DANDELIONS are the BEST INDICATORS of...

Stefan Sobkowiak - The Permaculture Orchard

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DANDELIONS - do you HATE / LOVE them? Or you just don’t care.
If you hate it you may have spent a lot of time and money trying to eliminate it. Here’s my understanding of what this plant is doing and how you can save a lot of time dealing with this plant.
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TIMECODES:
0:00 - Reasons
1:43 - #1 compacted soil
3:12 - #2 calcium deficient
5:59 - #3 high acidity levels
6:20 - #4 abundance of shade
7:21 - Dandelions bring beneficial insects
8:38 - Dandelions what stage they are in
10:26 - Summary
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@StefanSobkowiak 4 года назад

Thanks everyone for learning and commenting. Can you PLEASE SHARE this video with a couple of people or in your social network. IMAGINE the impact if just 1 person in your neighbourhood STOPS using HERBICIDES, on your, your pets and neighbors’ health. Thank you.

@anagomez9620 4 года назад

Plants are introducing me to peace Thank God for people like you owe the future generation a better🌍🌎🌏🕊🌿🕊

@goe54 4 года назад

I will share this as a pure indicators of...... click bite. Thumb down.

@StefanSobkowiak 4 года назад

Biodynamic is great. Glad they made the switch.

@truthfreezeJIL 4 года назад

long flat stalks and double headers are signs of radiation.They grow fast and are good signs as well as liver cleanse med and food.what is a weed?

@DynamicBailey 4 года назад

Stefan Sobkowiak I really wish I could get my husband to stop using weed and feed. I don’t mind dandelions. And the greens are great for you. My poor pups are being poisoned by that junk. I’m sending him this video. Thanks a bunch!

@theresaromeo5484 4 года назад

Happy to see someone talking about benefited of the lowly dandelion. It is the first flower every kid gives their mom.

@ZaneMedia 4 года назад

Theresa Romeo so true

@kenyaneal3858 4 года назад

Omg this is so true no better feeling in the world than for your lil one to run up to u with a dandellion flower

@cynthiaennis3107 4 года назад

Theresa Romeo yes it is! And had I known how good for detox they were as a girl, I would’ve eaten so many, I’d have been the healthiest child in my neighborhood! Great in a salad!

@chomama1628 4 года назад

They are the first food for bees in the spring.

@Kimosabe- 4 года назад

Aww that makes me want to cry!

@bettydamnboop3030 3 года назад

Never was a fan of dandelion until 35 years ago when my son picked a bunch and came running to me with the biggest smile on his face. Priceless 🌺🌺🌺

@candicecan1634 3 года назад

That is so sweet. Isn't it special how precious associations can change how we feel about things entirely? I never used to like tulips until my boyfriend gifted them to me a decade agi and ever since I just love them and feel happy whenever I see them.

@sandraotero5951 3 года назад

That's so sweet ❣ love that ! 🤗

@jesussaves7973 3 года назад

@@sandraotero5951 yes!! My children gave me dandelions. And now my grandchildren do!! SoI love them 🤗

@JuniperJennifer666 3 года назад

Oh, that s so sweet. Mine never gave me anytging

@SilurFilur 3 года назад

When I was around the age of 5 I picked as big of a bouquet as I could carry and gave it to my mother. But I got a scolding since the dandelions had stained my shirt XD

@rogofos Год назад

I love dandelions because they're just flowers that plant themselves everywhere, turning what would be a lifeless piece of land in the middle of a highway intersection (just as an example) into a beautiful little garden

@Agamemnon9 Год назад

A garden of slimy weeds.

@virginia7890 Год назад

Yes Dandelion wine is so yummy. My mum cooked them and ate them Us kids ran around like bandits collecting the tasty morsals for her. By the way my brothers caught frogs for mom. She liked frogs legs fried.

@africkinamerican Год назад

Nothing's as beautiful as dandelions and violets in the spring but of course, we're supposed to mow them up and poison them

@Agamemnon9 Год назад

@@africkinamerican Ever have a picnic on top of dandelions? They are slimy garbage. Dandelions are ivasive weeds that don't belong in North America. F*ck dandelions!

@sarahmills7878 Год назад

They are also brilliant for wildlife. Bees love the flowers and birds love the seeds. They are not weeds just wild flowers.

@johnsylvester951 Год назад

We need more people like him in the world, looks like he's having a good time.

@nearsighted711 3 года назад

How can you hate a plant that is 100% edible from flower to root? Dandelion wine, tea, salad, and the root is a coffee substitute. The jobs that you just taught me that it does... I love this plant even more.

@louisestaats234 3 года назад

Not edible if the lawns have been sprayed.

@glenncordova4027 3 года назад

Bees love them.

@chlorone 3 года назад

who sprays their lawn :/ anyway. as i was young we had dandelions too, but besides my grandpa asking me to collect them as rabbit food, my parents themself did not know anything to do with them. it was until 40 years later as i discovered that dandelions are a awesome tea. it begged for the question why the older generations were not aware of it? or was it a regional misseducation?

@glenncordova4027 3 года назад

@@chlorone when I was a kid all my neighbors, who were from Italy, ate dandelions. In the 60s and 70s all the young people talked about and sang about dandelion wine

@jonathanstephens7015 3 года назад

The problem I have is they are so prolific that they crowd out everything else. I don’t hate them like some people, but I definitely make sure to reduce their numbers by extraction method. I use a bulb hole digging tool and that gets the entire tap root.

@patriotsongs 3 года назад

I love dandelions. The first plant in the spring that I eat is dandelion. I saute the blossoms, use the greens for steaming or salads, make soup with blossoms and greens, and dry the root for herbal tea. I also pull out some dandelions and throw them to the chickens. Did I mention that I also make dandelion syrup for pancakes and ice cream? So many things to do with dandelions.

@claudiafarley4290 2 года назад

I'd love to see a huge field of dandelions. I ate the leaves as a child when mom would cook them ,never knew that so much of them could be fixed other ways

@LG-universe 2 года назад

Ice cream?

@shirleywagner8762 2 года назад

Dandelion syrup !?! I would love that recipe!

@rmmills4242 2 года назад

Hello! What do you saute them in?

@annamarcus9508 2 года назад

HEEEEEYYYYYYY! WE NEED ANSWERS! PATRIOTGAMES! GIVE US RECIPES! 👉👈😥🙏😅

@sen.garyhart4239 11 месяцев назад

Due to lack of time I've neglected my yard for years now. The first year we had all kinds of weeds. The second year the grass got too tall and flopped and matted over. Now it is absolutely beautiful, it never gets too tall and has a mixture of clover ,mint, lemon balm, grasses, wildflowers, wild strawberries and carrots, and yes dandelion. I even get compliments on it now and I don't do a darn thing to it.

@angelicafreund8551 2 месяца назад

I love it! And I follow a protocol called "No Mow May" leaving all the flowers in my lawn for the bees. This began at a university in Minnesota and has spread to many states ❤

@dfreak01 8 дней назад

I love walking around snacking on sheep sorrel, queen Anne's lace, purple dead nettle, hairy bittercress, clover, etc.

