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myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 11 out of 1,673 in gardening 4 years ago

The most abundant weed at least in Minnesota is the dandelion. Well being bored today I went outside with my camera. Of the many shots I took was this one. It is a dandelion that has gone to seed. An ugly weed but yet such a beautiful photo I think. Just wanted to share this was all.
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GardenGerty (35296) response was accepted on 6/13/2008.
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1. myLot reputation of 74/100. bdugas (2792)   ranked 365 out of 1,673 in gardening   4 years ago

I remember as a small child blowing on the white puff and watching it fly away, and my grandmother used to dig the plant up and cook it with some meat and make dandelion greens, they was sure good, I think the meat was ham hocks, or joal bacon, and the flower parts she would wash real good and roll them in flour and fry them, they tasted like a mushroom. We have dandelions in our yard and I was telling my hubby about how she used to cook them and as he is from Louisiana he thought I was making a joke. I sure would like to have some she cooked if she was here, but I will never for get that field full of the while puffs that was fun blowing on.


myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 11 out of 1,673 in gardening  4 years ago

My gandsons do that blowing the snowball off the stem.
I remember rubbing the yellow flower on peoples arms
and nose when they'd smell them as well leaving a yellow mark. I had heard of people cooking them and also making wine from them but I have not tried either.
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2. myLot reputation of 94/100. ljegbers (5726)   4 years ago

I agree that the dandelion is a pesky weed. In earlier times, or so I'm told, that the dandelion was grown for dandelion wine. Never tasted it, but that's what my father-in-law said his grandparents always did.


myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 11 out of 1,673 in gardening  4 years ago

Yes very pesky but this shot
makesit looks not so bad I feel.


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3. myLot reputation of 97/100. Polly1 (9354)   ranked 72 out of 1,673 in gardening   4 years ago

I think a big field full of dandelions in early spring is beautiful. Its so pretty to see all the bright green and the bright pretty yellow flowers. Notice I said in a field, I don't want them in my yard, they have a way of spreading and taking over.


myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 11 out of 1,673 in gardening  4 years ago

Yes it is a very nice sight.
But as you said, NOT IN MY YARD!
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4. myLot reputation of 99/100. sherrir101 (2918)   ranked 329 out of 1,673 in gardening   4 years ago

I love dandilions. I love them when they are yellow and the yards are full of them. I think they are pretty. I tease my neighbor when he complains about them. I tell him that they are God's flowers because He puts them where he wants them.


myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 11 out of 1,673 in gardening  4 years ago

They come up wherever the wind blows their seeds. And I also try my best to keep them from my lush green lawn.

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5. myLot reputation of 91/100. lishiwei (1245)   ranked 275 out of 1,673 in gardening   4 years ago

Yes,if we look at the this in diffirent way maybe we will find something great.It's also like that in our life,isn't it?

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6. myLot reputation of 99/100. GardenGerty (35296)   ranked 1 out of 1,673 in gardening   4 years ago

I noticed the abundance when I was there visiting. I decided that Minnesota was environmentally friendly for not poisoning the environment to kill those little yellow flowers. My granddaughter calls them "Yellow Lions". I had considered a discussion about them, and may still do one.


myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 11 out of 1,673 in gardening  4 years ago

Yes the midwest has tons of these weeds all over
the fields and yards. But nice at times to see.
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myLot reputation of 99/100. GardenGerty (35296)   ranked 1 out of 1,673 in gardening  4 years ago

Thanks for the BR's tonight.

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7. myLot reputation of 95/100. nicolec (1647)   ranked 337 out of 1,673 in gardening   4 years ago

I work in a garden store. What I tell people is simple. A weed is a plant you don't want. I just moved into a new house where the previous owners planted chives. It's spread and I hate it. To me it's nothing more then a weed. I think a field of bright yellow dandelions is beautiful.

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8. myLot reputation of 97/100. tyc415 (4490)   ranked 258 out of 1,673 in gardening   4 years ago

I think dandelions are so pretty. Even grown I still like to blow on them and watch them float around. I think it is so pretty that I even put a real pretty background of this very thing on my myspace this week. Thank you for the pretty picture.

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9. myLot reputation of 100/100. Sherry12 (1972)   ranked 101 out of 1,673 in gardening   4 years ago

That is a very good photo. I have often wondered why we don't want dandelions in our yards. They are kind of pretty I think.

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10. myLot reputation of 97/100. dragon54u (15681)   ranked 2 out of 1,673 in gardening   4 years ago

I ADORE dandelions!!

After almost 30 years in the southwest, missing all the flowers and wildlife from the midwest, I'm so happy to see dandelions and other "weeds" that I'm just ecstatic about them. Everything that grows in my yard is nourished and encouraged. I don't mow the dandelions if I can help it and when they go to seed, I pick them and wish on them as I blow the seed into the breeze. Breezes!!! We never had them in Arizona, the air is so still and hot.

Dandelions are NOT ugly. Go live in the desert for a few years and you'll come back a changed and more appreciative person. happy


myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 11 out of 1,673 in gardening  4 years ago

They are ugly when in a yard of lush green grass. In a field or a lawn that's not maintained they are beautiful is all. This is how a homeowner that takes very good care of their lawn here in Minnesota looks at them. I like them fine as long as there are not too many in my yard.

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