Dandelions !

Lord_Gardener

Most successful method is to dig them up - I have a few clients who I do this for! Get them when they are small carefully teasing out the whole root. There are zillions of seeds floating around at the moment so they'll still be coming for some time! You could of course use a systemic on the leaves but digging gives a much more instant result and is very therapeutic!!!

olly300

Lotus-eater wrote: »

They are supposed to be better blanched, stick a pot over a large one for a while till they go pale, then eat.
Tried them and they don't exactly set my taste buds on fire, if I had to I suppose.... You can buy seeds for cultivated ones, the victorians used to grow them alot as salad leaves.
Got my DD eating them in the garden as well, quite happy to eat a dandelion leaf, but not a fresh tomato :rolleyes:

She is not as odd as you think.

I am one of a few people I know who doesn't like the taste and the texture of a fresh tomato, however I happily eat other things that people find disgusting.

Strangely I'm growing a lot of them this year for cooking.

Lotus-eater wrote: »

You can eat the flowers too, tried them last week, they are better young rather than fully open.

I think I will pass unless they are in a dandelion wine.

abaxas

Hi all,

Lawn has been fine for ages, then as if my magic about 20 dadilions have popped up.

Any recommendations for getting rid? I suppose I could dig them out, but that'll make a right pigs ear of it.

Ta

Lotus-eater

Enjoy the flowers?

Read the thread on bees.

ixwood

I don't worry about them. I'm quite pleased with my weedy lawn!

Actually, I've just brought some red clover seeds to add to the weeds.

tanith

If you mow regularly then they will eventually disappear, but I also go round and if I see a yellow flower I pick it before it seeds... seems to work eventually without the need for weedkiller

EDIT: you need to dispose of the flowers/seeheads in the dustbin as they will multiply if you try to compost them

abaxas

tanith wrote: »

If you mow regularly then they will eventually disappear, but I also go round and if I see a yellow flower I pick it before it seeds... seems to work eventually without the need for weedkiller

EDIT: you need to dispose of the flowers/seeheads in the dustbin as they will multiply if you try to compost them

That's what I've ben doing, mowing once a week and topping them.

Hopefully the evil !!!!!!s will eventually get the message and let the moss move in :P

tanith

But do you remove the flowers before mowing? If not then a lot of the seeds will just be spread around by the mowing. You need to pick as many flowers as you can (only possible really if its a small area I guess) then keep mowing regularly... you could dig out specially large plants with a long knife...

rhiwfield

It seems a lot of work to get rid of something that looks nicer than the grass

tanith

rhiwfield wrote: »

It seems a lot of work to get rid of something that looks nicer than the grass

Daisy's I agree look nice but Dandelions NO NO NO!!