@shirleytruett7319 6 дней назад

My kind of yard 😊

@re-memberer 9 дней назад

Dandelions= tea, coffee, salad. Soil protection, soil remediation, is freaking amazing. Only plant i know that is the sun and moon.

@Chrstnrchrdsn 4 года назад

I wish they would start teaching these ecological/environmental common sense lessons in elementary schools. Teach the young and in one generation we can change the country.

@cajnjules480 3 года назад

I agree with you, but then, it would go completely against big pharma

@mala3isity 3 года назад

With many kids being home schooled now, maybe your wish will be granted.

@Azure_Zahab_Truth_Zealot 3 года назад

Talk to your assemblyperson this is what they're job is.

@andreaberryman5354 3 года назад

Scott's will sue-especially if people learned that clover is nitogen fixing and used to be included in all turf seed for natural fertilizer-until Scott's marketed it as a weed to boost sales. Dandelion is a major food source for the endangered honeybee-clover too.

@donwert5039 3 года назад

I have the same wishes as you. But good luck, teachers are all young Millennial leftist preaching the far left Democratic spiracy b*******

@tommyd.743 4 года назад

When I was a kid my grandmother used to send me out to the field behind her house to pick them. I'd come back with a brown paper shopping bag filled and she would make us a salad with vinegar, olive oil, sliced tomato and fresh Italian bread. If my mother wasn't around she would pour me a glass of wine and we had the perfect lunch together. 😀

@rosiecarducci5918 4 года назад

My grandmother did the same with me! She taught me to pick the new leaves, not the older ones. The older they get, the more bitter. The older leaves can be used to make a digestive tonic, though.

@tommyd.743 4 года назад

@Culinary Growers Organic LLC Special indeed. Lived to be 102 and fiesty till the end.

@carstenssmith753 4 года назад

What a lovely memory.

@jjvv8650 4 года назад

What a beautiful memory. My grandmother also would send us out to pick the dandelions for her and also mushrooms in the woods. Today, I don't know the difference between the mushrooms, so I do not harvest any, I know that the wrong mushroom can be fatal.

@rzella8022 4 года назад

Mike Keller. Yikes! lol

@skeetersaurus6249 Год назад

I've always considered them 'honey-filler', as bees will often 'fill' their pollen needs early in the season by hitting all the dandelions first...like 'fillers' in foods. The can also substitute in garden salads for using spinach leaves, as they are a 'bitter leaf'...but when chopped and mixed with iceberg loose leaf lettuce, can 'balance' a leaf salad rather-nicely, while providing a LOT of calcium to your diet (at the cost of Spinach's Vitamin K and Iron). Since I'm a BIG advocate of honey bees...I figure 'let them have their dandelions'...at least until the white clover comes in...short of fruit tree blooms, white clover makes the BEST honey!

@susanray8359 Год назад

Dandelion is actually higher in vitamin K and Iron, than Spinach.

@fvrrljr Год назад

*Bro'* you said all that with a Smile

@aylbdrmadison1051 11 месяцев назад

That's great to know. I have thick blood naturally, so I clot way too easy, so vitamin K foods are not wise for me to eat. I may have to look into foraging them now (safely ofc, I'll read before the deed). Thanks for the tip.😊

@EducatedSkeptic 11 месяцев назад

IMHO, personally, the white clover honey is better than any fruit tree honey (other than orange blossom!). Which is why I look forward to the white clover blooming in our lawns after the dandelions have gone to seed! Just all the blooms surrounding the house make the whole house smell like honey.

@fvrrljr 11 месяцев назад

@@EducatedSkeptic i have those on my lawn. i googled searched What is white clover honey? Clover honey is a thick, sweet syrup made by honeybees that collect the nectar of clover plants. It's mild in taste and light in color, making it a popular choice among honey enthusiasts. *Thanx for the tip*

@miguelvelasco2097 Год назад

I almost want to put up a sign telling my neighbors to go away and don't tell me to get rid of my dandelions. I like them.

@Missdeemeaner461 5 дней назад

A yard two streets over had a yard banner read pardon our weeds we are feeding the bees. Yard to yard dandelions, loved it.

@carpballet 4 дня назад

You’re a lazy, lousy neighbor. YOU go away.

@liberta2570 2 дня назад

Dandelion has so many health benefits from the roots to the flowers!!

@tedspens 4 года назад

I love dandelions. They're good for the soil, super healthy to eat, and they're pretty. I also respect them for their strength and perseverance. When I grow up, I wan't to be a dandelion.

@buddyg1408 4 года назад

Check out the history guy

@johnvanegmond1812 3 года назад

When you have a name tag made, use the name Taraxacum Officinale. Have a good time.

@1fasteddie64 3 года назад

If you have 90 seconds I have a recipe and complete instruction to make a wonderful elixir ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QopCNdqzv5E.html

@andreaberryman5354 3 года назад

Don't forget top food source for honeybees! Dandelions are no big deal. Have things with taproots that get thick as a quarter and can go down seven FEET versus inches. I WISH I only had dandelions. These weeds get a good three feet tall. So I guess I need calcium then. Lol I put clover in my lawn for the nitrogen source. VERY informative.🤔

@PossumPityParty 3 года назад

I love this. Thank you!

@sandyhartman2310 3 года назад

Dandelions are a Mothers first bouquet from their Children!

@cherieadams77 3 года назад

So true! The sweetest bouquet you'll ever get!!

@melodycrites3145 3 года назад

Love this

@sugunamahesh5884 3 года назад

I became emotional, I got it my daughter too!! She will be 13 in coming June!!

@anatmaimon-reznik4501 3 года назад

so true! G-d bless them and you

@PaulineTarife 3 года назад

I thought it’s only my daughter who did this

@organickevinlondon Год назад

here in the UK, one of our most stunning garden birds, the Goldfinch, eats Dandelion seeds, that's another reason to allow Dandelions to flourish.

@jackiefrKL Год назад

Hello Stefan, I've never seen a video of any 'wild' plants or 'weeds' put out by anyone the way you have done it. Its really educational. Thank you for reminding us the roles of some weeds for humankind benefits!

@phoenixspirit9530 3 года назад

Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. - A.A.Milne

@nigecheshire9854 3 года назад

Weeds are just plants you don’t want

@samantaray 3 года назад

Perfect quote ♡

@jennyanimal9046 3 года назад

I eat my weeds

@trishthehomesteader9873 3 года назад

I heard it that weeds are plants with a bad reputation.☺️

@pantameowmeow.s.1149 3 года назад

Many insects are plant specific. Those flowering weeds are what certain insects are looking for.

@gl15col 3 года назад

My mom made the best dandelion greens, stir fried with bacon. She called it "spring tonic". She grew up on a hardscrabble farm in the 30's and they ate everything. I have a sign I'm putting in my yard this year - "Forgive my weeds, I'm feeding the bees!" Neighbors will still harass me but I'm learning to ignore them...

@greencaller14 3 года назад

Dandelion greens with bacon sounds amazing! What did your mom do for the bitter taste?

@weallmadhere 3 года назад

I had to fuss at my mother in law one time. She was bothered by them and took it upon herself to clean up my flower beds. I told her, "Don't touch my weeds! I gottem just the way I likem!" She hasn't touched my weeds since! LOL

@billyburton3252 3 года назад

Hardscrabble sounds like a board game for smart people. Thanks for the new word!

