Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) might be the first plant you think of when you hear the word “weed.” Butdandelions didn't make our Noxious Weed Listbecause they don't cause negative impacts to our environment, agriculture, or human health. They are simply a nuisance when they pop up wher...
but also because of what's down there: love, chaos, strychnine, a gun, dangerous delusions, heroic dandelions, a cow, a snorkel mask through which grander truths are revealed [...] This book is perfect, just perfect. It's both lyrical and learned, personal and political, small and huge...
D) Dandelions are good examples of opportunists. Their seed heads raised just high enough above the ground to catch the wind, the plants are no bigger than they need be, their stems are hollow, and all the rigidity comes from their water content. Thus, a minimum investment has been made ...
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Most people believe that dandelions are weeds. They do not want them in their gardens. But some people think that dandelion flowers are pretty. And others think that dandelions taste good. They cook dandelion leaves or put them into a fresh salad. The leaves must be picked before the flowers...
Sometimes, turfgrasses can’t adequately compete with weeds and insect pests. Your lawn may be attacked by chickweed, ragweed, anddandelionsor overrun by moths, aphids, and maggots. Warding off weeds and pests with frequent applications of broad-spectrum herbicides and pesticides can harm your heal...
Dandelions reproduce without fertilization and basically clone themselves; altho they have the proper organs necessary for sexual reproduction, they do not use them.Intelligent Design completely fails to explain these vestigial organs on embryos, adults, and plants — which are obviously suboptimal. The...
Dandelions, in particular, are one such example. It may not seem like much, but letting things like dandelions grow in on your lawn is actually very beneficial to insects such as bees. CHECK IT OUT:Common NJ flowers that help repel mosquitoes ...
Dandelions Okay this one I know. We all know the most annoying beautiful flower in the world. Too bad they don't smell as wonderful as those trees. The flower makes our lawns look even better. We love blowing the seeds around. At the same time we want to spray them and kill them al...
He is blowing dandelions puffs and the stillness of summertime. He is my siblings’ laughter, running laps around the tide pools we’d wade in as children along the Jersey shore. He is the minty smell of my mother’s clothes and the bounce of woodchips underfoot at the playgroun...