Have you ever woke up one day looked out your window at your few day old carefully mowed lawn and seen an army of yellow flowers taking over? To most people dandelions are annoying weeds that need to be destroyed! I have to admit even I feel the crazy desire to kill every single one I see poking out of my could be, maybe one day, beautiful lawn. And since I haven't had the please of having a front yard till now, I find it even more appalling to have a pretty one.
So I got up this morning with a desire to eliminate those pesky golden orbs covering my newly rented front yard, and found myself on Pinterest looking up the best less environmentally harmful way. Because of course it has to be environmentally safe, and cheep too. Did you know you can kill most weeds with vinegar? Just put some in a spray bottle, and spray the heck out of the plants. Or as they say, thoroughly saturate the bastards. But just a warning though...they have to be plants that get full sun or the vinegar really doesn't do the job.
Here is a comparison for what happens when they are in full sun, and when they aren't:
Full Sun
Not Full Sun
But after I finished killing these ugly invasions in my way, I some how stumbled across a enlightened understanding of these weeds.
Apparently Dandelions Are Good For You!
Yes! You can eat them; they are edible, and nutritious! They have tons of vitamins and minerals, and they are a natural diuretic.
In fact people eat them in:
I ended up drying a bunch to make tea in the future. And when I mean a bunch I mean an hours worth of picking off my front yard! It was actually really relaxing to go flower picking, though I probably looked pretty odd to my neighbors.
I learned a trick. It's better to turn the buds on their faces because they start closing up as soon as you pick them.
It would also be a great activity to do with kids or on a picnic with a special love. Maybe make some flower crowns and get better acquainted with your inner child again.
I let you know how the tasting goes later, and if you want, you can let me know about your adventures with weed picking.... or killing...... in the comments below.
Tootles!
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