@hiltrudjones9480 3 года назад

@@greencaller14 You have to pick the leaves when they are young and a lighter shade of green. Older leaves become bitter.

@wakingrose1956 3 года назад

They harass you over your dandelions? My name is karen but you must have a neighborhood of them. Lol. Thinking about changing my name for this reason but seriously I feel bad for you. Lol

@creativesolutions902 Год назад

I love dandelion root tea, dandelion leaves in my salad, dandelion flower powder jelly… But all the neighbors think the yard looks ratty when we have lots of them in the grass! Now I know what they’re all about! I always wondered, thank you!

@davidharding1299 Год назад

This year, after hearing about how important dandelions are for pollinators (they bloom early and insects like bees are emerging hungry for what dandelions provide), I elected to adopt the "No Mow May" approach to lawn care. There is a ton of them out there too... so if they can help repair the soil over time too, I'm good with that too. Usually, I'll cut the grass as soon as the dandelions pop up... which might explain why they never really had much of a chance to do their job. I hate cutting the grass anyway... so waiting until June to get the lawnmower out works out better for me too. Thanks for the info!

@katiejon17 Год назад

My neighbors do this! They leave the whole field! We do it just because we are too busy until mid-June.

@davidharding1299 Год назад

@@katiejon17 I live in a townhouse in a subdivision. I'm not sure my neighbours are all that happy with my decision... but I did notice that the little strip of grass my immediate neighbour to the West has also hasn't been cut. The rest of the street have all been cut (some more than once). We'll see. June is almost upon us. My backyard grass (well... let's be honest, it's mostly weeds) have grown so high now that I'm almost afraid to go out and cut it for fear of being attacked by a Lemur or something.

@davidharding1299 Год назад

@A R XD

@SelkiesSong Год назад

if I left my grass until June I don't think my little electric push mower would have any hope of getting through it :p

@davidharding1299 Год назад

@@SelkiesSong That's my problem too. Fortunately, my front and backyard are small enough that I can cut it with the trimmer, if I need to.

@lalaj5831 3 года назад

I always told my daughter that dandelions were little spots of sunshine on the ground.

@debbiepalmer1094 3 года назад

I love that!

@susannefrase8662 3 года назад

lovely!

@jirusjirus9322 3 года назад

And now you told me. Thank you

@diba1958 3 года назад

what a nice interpretation

@brianbozo2447 3 года назад

This man has saved so many of my brothers and sisters. Signed in appreciation Dan D. Lion. !

@StefanSobkowiak 3 года назад

Good one, never heard that one. Thanks.

@garyordog2861 3 года назад

An amazing and beautiful plant. Excellent video. Do not use the brown kill Roundup.

@LG-universe 2 года назад

😄

@EyesWideOpen2 2 года назад

😆🤣👍🌄 Giving you the humor appreciation award 👏 🏆

@vdavid8863 2 года назад

Very informative...thanks.

@2kidsnosleep Год назад

We sponsor a bee hive every spring. The dandelions are one of the first plants to flower in the early spring and get the bees something to feed from. So I leave the dandelions alone. After the rhodos and azaleas start to bloom out I remove the blooms aggressively and now feel better above leaving the plant for my soil

@nathanm.8823 4 года назад

When I was a kid I told my mom that dandelions were my favorite flower. She chuckled and said dandelions are weeds. A weed is still my favorite flower.

@TheRealHonestInquiry 4 года назад

There's no such thing as weeds ;)

@RubsNL 4 года назад

Hehe weed is my favourite flower too =p

@RubsNL 4 года назад

@ I'll have to be honest and admit that I don't remember all high times, must be all that amnesia I smoke haha. But yes. Those centrefolds.. irresistible!

@ernestlam5632 4 года назад

You should tell ppl that after your mom called them weeds you said " I love weed ! "

@Grimlore82 4 года назад

Perception is everything.

@npkinsey9913 3 года назад

To all the dandelions I have hurt and killed, sorry, I knew not what I was doing!😭

@StefanSobkowiak 3 года назад

🤣

@FilthySoapCore 3 года назад

Glad you’ve been enlightened

@HealingIndigoMoon 3 года назад

Lol!!! 😁

@unapalomablanc 3 года назад

Haha, I feel your pain man, I have also sinned ☹

@sherryaleshire9187 3 года назад

Me tooo 😭

@DavidSmith-ne1zp Год назад

Appreciate the information and message contained in this video! Let’s better understand the roles each plant species plays in the circle of life!

@itsjenga Год назад

Your video just popped up on my feed and I am glad it did! I let the dandelions grow and just mow normally. My neighbors are busy paying lawn-care companies spraying and getting rid of them while mine is wild. I'm sure they don't like it, but my thought has always been the Eco-system first.

@Joseph-eh2oq 3 года назад

I remember as a child in the 60’s all the Italian families enjoyed dandelion salad every spring- they are now recognized as a superfood

@bradpolmateer4266 3 года назад

Same where I come from I learned a lot from Italian gardeners

@terryhosac5557 3 года назад

I love dand salad with olive oil

@zander2830 3 года назад

The italian families or dandelions? Lol

@defwishfx4400 3 года назад

You sure they did not just pick ruccola/rocket and got some by "accident"?

@dr.victorfrankenschtein7053 3 года назад

Old German women did this as well. Almost all poor people across the Midwest and the south picked their own greens for eating and herbs for healing. Dandelion wine was common in the Midwest even back in the 80s....supposedly good for circulation and high blood pressure.

@Viola5501 3 года назад

I remember my favorite memories of being a child and the first sign of spring was dandelion, never new how beneficial the dandelion was, I will never bother them again.

@louisestaats234 3 года назад

And the violets !

@HairyKnees1 Год назад

I sometimes eat the dandelions in my yard! Anyway, I leave the dandelions, the clover, and the other weeds that make pretty flowers because I feel it helps the pollinators be attracted to my yard. My fruit trees and berry bushes are laden with developing fruits now, so I think it works.

@rosethorne9155 Год назад

Thank you for this video! I actually grow dandelions in pots for the greens, because everything kept eating my collards and spinach before I ever got any! 😋 😆 I enjoy how bitter and savory they are. Great for soups and stir fry! Your dandelion-filled yard sounds like paradise...and a never-ending salad bar.

@sexysherry13 4 года назад

Dandelion (entire plant) is full of healthy nutrients, vitamins and minerals... great for healthy liver & kidney function. My fave!

@SummerLove316 4 года назад

Sherry Vincent My sister used to make me pick a bunch for her & fry them for her....I never felt that looked appealing!

@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 4 года назад

@@SummerLove316 , far better to eat them raw. Uncooked fruits, honey, veggies, nuts, mellons are the most nutritious of food, because they're the only food containing live enzymes. Live food compared to dead.

@fancysfolly554 4 года назад

Wish I had some good recipes.

@mrsaye499 4 года назад

are the blossoms bitter?

@Coasterdude02149 4 года назад

Commenter Five I agree with you to a point. Tomatoes are delicious and a great source of lycopene. However, cooking tomatoes increases the level of the beneficial compound

@carlosenriquez2092 3 года назад

I surrendered to the dandelions twelve years ago. I'm so happy I lost because I saved time and money and learned to understand a little better nature's workings.

