milky latex has been used as mosquito repellent. As always, use caution when using any plant for medicinal purposes. Read up on their properties and possible interactions with drugs or other medications. As anyone with a lawn knows, Dandelions are prodigious plants, producing copious amounts of seeds which blow into your yard from your neighbours' yards.
You know, the lazy guy on one side who won't bother with his yard and the nature-nut on the other side who thinks Dandelions are "cool".
Why can't everybody be like you. If you're bent on getting rid of Dandelions in your lawn, here's a few tips:. If you really hate "the environment" then go ahead and use chemicals to control Dandelions, just do it properly!
Weed killers containing 2,4-D work well on Dandelions. But the best time to use them is in the fall when the plants are transferring resources into their roots in preparation for winter. A fall herbicide application may not seem to be doing much visually at first, but come spring the effects will be far superior to a spring or summer application. If you're going to use 2,4-D read this article first: 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Why not biological control?
Isn't there some little bug or disease in Eurasia that we could transplant to North America to go to work on our dandelions? Unfortunately, no one has yet to come up with any magic bullet for Dandelions.
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