It's not new — during the Great Depression, many Australians supplemented food from the markets with rabbits, dandelions and foraged fruit. It's important to be respectful in where and how you harvest — and be mindful of the safety of the produce. Avoid foraging near busy...
I was out with both kids, and Lily wanted to go home while Anna wanted to keep picking dandelions. We were on our block, around the corner from our house. Lily and I talked about how she could go home: she would walk home (no street crossings needed and she knew where to go) and...
(藤) was turning green.Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions (蒲公英) appearing unexpectedly through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with small amounts of gold.I watched my mother casually bend down by one of the bushes.“I think I'm going...
The dandelion chemical composition focuses its energy on nurturing the kidney and liver. The most significant health benefit I discovered is dandelions act like a diuretic. Unlike, synthetic diuretics, that deplete the body of potassium which can cause other health issues, such as muscle weakness, ...
Folklore offers many “best days” for planting potatoes: Old-timers in New England planted their potato crops when they saw dandelions blooming in the open fields. The Pennsylvania Dutch considered St. Gertrude’s Day (March 17, akaSt. Patrick’s Day) to be their official potato-planting day...
I managed to get my first bed cleared of most of its weeds, concentrating on annoying deep rooting things like dandelions and creeping buttercup (of which there is more at the allotment than I first though, but nevermind, I will conquer it, I will!). All it really needs now is a prope...
Hello! How has your gardening week been? Mine has been mostly full of light and warmth, bar a few spectacularly … Continue reading→ Dandelions, Brussels sprouts and new potatoes May 7, 2023 Hello to you all and I hope you’ve had a great gardening week! I am feeling the panic rising...
Dandelions have long held a top spot in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as a remedy for digestive upset, inflammation, and kidney disease, boiling nicely into a healing tea. More recently, dandelion root has been a focus of study for its ability to improve liver and gallbladder function, ...
For promoting good fruit or flower production, look for a middle number that is higher than the first. Otherwise, your plants will be stimulated to put out lots of nice green foliage, likely at the expense of fruit or flower production. Instead, you want the energy and nutrition of the pl...
I managed to get my first bed cleared of most of its weeds, concentrating on annoying deep rooting things like dandelions and creeping buttercup (of which there is more at the allotment than I first though, but nevermind, I will conquer it, I will!). All it really needs now is a prope...