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15 May 2011
Rooting out the dandelions
We prefer to dig dandelions rather than poison them, and we like to do our weeding after a good soaking rain has penetrated the soil. Here my wife shows the impressive (~10") taproot of a dandelion extracted from one of the garden beds.
Spring dandelion leaves are a delicious salad green.
Organic, self-propagated and filled with health-fortifying phytochemicals and chlorophyll, dandelions are one of the many culinary treasures relegated to the "weed" category, along with lamb's quarters, sorrel, chickweed and stinging nettle (steamed). The best thing people could do would be to rip up their lawn and let the "weeds" take over. Then enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! Anybody interested in ramping up their enthusiasm for weeds should visit wildmanstevenbrill.com, the site of a guy once arrested for eating dandelion leaves in Central Park, NY.
Spring dandelion leaves are a delicious salad green.
ReplyDeleteOrganic, self-propagated and filled with health-fortifying phytochemicals and chlorophyll, dandelions are one of the many culinary treasures relegated to the "weed" category, along with lamb's quarters, sorrel, chickweed and stinging nettle (steamed). The best thing people could do would be to rip up their lawn and let the "weeds" take over. Then enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! Anybody interested in ramping up their enthusiasm for weeds should visit wildmanstevenbrill.com, the site of a guy once arrested for eating dandelion leaves in Central Park, NY.
As I understand it, dandelion roots are also edible, but I've never dared try them...
ReplyDeleteOh, how I miss dandelions! I am in Texas now. I see very few of them now.
ReplyDeleteI stumbled upon your blog looking for info on the Dandy Dandelion!
I found some cool recipes. Feel free to peek at them. Dandy Dandelions