@brendaburgner-williams8515 Год назад

In Spring, dandelions are a good source of food for pollinators. The flowers can also be used in making dandelion wine. In the Summer, the leaves, certain leaves, make a healthy salad. In the Autumn, the roots can be ground up and dried up to make a very healthy, very nutritious and full of antioxidants, tea. There's a lot of so called Weeds out there that are edible and very healthy to eat.

@sen.garyhart4239 11 месяцев назад

Don't forget you need dandelions to see if people like butter too, (If you hold a dandelion up under someone's chin and it turns yellow from the light reflecting, it means they like butter.) :P

@lauraemery4185 3 месяца назад

Buttercups!!!

@shirleytruett7319 6 дней назад

Yes GOD gave us everything we to survive if people would just get out and find out what they are, AND IT'S ALL THERE FOR THE TAKING AND THANKSGIVING

@terencesingerline135 Год назад

Stefan thank you for another clip on nature’s bounty and goodness! I think the Dandelions are gorgeous..We need to see these treasures painted in a different light..We are taught from a chemical perspective that these weeds must be eradicated and discouraged from ever gaining a toehold..Let’s embrace the goodness around us and bring forth a bounty for all living entities

@darcy9867 4 года назад

These are my sheep's favorite treat. When spring starts, and they pop up, you can hear him snapping the little stems and flowers up like a kid eating candy! I will forever love this little plant.

@johnthesavage1572 Год назад

My dairy goats love dandelions - Now I know why! - They're calcium rich - good for milk!

@jeanneamato8278 3 года назад

As dandelions are some of the earliest flowers up the early bees desperately need them so don’t get rid of them.

@brettandrews6684 3 года назад

I send the bees to my neighbor's yards (dandelion fields) by pulling mine out. Lots of dandelions to go around.

@blaschito1 2 года назад

@@brettandrews6684 of course you are one of those who only thinks how tidy your shitty garden looks and think of your selfish needs; in summary why the world is going to shit. Human disgraceful race

@stevenheathman3942 2 года назад

@Blaschito, sounds like you’re one of those that instead of teaching you just rather insult. Maybe you’re the problem.

@brettandrews6684 2 года назад

@@blaschito1 considering your condescending hateful reply I agree with you, the world has already gone to shit and you're one of the reasons why.

@SoSeN88 3 месяца назад

Last season I weeded out all of the dandelions in my garden. Thanks to you I realized my mistake and this season I am leaving them be. I also used them in my salads. Learning alot thanks.

@maggietuttle1551 Год назад

It is SO inspiring, Dan (and Rebecca!) I am certainly interested in learning more about electroculture. It is my innerstanding that this practice eliminates the need for fertilizers and pesticides. Aloha to you both from the Big Island!

@lindalowe8341 4 года назад

My yard is full of them! Lol. One friend's husband said, " I like your flowers!" (Sarcastically) I said, "Thank you!" I just leave them alone. Bees is one reason, now I have more! Thank you!!

@fancysfolly554 4 года назад

They’re pretty. Why did the become a weed? They could just as easily be called a flower

@brycer985 4 года назад

My ex being Japanese would try new things. Before the flowers open fully up she would dip in batter with panko and deepfry them into something like a pakora. I read the flowers are high in lecithin.

@goodun6081 4 года назад

@@brycer985, dandelion leaves, plucked early *before* the plant flowers, make good salad greens. Pick them later, when they're flowering, and they'll taste bitter.

@brycer985 4 года назад

@@goodun6081 - Its such a beautiful plant that gets this stigma for being a weed. Its almost like its ethnically being discriminated against by the weedman and peoples overall ignorance of its benefits. I dont dare weed it out of my yard since its so sacred. Did you notice that bitters have a long history for thier medicinal benefits? James Sloane, a master herbalist from his website Medcapsules.com has excellent info on medicinal bitters.

@evelynharber6077 4 года назад

@@fancysfolly554 ANY plant that isn't where you want it or didn't plant it can be classified as a weed! I have had Sweet Jasmine creeper from a neighbours yard growing, all along the fence, that I regarded as a weed! It was taking over my garden from my next door neighbours!

@In.my.red.headdd 3 года назад

Every spring, my grandparents would have all of us pick dandelions to collect and give to them to take to the grocery store for the baker to make into ‘dandelion pie’. We thought this was so good, we did it every year. We never realized it was lemon pie!

@StefanSobkowiak 3 года назад

That’s so funny.

@sirepanfried8641 3 года назад

That is SO funny!

@oneiota878 3 года назад

HAHA!!! Grandparents are so smart.

@thomaswalker9635 3 года назад

After juicing some carrots I decided to try juicing just a few dandelion leaves into my juice. Amazingly it gave it a subtle chocolate flavor! Really weird outcome! Anyone else tried this?

@Marcel_Audubon 3 года назад

"Raising a group of dullards sure has it's benefits!" the grandparents enthused every year as they surveyed their weed free lawn

@MrKaypet Год назад

This is an interesting perspective on dandelions on a typical lawn with the conditions you described. It explains a lot why my ex husband's lawn's had dandelions spring up and flowers could be seen scattered over the lawn at times if not mowed timely, but never turning into the flat her leafed excess invasions. He only mowed his lawn rarely fighting them. Since having joint problems I couldn't get out to fight them and feared the dandelions would really get bad, but they have actually settled down, guess having time to do their job. In addition ex husband does my lawns now, frequency is enough, but not until there is some obvious growth like his lawns.

@jerseyweb Год назад

Thanks for taking time to explain this. Great video! Dandelions around the world and I thank you!

@santallum 4 года назад

Leave them alone in spring .. they are often the only source of nectar for bees

@seedubyu 4 года назад

Yeah I have loads of Dandelions front and back of my little home, its great to sit out side when the sun is shining and relax and be a part of the bees buzzing about and doing their work. Its great, they are such great little creatures doing their labour.

@jillhumphrys8073 4 года назад

It sounds weird but if you eat a dandelion flower, you'll be surprised at how sweet it is.

@santallum 4 года назад

@@jillhumphrys8073 compared to the stems !

@blackrabbit212 4 года назад

Where I live, the bees will only go to the dandelions if there is nothing else. I don't know if that says something about the quality of my dandelions!

@gidge13 4 года назад

@Jay L #1 are you sure you put this comment on the right video and... #2 do you even know what clickbait is? ..hmmm...

@annythehumanitarian3483 3 года назад

RU-vid algorithm has blessed me with this video, along with a documentary on a guy that took pictures of mushrooms. My eyes have been opened! Thank you for this video and I'm grateful for my dandelions!

@StefanSobkowiak 3 года назад

Wonderful eye opener.

@fastsales596 3 года назад

Search the pond guys shaq

@mikedavis979 3 года назад

I saw that mushroom photographer doc too! Great video! Glad it connected me to other great natural history videos, like this one. Thanks Permaculture Orchard guy!

@mikedavis979 3 года назад

The book "The Kingdom of Fungi" by Jens Petersen has wonderful photographs, perhaps some taken by same guy in that documentary? Its a beautiful coffee table book, and affordable too. Just FYI.

