its real simple

[wildhorses]

and about dandelions...are they:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear wildhorses...

I'd say they're weeds....

Useful, but still weeds...

Of course they're edible, and you can make dandelion wine from them too...

But I still say...WEEDS!

:hi:

[wildhorses]

6. do you have any in your yard?

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Not if I can help it!

They do come up and are a real nuisance...

They don't exactly go with my pretty garden!

:hi:

[wildhorses]

30. you do have a gorgeous yard --

how do you keep out the dandelions:shrug:

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. I call my gardener, my dear wildhorses...

And he and his army of guys descend on my yard, clipping, weeding, shaping and etc!

When they're done, I am out some bucks....and the yard shines!

I have them come probably 4 or 5 times a year......

That's how, sweetie!

:hug:

[bigwillq]

2. Weeds

Weeds

They're nothing but a weed!

[wildhorses]

8. do you kill them?

:hi:

[Joe Fields]

3. did anyone ever give you a bouquet of dandelions?

:rofl: :loveya:

[wildhorses]

9. yes --

they were 4 years old:bounce:

[The Straight Story]

4. If you plant them, flowers, if they come on their own - weeds :) (nt)

[wildhorses]

11. is that what wikipedia says?

:shrug:

[The Straight Story]

21. no, I just made it up :) (nt)

[wildhorses]

34. i heard that is what they do

on wiki:P

[no name no slogan]

5. delicious

if you either:

1) make wine out of them, or
2) fry up the greens

[wildhorses]

13. can you eat them raw?

have you ever drank the wine?

:hi:

[no name no slogan]

17. the wine is really sweet

not really my cup of tea, but it is drinkable.

I've never eaten them raw-- but I have seen people put the greens in salads before. :D

[wildhorses]

19. what about the flower part?

is it edible?

[no name no slogan]

20. I think that might be poisonous

but I don't know for sure.

[buddhamama]

41. the flower is edible

avoid the stem of the flower. the milk it contains can/will make you sick. :)

[wildhorses]

43. thanks buddhamama...can you eat the flower raw?

or do you have to cook it?

[sarge43]

54. They also are a nice addition to bacon. n/t

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. They have a legitimate right to exist. Labeling is a Freeper occupation.

How dare you? :grr:






:hide:


(they're flowers that have all the social acumen of weeds; or, in other words, they are like southern white trash with fridges on their porches and cars on blocks on their front lawn: technically human, but in actual behavior, sort of, um, well, weedy)

[wildhorses]

14. oh, dude -- you crack me up!!

:rofl:

[Wapsie B]

10. Great in wine.

I'm cereal. :P

[wildhorses]

15. oh yeah --

fruit loops :crazy:

[Jed Dilligan]

12. I had dandelions in my yard in SF (all concrete)

that were Other: Trees. I swear they were eight feet tall with woody, trunklike "stems."

[wildhorses]

16. wow!!! got any pictures??

:wow:

[Jed Dilligan]

18. Funny, it never occurred to me.

I was really poor and didn't own a camera. But I could have got a disposable, huh?

I'm six foot seven and these things towered over me. We were on the sunny side of Bernal Hill, where there used to be farms up until the 60s. So I guess it was just an amazing place to grow stuff--beautiful gardens all up and down the street.

on edit: Wow--I guess I could've got in the World Records!

http://www.lowellsun.com/local/ci_6218889

[wildhorses]

25. how cool is that ?!?!

World's tallest dandelion?
The Lowell Sun
Article Last Updated: 06/24/2007 06:40:08 AM EDT

HAMPSTEAD, N.H. (AP) -- It's not something people usually prize -- a giant dandelion. But the Tripodi family of Hampstead believes the 49-inch giant dug up from a pool deck is a world record-holder. It began on a car trip, when 13-year-old Nick Tripodi was flipping through the Guinness Book of World Records and spotted the record for a 39-inch tall dandelion in Sweden. Nick, the oldest of the three Tripodi brothers, remembered the big weed growing at home. "I just knew the dandelion growing on our pool deck was definitely more than 39 inches," he said. Tammy Tripodi, the boys' mother, dug the dandelion up when it started to droop. It measured 49 inches. The Tripodis sent the information to London, where the record book is based. The next stage requires two officials to examine the dandelion to confirm the measurement.

thanks for the link.

