Comments on: The Dandelion and Me http://www.getinthegarden.com/2010/03/the-dandelion-and-me/ Sowing a better world ... one garden at a time Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:46:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lisa Gustavson http://www.getinthegarden.com/2010/03/the-dandelion-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Lisa Gustavson Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:51:18 +0000 http://www.getinthegarden.com/?p=3030#comment-308 Hooray for dandelions! Maligned as weeds and yet anything but! I count it as joy to live as this precious little bloom. :-) Hooray for dandelions! Maligned as weeds and yet anything but! I count it as joy to live as this precious little bloom. :-)

]]> By: annica http://www.getinthegarden.com/2010/03/the-dandelion-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-307 annica Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:00:18 +0000 http://www.getinthegarden.com/?p=3030#comment-307 Oh, you are a woman after my own heart!!! I am so in love with dandelions. I eat the greens, sprinkle the flowers in salads, dry and tincture the roots. I've even made dandelion wine! They are such hearty, cheerful, nurturing allies. My heart just sings at their return each spring. Needless to say, I really enjoyed this post! ;) xo ~Annica Oh, you are a woman after my own heart!!! I am so in love with dandelions. I eat the greens, sprinkle the flowers in salads, dry and tincture the roots. I’ve even made dandelion wine!
They are such hearty, cheerful, nurturing allies. My heart just sings at their return each spring.
Needless to say, I really enjoyed this post! ;)
xo
~Annica

]]> By: Lisa Gustavson http://www.getinthegarden.com/2010/03/the-dandelion-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Lisa Gustavson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:27:39 +0000 http://www.getinthegarden.com/?p=3030#comment-306 Thank you! It's wonderful to hear another refer to dandelions as herbs and not weeds. They are useful and cheerful (and quite nice in tea)! Thank you! It’s wonderful to hear another refer to dandelions as herbs and not weeds. They are useful and cheerful (and quite nice in tea)!

]]> By: Nova @ Grow Herb Garden http://www.getinthegarden.com/2010/03/the-dandelion-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Nova @ Grow Herb Garden Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:52:03 +0000 http://www.getinthegarden.com/?p=3030#comment-305 I love your little tribute to the humble dandelion. I like dandelions, too. They just refuse not to grow. Lol! And they are good medicinal herbs, too. Great for stomachache and constipation. I love your little tribute to the humble dandelion. I like dandelions, too. They just refuse not to grow. Lol! And they are good medicinal herbs, too. Great for stomachache and constipation.

]]> By: Gardenmom29 http://www.getinthegarden.com/2010/03/the-dandelion-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Gardenmom29 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:44:38 +0000 http://www.getinthegarden.com/?p=3030#comment-302 I don't mind dandelions at all! They are very cheery. My son picks them and brings me little bouquets of them. Plus, my guinea pigs love them! I go around the yard harvesting the leaves and stems in big handfuls to feed to them. They will pick through all the other stuff to eat the dandelions first. I don’t mind dandelions at all! They are very cheery. My son picks them and brings me little bouquets of them. Plus, my guinea pigs love them! I go around the yard harvesting the leaves and stems in big handfuls to feed to them. They will pick through all the other stuff to eat the dandelions first.

]]> By: Dee Mills http://www.getinthegarden.com/2010/03/the-dandelion-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Dee Mills Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:26:37 +0000 http://www.getinthegarden.com/?p=3030#comment-300 How do you fix your greens, and do you notice a difference in greens from different dandelions? I ask because my Grandma used to harvest dandelion greens and cook them some way. i was too young to pay much attention, and my Mom doesn't know. She says that Grandma would look for 'black' dandelions for their greens, but she didn't remember what the black denoted. Anyway, I was interested in the fact tht you compost the tops, since we are going to begin composting this spring, and I'm gathering info for that, plus the fact that you save the greens. How do you fix your greens, and do you notice a difference in greens from different dandelions? I ask because my Grandma used to harvest dandelion greens and cook them some way. i was too young to pay much attention, and my Mom doesn’t know. She says that Grandma would look for ‘black’ dandelions for their greens, but she didn’t remember what the black denoted.

Anyway, I was interested in the fact tht you compost the tops, since we are going to begin composting this spring, and I’m gathering info for that, plus the fact that you save the greens.

]]> By: Lisa Gustavson http://www.getinthegarden.com/2010/03/the-dandelion-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Lisa Gustavson Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:13:15 +0000 http://www.getinthegarden.com/?p=3030#comment-299 Thank you Benjamin for reading and sharing your link. I think we agree that a closer look at a plant reveals more than meets the eye. How sad that a dandelion has been maligned as an obnoxious weed when in actuality it's useful as an herb. Thoughts to consider! :-) Thank you Benjamin for reading and sharing your link. I think we agree that a closer look at a plant reveals more than meets the eye. How sad that a dandelion has been maligned as an obnoxious weed when in actuality it’s useful as an herb. Thoughts to consider! :-)

]]> By: Benjamin http://www.getinthegarden.com/2010/03/the-dandelion-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Benjamin Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:35:54 +0000 http://www.getinthegarden.com/?p=3030#comment-298 I hope it's not presumptuous, but your words above made me think of me essay on dandelions--which will be published later this year. Here's a link if at all interested (actually, it bugs me when people do this to me, but hey): http://deepmiddle.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-we-need-dandelions.html I hope it’s not presumptuous, but your words above made me think of me essay on dandelions–which will be published later this year. Here’s a link if at all interested (actually, it bugs me when people do this to me, but hey): http://deepmiddle.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-we-need-dandelions.html

]]> By: Lisa Gustavson http://www.getinthegarden.com/2010/03/the-dandelion-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Lisa Gustavson Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:24:14 +0000 http://www.getinthegarden.com/?p=3030#comment-297 I think it's worth considering everything that grows in our gardens. When I slowed down for a moment and really thought about it, dandelions are quite extraordinary! I hope to live as they do! :-) I think it’s worth considering everything that grows in our gardens. When I slowed down for a moment and really thought about it, dandelions are quite extraordinary! I hope to live as they do! :-)

]]> By: Shelly Peacock http://www.getinthegarden.com/2010/03/the-dandelion-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Shelly Peacock Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:08:08 +0000 http://www.getinthegarden.com/?p=3030#comment-296 Never thought about it that way, but you are right... the sheer tenacity makes it a winner in my eyes. Plus, it's YELLOW... the best spring color of all! Never thought about it that way, but you are right… the sheer tenacity makes it a winner in my eyes. Plus, it’s YELLOW… the best spring color of all!

]]>