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Don't fight the dandelions, drink them.Read the article this discussion is about
This archived discussion is "read only". « Previous 1 2 Next » » biogardener - Depends on the climate With sufficient rain, dandelion leaves are tender all right, but in our dry prairie summers, they are tough and dry. I only eat the flowers now. They have the added advantage of being sweet with nectar.-- posted by biogardener » DocKozzaki - Re: Depends on the climate In response to Depends on the climate posted by biogardener:
-- posted by DocKozzaki » biogardener - Not me Don, since my early childhood, I have hated cooked vegetables with a vengeance. I used to sit at the dinner table long after everyone had left, because my mother tried to make me eat them. It didn't work. I would gag on them trying to swallow them. No one else in the family has that problem, and I did not copy anyone else.I begged my mother to let me eat them raw, and she did. She had no choice. I have been eating all produce raw all my life, and lots of it, except for potatoes, yams, and red beets. I have also learned to stir-fry them. That way, they are warmed up but still raw. That works fine with me, too. Right now, I am sitting here drinking my favorite freshly extracted carrot juice. I use the pulp to bake muffins or to thicken soup. -- posted by biogardener » Minnie - Re: I'm stuck! In response to I'm stuck! posted by SandyMcC:Traute, I get started here, too; and keep clicking to more articles because they are all so helpful. I have a few dandelion flowers that I will have to taste. I just read an article in the current PCC Sound Consumer that says Nature magazine reported using diluted brewed coffee half strength will kill most slugs and snails. Most turn back immediately when coming into contact with caffeinated soil. -- posted by Minnie » pennywhitting - Fascinating I just had to read this article and found it fascinating. I'd love to try dandelion coffee. Sounds great.All the best. Glenice -- posted by pennywhitting » biogardener - Slugs and coffee? At the price of coffee, that's an expensive way of getting rid of slugs. I have no coffee in the house anyway. A much better way is to sprinkle discarded coffee grounds from a restaurant if you have access to it. Better still read this article:-- posted by biogardener » Minnie - Re: Slugs and coffee? In response to Slugs and coffee? posted by biogardener:Traute, your article on slugs is excellent! I'm still in the process of working my garden soil and I have a long ways to go. After reading your tips, I'm thinking of getting a truckload of compost. I have a lot of old coffee grounds so it's a freebee for me. I used to sprinkle the grounds, but didn't know that it would keep slugs away. I was surprised when the USDA research team confirmed that "a caffeine solution is more effective" than grounds. I hope it works, because I lose a lot of my flowers and crops to the slugs. -- posted by Minnie » biogardener - Slugs and drainage Slugs are a drainage problem. You need to make the soil more absorbent so it will hold the water better. That happens through the addition of roughage like dried leaves and shredded newspaper. Manure won't help, except for the straw which may be in the manure. The added nitrogen of the manure will worsen the slug problem.-- posted by biogardener » healingnow - ORGANIC coffee substitute (e.g., dandelion coffee) Hi, I have just joined because I am hoping that someone in the U.S. can let me know what if any U.S.-based mail order place offers subject product(s). (Do you have a contact email and/or phone number as well as the name?) Some examples of organic coffee substitutes that I would be interested in trying but have only found in UK are: Whole Earth NoCaf a couple other products I'd be ionterested in that i've not been able to locate a mailorder source of: Thank you in advance for any info direct to my email: healingnow@hotmail.com (since I don't know how to get back to this mailing list/site). -- posted by healingnow » biogardener - Coffee substitutes The coffee substitutes sold in Germany and available here are of two sources, the cheaper one is made from roasted barley grain and the more expensive one from dandelion and/or chickory roots. I can find out from my local health food store who the North American suppliers are, but you can do that yourself. I take it that you want to sell the product. If you only need it for your own family consumption, you can purchase it in any health food store or in major supermarkets. I will revise this posting after I make a couple of phone calls.-- posted by biogardener « Previous 1 2 Next » Please follow the guidelines set forth in the Suite101 Posting Etiquette when adding to the discussion. |
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