@BoomShard17 3 года назад

Do you know the name of the mushroom documentary?

@TonyOlivieri-hu2iv 2 месяца назад

Stefan, thank you for taking your time to educate us!!! You are appreciated!!!!

@StefanSobkowiak 2 месяца назад

I appreciate that!, thanks for watching.

@joshuajackson6442 Год назад

Finally, someone tell letting people know how good dandelions are and not just for eating but what they do for your soil in your other plants. Thank you

@DavidStirm 3 года назад

"if you care leave it there" words to live by.

@rich-ard-style6996 4 года назад

So important for the first bee feedings!!! in Spring. Watch out people, Wildflowers are no weeds!

@seanwatts8342 4 года назад

Yes, they're weeds. Weeds are plants in an undesired location.

@dlesher3101 4 года назад

@@seanwatts8342 , they are very tasty and make a great wine.

@bananapeaches6370 4 года назад

I agree! I actually like any kinds of wild flowers :)

@bananapeaches6370 4 года назад

E I not that they haven’t discovered the use of.... that’s probably been known for hundreds of years.... it’s jus5 that the big pharma can’t make money when people begin healing themselves en masse

@bananapeaches6370 4 года назад

Or when they realise that too many people are using natural things...they bring out their own... I mean come on...turmeric tablets? Just eat the dang turmeric! Put it in a smoothie but with black pepper because that will help you absorb the goodness apparently. I’m not an expert but a lot of things I read about eating and healing naturally it makes more sense..... anything you take that is prescribed will always have side effects..... not so good ones often. .... back to nature..... before she quits helping us

@brandimarie996 3 месяца назад

I’m really excited that I found this video. I recently received a stereo microscope for my classroom with prepared slides of plant parts and insects. Two of those slides include a honeybee leg and a dandelion seed. I completely nerded out because I love teaching how important bees are to our environment. Dandelions are a main source of food in early spring when both bees and dandelions start to emerge after winter. Since the dandelion is one of the first flowers to bloom, native bees rely on their pollen far protein and nectar for sugar. These flowers are resilient for good reason.

@StefanSobkowiak 2 месяца назад

Wow, now ask the kids to get thinks for the microscope, it will open a whole new world for them

@kiwisailor8365 Год назад

Hi Stefan , thanks for a wonderful insight into the beautiful Dandelion, I not so long ago had a front lawn covered with Dandelion, a thick cover, the flowers would close up in the evening turning the lawn green and reopen in the early morning and displaying their colour, all within 10 minutes, amazingly beautiful. I had planned to get a time laps video of it, Until I arrived home one day and my family had CUT my front lawn for me...🙈. I still seem to laugh, some people cannot see the simple beauty. Thanks for sharing. 🙏

@michaelfoos9395 3 года назад

As a beekeeper, I love dandelions. They're one of the first sources of nectar and pollen in early spring. The bees go nuts when dandelions are flowering. Now, if I could just convince my wife...

@mandycote5662 3 года назад

You got me convinced and I am not a wife 😎- yet 🙂

@christinachristina8271 3 года назад

Funny they do go nuts don’t they.

@stevem815 3 года назад

@@mandycote5662 that's why you were convinced so easily. But don't worry, once you're married you'll be immune to persuasion.

@wemuk5170 3 года назад

@@stevem815 😃😄😁😆😅😂🤣

@mandycote5662 3 года назад

A godly wife reverences her husband💕 And he sooo loves her 💎

@Paul-iv9mt 3 года назад

Can't remember who said it, but someone once said that " weeds are just flowers in the wrong place". I admire dandelions and always let them flower. Might start eating them as well.

@destinicoach888 3 года назад

Weeds are in the RIGHT place. They pop up where you live and tell you what is wrong with your health. They are there to heal you, if you care to listen and observe.

@michaelcesar800 3 года назад

the flowers are incredibly sweet , never thought that until I gave up sugar

@XtremeSuperJason 2 года назад

They are great trail food. Their flavor changes depending on where they're growing. Also an excellent source of Vitamin D

@hiltrudjones9480 2 года назад

I learned as a child that 'someone's weed might be somebody else's flower', and I always lived by that. Nothing on this earth is without purpose.

@lisacolbert5987 2 года назад

They’re a good liver herb as well , I think . I mean as a liver “cleanser” . Ok , just checked , and yes , excellent for a liver detoxifying medicine . Tincture , tea , etc. . Also for a “fatty liver” . Yup .

@ScanMan79 Год назад

We love the dandelions! Very beneficial and also a great food source for the bugs and us humans to! (As long as you're not dumping a bunch of chemicals on your yard of course!) We can't get enough of them in our yard, more the merrier! Thanks for the informative video, hopefully it will change peoples prospective a bit.

@obsidianagent Год назад

Only stumbled now over this video, because we'll hopefully have a little garden patch soon, and I want it to be as natural and still nice as possible. Thanks for the tips about the dandelions! I will certainly keep an eye on what kind of plant will try to settle into the garden naturally AND check their grpowth form! Wonderful information to have!

@lmrharper3586 4 года назад

I love dandelions , Our city lets them multiply in our parks for the Bumble bees. Makes me happy.

@tigq1430 3 года назад

My yard does not get cut till all the bees have eaten, birds are done pickin' Some say "cut your yard" I say thanks, but mother nature tells me when to cut💜 my yard is covered in wild flowers!🌼🌾🍀

@matildamarmaduke1096 3 года назад

I hear that too

@smiths4jmj 3 года назад

mine too! I also don't have any chemicals sprayed on it

@stupidhandles 3 года назад

Pasture used to be wild flowers, cows grazing would eat a wide variety of wild flowers and plants and fungi, which is why cream and butter used to be so much better than the bland grass fed stuff that we get nowadays

@vrijbuiterspartei2715 3 года назад

So is mine 🌸🌺🏵️

@anotherswan 3 года назад

We do 'no mow May' and leave our lawn for wildlife. We're not members of the striped lawn brigade either. Our garden style is more rustic

@dsantamaria713 Год назад

Thanks for the tips! They are also very good to eat! ♥️ I personally love these little flowers! Yes, they do bring in the insects that are beneficial, bring color to the grounds, and obviously so much more... ♥️♥️

@judylee1860 Год назад

I love them. I harvest their flowers for tea, dehydrate their greens for soups, use their raw greens in salads and their roots and good as an alternative to coffee. And, even better, already early honey bees are using them to nourish their awakening hives. What I didn’t know was all these other things about them and today while I harvested them I actually wondered why some have greens laying flat out (mostly in bare spots) while others (in the taller grassy wetlands) have greens sticking up. Now I know. Thanks!

@shutterwi 3 года назад

My Dad and I shared the biological indicator that told us our favorite saltwater fish would be running and it was TIME to fish. This started when I was 10 and continues for me every year when I see my first Dandelion of the season. My dad passed in 1999 but the memory has never lost me. Each spring I have a moment of sadness and joy.

@elisewood5050 3 года назад

That’s a beautiful story ❤️ My dad passed in ‘99 as well. He taught me more about questioning authority than biology, but he did take me out in nature often. Thanks for the fishing tip!