[RushIsRot]

23. A weed is simply a plant for which no one has yet found a use.

[wildhorses]

29. but, it has been established that the dandelion has a defined

purpose, recognized by the population (general public/lounge).

so why is it polling out as a weed:shrug:

[RushIsRot]

37. Not everyone has found a use...

[dysfunctional press]

51. a weed is any plant that's not wanted in any given area.

roses can be weeds, if they grow where they aren't wanted.

[Nikia]

52. True

I have several trees in my yard and there were many saplings this spring. The ones in the yard got mowed down. The ones around the side of the house got pulled up.

[sarge43]

56. A weed is a plant growing in the wrong place.

Our lawn is filled with dandelions because the spousal unit keeps bees. Here in the north dandies are one of the first nectar and pollen bearing flowers to bloom. As noted on another thread they are a salvation and feast for our principal pollinators. I'll pull them out of the flower beds, otherwise they're more than welcome.

[Critters2]

24. Not just flowers! Edible flowers!

Critters
who made a salad out of garlic flowers and lambs quarters Friday night. Shoulda picked some dandelions, too

[wildhorses]

27. lambs quarters --

:dunce:

you mean like a steak salad but, you used lamb instead:shrug:

[Critters2]

36. Uh, no. Lamb's quarters is a plant, often referred to

as an "edible weed".

Here:

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/lamb_quarters.htm

[wildhorses]

38. cool. thanks for the link. i have heard of lamb's ears

but, not lamb's quarters.

learned something useful on here today:bounce:

[Critters2]

39. That's what I'm here for.

That and baptizin' babies.

[Adsos Letter]

26. If you ask my front lawn...

it would say they are noxious weeds...

Still, I suppose everything has a place...just not my front lawn, please.

:D

[wildhorses]

28. do you pull them or what?

:shrug:

[Adsos Letter]

33. Yessss.......

...it's gonna' be a long haul over time, though. I tried a "surge" technique by committing my daughters and wife to the struggle this past spring, but the damn things seem to be multiplying...

I've tried to get my lawn to take responsibility for itself and uproot the buggers on its own, but the lawn seems incapable of getting its act together on this matter...I'm not sure if it is basic incompetence, corruption, or infiltration of the lawn by dandelions posing as dichondra...

I expect I'll have to maintain a strong presence on my front lawn for the foreseeable future...

:D :hi:

[idgiehkt]

32. I like both

there is a stand of daisy fleabane by my mailbox right now. Some would consider it a weed, but I love it. :hi: :loveya:

[wildhorses]

35. me and you, idge

like peas and carrots;)

:pals:

[buddhamama]

40. i love dandelions

dandelion wine and tea is good and good for you. i like to add the leaves to salads.
they're pretty flowers. :) :hi:

[wildhorses]

44. i like them, too.

i am going to have a flower bed of them next year. i want to see what they look like, bunches and bunches of them all together...i think it will be pretty. :hi:

[slj0101]

42. Other: Greens, or turtle food.

Great in salads. Turtles love 'em.

[wildhorses]

45. and, i love turtules. they are supposed to bring good luck.

:hi:

[Matsubara]

46. It all depends, doesn't it?

They're beautiful out in a meadow. Not so desired in my rock garden.

[NaturalHigh]

47. Oh how I hate those damned weeds.

Every time I pulled one up this year, ten more took it's place.

[wildhorses]

48. today, i want to say thank you to ladybird johnson for ---

not sneering at dandelions :patriot:

may she rest in peace and god bless her for making our highways ribbons of wildflowers.

thank you ladybird

[In_The_Wind]

49. I've heard tell they make a mighty fine wine.

They are weeds.

[wildhorses]

50. g'mornin' hon -- for you a rose --

[twenty2strings]

53. weeds are just highly successful plants just like...

humans are just highly successful animals. humans are beautiful flowering weeds,bless their hearts. please don,t ROUNDUP me. It's too late. my seed parachutes have been blown and scattered. By the way,have we touched upon the joy that these little paratroopers have given to children and adults alike? Has anyone ever seen those great big ones. I used to love those!

[Deja Q]

55. Cheaper than cocaine and easier to snort.

:yoiks: