The Downtrodden Dandelion
Read the article this discussion is about
- LadyB
- LadyB
- Terrie_Bittner
- LadyB
- Cottage_Garden
- LadyB
- LadyB
- spinlily
- LadyB
- spinlily
This archived discussion is "read only".
For the corresponding "live" discussions, post in the active topic forum here.
« Previous 1 2 Next »
» LadyB - Amen to that, Astrid! And look at this...another of our editors
Amen to that, Astrid! And look at this...another of our editors has gotten onto the weed-eating bandwagon!Lady B, Weeds and Wild Things
-- posted by LadyB
» LadyB - Seems like this particular thread got somehow disabled (or downt
Seems like this particular thread got somehow disabled (or downtrodden) and hasn't been popping up much of anywhere, so now that it's back up, I am shamelessly giving it a push to the top of the list again...Take a GOOD LOOK at just what you may be ready to dump weed killer on!Lady B, Weeds and Wild Things
-- posted by LadyB
» Terrie_Bittner - When my son was little, his life goal was to grow up and save th
When my son was little, his life goal was to grow up and save the dandelions from extinction. He thought if he could learn to make them grow in different colors, they would be better appreciated. We did some research and read that in Europe, some people grow them in their gardens. I love them myself, and my dad says they kept him from going hungry and a poor child in the depression.Terrie Bittner
Contributing Editor: Women's History
-- posted by Terrie_Bittner
» LadyB - Awwwwww. Terrie, tell your son I spent my childhood 'harvesting'
Awwwwww. Terrie, tell your son I spent my childhood 'harvesting' plantain seeds and having no earthly idea why. Fortunately I think Dandelions are FAR from extinction! Hmmm. Different colors. Sure makes that "in a different light" link make more sense, doesn't it?Actually I LOVE to watch little kids latch onto 'their' plant. Left to their own devices, they really do seek out their very own allies. One of my favorite stories is of my daughter (now 20) who was something like 7 at the time. She was riding her bike to the corner deli for something, and she comes running in and announces her bike went off the road and she fell. I'm right on the verge of the typical maternal meltdown when whe triumphantly announces:
"But look! I fell into a patch of MINT!" and she's brandishing a wilted spearmint stem. Cool. Fragrant landing.
Right now she's off on an adventure in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona and I just got the first letter from her telling me that she has a "ZILLION PLANT QUESTIONS TO ASK!" Aaaaah, does a Mom's heart good....... Tell your son that the Dandelions appreciate his efforts.
Lady B, Weeds and Wild Things
-- posted by LadyB
» Cottage_Garden - Hang in there! I think my dad about had a heart attack when
Hang in there!I think my dad about had a heart attack when I showed him how to wrap the stem back around on a plaintain and spray the seeds soooooo far!!!!!!!
(We have all since seen the light.) I think he was one of the first in '60's suburbia to latch on to the idea of using cow manure as a soil amendment and make a huge space in a suburban back yard for compost. We used to get goood worms out of there to go fishing with. And I remember very interesting trips to dairy farms to bring home
the good stuff in the trunk of the car.
Need I add he read Silent Spring and became a convert? Is now into sheet composting ala Ruth Stout?
Sometimes the parent's efforts rub off onto their kids.
.
Barbara Martin
The Cottage Garden Editor
-- posted by Cottage_Garden
» LadyB - Now would you JUST look at this!
There seems to be a town who is ready to make the Dandelion it's OFFICIAL FLOWER! Now there ya go, folks, they're catchin' ON!!!As this is a newspaper story, the link may expire after awhile.....Let me know if it does.
-- posted by LadyB
» LadyB - Just to let you all know....
....it is DANDELION EATIN' SEASON!!! (Here in the northeast US, anyway!)I was digging around in the cutting garden and had to take a SERIOUS pitchfork to the HUGE clumps of dandelions that I all-too-purposely LEFT last fall planning on such a spring day as this. I popped them out roots and all, and brought a very large bag of greens into the office with proper instructions for the Dandelion version of Noodles and Weeds. Guess what WE ALL had for dinner tonite!
You wash the greens well and pick out the grass and soil and nonsense, chop them up and toss them into the pasta pot for the last three minutes of cooking time. VERY simple. Drain the pasta with the dandelion greens in it, toss with olive oil and garlic (and salt and pepper and grated cheese) and CHOW DOWN.....
FREE food, GREAT nourishment (read that related article if you've forgotten JUST how great...)
But of course NOW I have to tincture all those roots.....
-- posted by LadyB
« Previous 1 2 Next »
Please follow the guidelines set forth in the Suite101 Posting Etiquette when adding to the discussion.