@Sabbathissaturday 3 года назад

Aw love that story as a gardener and fisherwoman.

@33flutterbykisses 2 года назад

💝

@mailboxxy 2 года назад

May I ask which fish? Also what would you say to someone interested in fishing but don't know where to start? I've never had a male figure in my life teach me basic things such as fishing, mechanics, or scavenging. I am learning some things on RU-vid.

@57Jimmy 2 года назад

The same rings true with my mom who passed in 98. For me, its buttercups🕊💕🕊

@monifrohlich 3 года назад

I still don't know why people don't like dandelions... I was brought up to pick them for dandelion honey, to give it to rabbits and to weave a wreath or a crown whatever you wanna call it and to enjoy blowing it in the air. I love them

@thetimeisninefifteen 3 года назад

How do you make dandelion honey?

@daArt708 3 года назад

@@thetimeisninefifteen you tube has tons of videos to show you💞

@kidwolf0015 3 года назад

I'd love them too.... if they were a thing in Florida. As for even attempting to bring them in, it would not only be irresponsible but also incredibly inefficient. The very, very few cases of true dandelions that were reported were supposedly in TERRIBLE condition. I have to research and study the false dandelion species growing here instead. On the brightside, they're just as useful and edible.

@peterbelanger4094 3 года назад

Because they are ugly and take over lawns and make the lawn look ugly. It's more of a pro-grass position than an anti-dandelion. Grass needs humans to defend against dandelion invasions. I'm on the side of grass.

@agnessmythe3521 3 года назад

@@peterbelanger4094 You need to be on the side of nature.

@MargaritaHernandez-hs6ry Год назад

Thank you for this video. It has definitely changed the way I see them in my yard.

@Halfcrowindian Год назад

I knew of the 1st bloom for pollinators & the food benefits & you just gave a wonderful source of Intel never known! Thanks for sharing!!😊💞

@adaclemons5305 3 года назад

I just purchased 12,000 Dandelions seed to plant in my back yard. Our sulcate tortoise loves them!

@nancyselzer628 3 года назад

That's the most idiotic thing I've ever heard.

@blauer2551 3 года назад

You had to buy them! They’re free every where

@jackfrostyb.b.685 3 года назад

I hope those are fancy Dandelions

@joykelly440 3 года назад

I love this comment! So funny

@shanescatsandcannabisfarm2965 3 года назад

Your neighbors are gona hate you 😆

@WhyamIstillwatchingyoutube 3 года назад

The fact that the nutrition in them is higher than any plant bought in a store should be enough to love them. Flowers and leaves are edible also great tea.

@hiltrudjones9480 3 года назад

Also detoxifying, supporting the hemopoietic system, and a mild diuretic.

@dorotamaty888 3 года назад

Root is edible too.

@bethkrager6529 3 года назад

Foxglove will stop your heart. Do not eat flowers if you do not know exactly what you're eating.

@claudiajones356 3 года назад

I just started eating them last year and I love them ,their not cheap in the grocery store

@jondoe292 2 года назад

@@bethkrager6529 So many more toxic or toxic under certain conditions plants out there , has me worried for all the new do it your self gardners.

@Bliplips Год назад

Thanks for this info mate , I don’t think I stopped learning throughout this whole vlog.❤

@HattieGhost Год назад

Bravo!!! Excellent video. I leave the dandelions on my lawn and I am sure some neighbours think I am crazy but I keep telling them I leave them for the bees. I had no idea they helped the soil as well. Very educational!! Thank you for this!!!!

@m.scottyoung9650 4 года назад

My neighbors: your yard is full of dandelions Me: but isnt it beautiful?

@StefanSobkowiak 4 года назад

Amazing how two people can have such different views about a plant. I guess it’s what makes us human.

@urmommabear5monthsago 3 года назад

Me: I know look at all that free food

@PutoMedicoBrujo 3 года назад

@@urmommabear5monthsago well since it can be used to meake salads, wine, te/coffee, and sweets yeah

@urmommabear5monthsago 3 года назад

@@PutoMedicoBrujo I know and it’s soooo good😍

@donnya205 3 года назад

Thank you for the formation. My yard has them. My neighbors have none. I dont like using chemicals on the lawn as when i cut the lawn it kicks up a lot of dust. The last thing i want to do is breath in the chemical and lawn fertilizers.

@snowyrain5730 3 года назад

An important thing to note: every spring when the dandelions first come up and you feel the urge to mow your lawn - DON'T. Dandelions are the first source of food for honey bees and without bees we have no food. So wait until that first bump of dandelions are done blooming, and then mow your lawn.

@Nefertitidancer 3 года назад

I understand, but they are so invasive. One dandelion can have up to a 120 seeds when it spews. Do the math. After a few years, you have mass take over of them. I know they are food, but so many of us love a pristine, green lawn. I may have to reconsider and just realize I am growing dandelions and forget the grass.

@melindasmith3713 3 года назад

@@Nefertitidancer I find them pretty , I left some in circle groups last year and mowed around them . Looked so nice !

@Ljblossom 3 года назад

Try this: www.gardenmyths.com/dandelions-important-bees/

@ejohnson3131 3 года назад

Stop telling people what to do with their yards! Nobody wants to let dandelions go to seed. There are so many alternatives for bees. Trust me, they can’t keep up with everything else that’s in bloom in my yard at the same time.

@wrawrer 3 года назад

@@ejohnson3131 if the seeds are germinating in your yard, you are not doing it right and you have weak grass fu.

@allisonryder4781 Год назад

Love them! Just harvested some to make a liver tonic! Thanks for the info, I didn’t realize about compaction, calcium and acidity. Thanks for this!

@Amywazwaz06 Год назад

This is a brilliant way to explain something incredibly interesting and complicated. Wow. New subscriber. Thank you.

@tandrew7175 4 года назад

1:42 - compacted soil 3:05 - soil lacks calcium 5:58 - acidic soil 6:22 - too much shade

@Rey-Nolds 4 года назад

You listen, so will I. Not in a hurry today, and I respect the teacher.

@gaylesmith1752 4 года назад

Thanks for the reference!!

@danno1800 4 года назад

Thank you very much!

@growmegarden 3 года назад

love it when people do this. thanks! 🤩

@saritalama13 3 года назад

Also good for your liver,digestive system when you eat the leaves. Dried flower as a tea and roots as a coffee substitute

@singleman1986 4 года назад

All well said. Dandelion is a gardener's friend instead of the enemy. AND, the entire plant is not only edible, but very healthy. Ignorance is expensive. JMHO.~Eli.

@josiahtheblacksmith467 4 года назад

Helpful for bees too

@kidwolf0015 3 года назад

Err.. please *don't* eat the milky-latex filled stems.. There's quite a bit that can go wrong there. Other than that, yes, dandelions are an amazing free food source.

@singleman1986 3 года назад

@@kidwolf0015 .....Well said and thx for the clarifications. By the time Dandelions get to the point of flowering they are too old and bitter to use for ANYTHING but the flowers and roots. God Bless....~Eli.

@amandachamberlain3169 3 года назад

@@singleman1986 cooking them in a dish that has oil or fat takes alot of the bitterness out, they're really quite palatable even after flowering this way. Add a hint of some type of sweetener and some other greens and/or traditional vegetables, I like making something of a stew with them.

@daleenalberts5829 Год назад

Thank you for the info. We have a lot of them and they never bother us because we like them. 🌻🌻

@colleenmckinnon2421 Месяц назад

I love this way of looking at things. Can't wait until the dandelions come up this year and I can look at them through a whole new lens. Thanks!!

@FRAGIORGIO1 3 года назад

As small children in Midland, Pennsylvania during WW II, my mother sent my brother and me to gather dandelion leaves for salad ! I love my dandelions. Thanks, Stefan !

@nicholasneyhart396 3 года назад

We still do that out in the east of the state. Similar to spinach but slightly sweater. Hope you are well.

@FRAGIORGIO1 3 года назад

@@nicholasneyhart396 -- Quite well, thanks, at 84 near San Antonio, Texas, after a life of bounding around in California, Massachussetts, Eritrea, Italy, Nicaragua, California again, and now Texas. Best to you !

@Tinyteacher1111 3 года назад

I bet you are very regular! Lol!

@FRAGIORGIO1 3 года назад

@@Tinyteacher1111 -- I'm a regular guy.

@davidd34 2 года назад

I wonder if they grow in Midland, TX?

@grizeldaxxx4568 3 года назад

Chemical co. dislike this video and get their "friends" to click the button ...but WE KNOW MOTHER NATURE HAS ALL THE ANSWERS ..thanks for this video!!! xxxx

@redditisfullofbots8618 Год назад

Thanks for this video. I am doing a project for a bio college class and one of my resources has dandelions listed as invasive species. It's a little shocking to have educational authorities give such a negative label to a wildly useful and beneficial plant. I am thankful to find your knowledge on these guys.

@StefanSobkowiak Год назад

Then it’s your responsibility to nudge the foolishness out of such curriculum. Be bold and of good courage.

@mitchconnerandsometimesjlotoo Год назад

They're not , They are a bit vigorous but they benefit wildlife. Humans need to leave nature alone.

@gregbrown4654 Год назад

Great video. Very interesting and comprehensive. I am a retired sheep rancher and spent 11 years running the county weed management program. I always told people that there were real weed problems to be concerned about. Dandelion was not one of them.

@StefanSobkowiak Год назад

Sheep can thrive on what many consider weeds

@jarniwoop 3 года назад

Dandelions are fascinating. The flowers initially bloom close to the ground, but as they mature and get ready to go to seed the flower heads shoot up six inches or more into the air . This is to facilitate their mature seeds getting airborne. An amazing adaptation.

@tsunamis82 3 года назад

If you cut your lawn on a regular basis, the dandelion will flower close to the ground. Our school used to do a study on dandelions for biology. We have several on our property and don’t use sprays. I use black plastic weighted down to kill weeds such as dock and plantain.

@theview7169 3 года назад

Not "adaptation" - CREATION! Amazing creation of God!

@washingtonroad6738 3 года назад

@@tsunamis82 plantain is good for stings and inflammation.

@geraldnelson2234 3 года назад

@@tsunamis82 Just always REMEMBER:ALL THREE HAVE HOME REMEDY USES WHEN THERE IS NO DOCTOR/HOSPITAL CLODE BY......IJS.

@ladydragon7777 4 года назад

Most Americans do not know how much edible free food is in their yards.

@danisaperez6295 4 года назад

Dandelion is surprisingly delicious.

@ladyboywonder9139 4 года назад

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF EINSTEIN/ BRAT

@tonyasullivan7130 4 года назад

Amen!!!

@EagleArrow 4 года назад

Dandelion tea

@70sfred1 4 года назад

I believe that unless you have family who are recent immigrants. My grandparents were Greek and they and myn great-grandmother would pick "horta" also known as greens from the yard, so yes there is free food all around us!

@408Magenta 11 месяцев назад

After a long winter, on a patch of soil near a house on a southern exposure, a glorious beautiful yellow flower with just gorgeous leaves. My favourite.

@Blaowzir Год назад

thank you so much for putting this info out there.

@hezelgee6012 4 года назад

I love them! How can anyone dislike their sunny little golden faces? Treasure indeed! 😘

@MtnTow 4 года назад

I have a feeling that line will follow me through the bush for a long time. Lol

@abcvzz 4 года назад

@Hez eLgee we allways ate dandelion leaves instead of lettuce and its delicious,also you can help someone who suffer with liver problems,its very useful plant but people hate it probably becasue they dont know what it is,here is some of the benefits www.anniesremedy.com/taraxacum-officinale-dandelion-root.php?gc=92&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpPHoBRC3ARIsALfx-_LazyDRzs59ZYR1hOnzj4kye-S11EFGsvgeKpSX4EvdMfJK5Z9WXsQaAk0NEALw_wcB

@hezelgee6012 4 года назад

abcvzz Thank you for the helpful information! 😊

@hezelgee6012 4 года назад

MtnTow Really?

@leecraven4977 4 года назад

@@abcvzz I love dandelions.I have been eating them for years.I started eating and drinking them when I went camping.I did not know any of the benifits,thank you for letting me know.

@rosstemple7617 4 года назад

Dandelion greens are edible. Pick them before the flower buds show up. You can eat them on salads, steamed or poached. Great info. I’m getting more respect for weeds and the story they can tell. God is awesome how he designed everything to work. Instead of working with nature we destroy it. We all need to learn to direct it and be humble enough to be directed.

@karenberry7143 4 года назад

I know that you can make dandelion wine from the blossoms as had some. Maybe because it hadn't had much time to age was the reason it seemed a bit too tart/bitter to me.

@rosstemple7617 4 года назад

Karen Berry that sounds gross. Yeah the reason you eat them before the flowers show up because they get really bitter after.

@rosstemple7617 4 года назад

Duke Norfolk I seem to think that every animal has a purpose to make our lives easier. Kinda like training crows to pickup cigarette butts. They bring them to a dispensary and a piece of dog food pops out. You only have to train a couple and the rest learn from them.

@kelhawk1 4 года назад

The best part is the flower.

@mimi27513 4 года назад

Ross Temple I’m going to find out more about that. I’d love to know more.

@glennso47 Год назад

A few years ago we had dry weather and the only thing that was growing were dandelions in my yard. I didn’t have the heart to kill them since they were the only thing that was growing in my dry lawn. Also one day in December I saw a dandelion growing next to my front porch steps. 🫢 I’d never seen that before. They must be hardy little rascals.

@gooby8953 Год назад

yummy too

@Draggonny Год назад

They really are. My block paving and garden wall are clearly lacking calcium and on impacted soil. 😆 I also get pansies, stawberries and tomatoes growing in my paving cracks. I get a lot of pigeons on my roof so my whole garden gets fertilised for free regularly.

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@bobsacamano1274 Год назад

That was fun-and informative. Well done sir!

@ogreunderbridge5204 Год назад

This is good learning. Keep them coming.

@mamaboocee 4 года назад

I wish everyone would look at the world like this!

@lorimangold2890 3 года назад

There is No such thing as a weed, if you look up most plants that have been deemed a "Weed", you will find they have vitamins, and Medicinal value

@mamaboocee 3 года назад

@@lorimangold2890 yes to that!! I get so mad when I see chemical weed killers being sold! AND insecticides for that matter!There is no such thing as a nice, weed-free lawn in REAL nature! So, i just let my "lawn" go wild. Last summer I found ants tending their little farm colony of aphids on a so called "weed". They raise and nurture the aphids for a sweet substance they produce. It was amazing to see. Every weed in my backyard has nutritional and/or medicinal value. Bonus thought: I was amazed that a fancy restaurant charged about 20 bucks for a "dandelion salad". I can pick them ANYWHERE for free! Lol! And prickly lettuce (leaves almost look like dandelion leaves) have the pain killing properties that rival pharmaceuticals. Just have to know how to identify and prepare!

@terryhosac5557 3 года назад

Respect nature and she will take care of you

@MrTimjwilson 4 года назад

If nobody said already, a cup of dandelion root tea a day keeps the cancer away.

@lazyh-online4839 4 года назад

@assassinlexx haha, that's a ridiculous joke!

@MissMolly3377 3 года назад

@assassinlexx Oh, C'mon, we all know that alcohol, in any form, tastes like shit.

@tavrosnitram1529 3 года назад

@@MissMolly3377 idk about that, I've tried a hell allot of alcohol, there are some that are terrible and some that are good Three of my favorites are Kraken (Rum), Patron (Tequila) and Grey Goose (Vodka)

@applepie5171 3 года назад

The exact comment I was looking for. 👍😁

@karanmcclafferty7019 2 дня назад

I will definitely share this video. I learned so much about the benefits of the dandelions and I agree with you and I have always been a fan of this plant. I have so many in my little flower garden that I need to take them out. Like my forget-me-not flowers I think they know they are safe from the lawn more. I will eat the leaves and dry the roots so that will help my conscience. I stumbled across you rather by accident and have now subscribed. Thank you. Keep educating us. Karan😊

@xochitlgonzalez2941 11 месяцев назад

It's been three years since you made this video and I just learned more about dandelions

@lushspirit3352 3 года назад

No idea where all the fuss about destroying dandelions came from. They're one of the most magical flowers from my childhood. I used to blow on the seeds and make wishes.

@MsDormy 3 года назад

We used to call the seed heads 'clocks' and count the hours by the amount of breaths it takes to blow the all the seeds away.

@lushspirit3352 3 года назад

@@MsDormy Very interesting, I have never heard of that before. Thank you so much for sharing it's interesting learning different traditions or folklore or not sure what to call the little things we do that are just for fun. :)

@heenashah408 3 года назад

Sometimes it's yr neighbors who dislikes dandelions in yr yard. They say ...these flowers will spread themselves to their yards on windy days or by flower eating animals so you have no choices but to spray stuff on them and kill them. This was my experience

@paulk5311 3 года назад

@@heenashah408 my neighbor is one of the very few on our street that is particular about growing grass for a lawn. most just let things be and cut whatever comes up. neighbor does not bug me about dandelions in my yard because he has people come out and spray his yard a few times a year which kills everything in it but grass. last year some on my comfrey made its way into his yard but they quickly eliminated it with spray. he told me once he does not know much about gardening but knows how to grow grass. grass is about the most useless plant you can have if you are not a cow or other herbivore. all those so called weeds many try so hard to eradicate are actually beneficial for food and medicine. plants like dandelion nettle plantain etc have been used for many years as medicine.

@bernardedwards8461 3 года назад

we don't have to cultivate them, however hard we try to eradicate them there will always be plenty around. It is not necessary to use poisons to get rid of them.

@jwdeeming 3 года назад

I remember the day 50-odd years ago my Dad showed me how to make a whistle out of a dandelion stem. Now I'm a beekeeper and the first dandelion is a sign things are about to pop!

@eswaribalan164 3 года назад

@@lesliehenderson7866 no

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@Harriemes 3 года назад

Humans should not 'keep' non-human animals.

@GoddDamn Год назад

I really never looked at dandelions as weeds, but I never knew the benefits and signals they provide. Wow this was a really interesting video.

@gailoreilly1516 8 дней назад

I just found your video. This year, my garden almost looked like the picture of your path that was solid yellow. My tomatoes last year had blossom end rot...lack of calcium. The ground was hard as a rock...compaction. I have pine needles all over the place..too acidic. The only thing it gets is full sun. WOW. I just had it tilled and all of those dandelions are now going to decompose in the soil which will increase the calcium level. I will make sure to remove as many pine needles as possible. He tilled very deep so I have a chance to keep the soil from compacting. This is the third year for this garden. Even though your video is 4 years old, it sure is going to make a difference to me. Thank you!

@recordsrecords1019 4 года назад

let's get rid of all "green concretes", which are our manicured lawns. It is time to have natural plants around our houses so we can save some bees and other needed insects

@bernardedwards8461 3 года назад

You can get packets of flower meadow seeds in England which enable you to turn your lawn into a wild flower meadow if that's what you want. Such meadows are seldom seen in the wild nowadays, its all monoculture rye grass to feed livestock. Flower meadows attract insects, insects attract birds, so flowers are the foundation of a healthy but less profitable countryside.

@jeeves744 3 года назад

You understand bees are invasive species, right?

@bernardedwards8461 3 года назад

@@jeeves744 No, wrong, at least in England. The bee which is causing problems in the Americas is a hybrid between the African bee, which is very aggressive, and a native American bee. One of our native bumble bees was imported to NZ about 150 years ago, where it is doing well without causing problems. Meanwhile the species has become extinct in England, so there are plans afoot to bring some back from NZ to restart colonies here. NZ has been a sort of Noah's Ark for it.

@jeeves744 3 года назад

@@bernardedwards8461 honey bees in america are not native. They were brought over from Europe. So all the " we need to save the honey bees in america or all plants die!" is complete BS. There are plenty of other native pollinators that have been effected by the introduction of honey bees. Also dandelions are also invasive and brought over from Europe.

@bernardedwards8461 3 года назад

@@jeeves744 There were already honey bees in America, though I don't doubt some have been imported from UK, but they don't cause any problems. There is an international trade in honey bees. Australian bees are much in demand because they don't suffer from diseases which are decimating other varieties. I bet some have been imported into USA. The trade doesn't go the other way though, because Australia has very strict laws about importing non-native species of animals and plants. I can well believe your dandelions came rom Europe, though the seeds might have been blown across the Atlantic. We have your fireweed over here.

@drewpederson2039 3 года назад

During the depression, my grandma said they use to deep fry the flower as they always had a lot of flour and lard.

@natasamladenovic1765 3 года назад

Here in Europe, the leaves are eaten as a salad and the flowers are dried as tea

@carmenk4018 3 года назад

I have fried dandelions before, they're good!

@marystratos7204 3 года назад

@@carmenk4018 +

@safiafraga 3 года назад

@@carmenk4018 How do you fry them? Only the flowers?

@ewoodiemathis6309 3 года назад

Is there a way to grow dandelion? I really do like them and want to use them for food, medicine and tea and I am not up to foraging at 78 yrs old (ewoodie69@gmail.com)