OT-Removing dandelions from my lawn

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>Hi Everyone:

>Any non-toxic suggestions for removing dandelions from my lawn?

>vsp

Ducks! My Pekins have wiped out our dandelions.

Heidi Jean

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OT-Removing dandelions from my lawn

Hi Everyone:

Any non-toxic suggestions for removing dandelions from my lawn?

vsp

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I, too, have wondered why people want to remove dandelions from a lawn when

they have such nutritive value. However, having tried digging dandelions for

free, I have found that the ones in the health food store definitely taste

better. Whether that's because my dandelions are too close to the road, or a

different variety, I don't know.

That said, , you might try taking a pot of boiling water and pouring

it on the hapless plants. They won't stand a chance ;-)

Nenah

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Salad.

T

At 10:50 AM 5/21/05, you wrote:

>Hi Everyone:

>Any non-toxic suggestions for removing dandelions from my lawn?

>vsp

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Salad, yes, chop 'em fine including stems, and cooked greens, yum...

chop and saute in garlic and onion and use in lasagna, scalloped

potatoes or souffle.

Dandelion flower soda... kefir whey or kefir soda, water. lemon and

sweetener (I usually use honey) covering flowers in a bucket. Cover

tightly and ferment for a day or two. Tastes like grapefruit soda..

just a hint of bitterness... great tonic.

Meg

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OK, now that everyone is done criticizing you for wanting what you

want... I hope... here is an actual suggestion that actually addresses

your actual question.

Use a manual tool and poke them out of your lawn. With a little

determination, you will be able to radically transorm the dandelion

profile of your lawn. A good friend of mine did it, poison-free.

Google for " dandelion tool. " You will find there is a plethora of

options. This one looks promising to me:

http://www.dlt100.com/

That's the site for the Dandelion Terminator (!). For $25, you get a

gadget that attaches to your cordless drill.

Good luck!

Vesna

> Hi Everyone:

> Any non-toxic suggestions for removing dandelions from my lawn?

> vsp

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> Any non-toxic suggestions for removing dandelions from my lawn?

> vsp

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You will gets lots of info on dandelions and organic lawn care if you

search using the terms in the link below.

Bruce

http://www.google.ca/search?num=100 & hl=en & q=Dandelions+organic+lawn

[Guest guest]

> > Hi :

> > I too like Dandelions, it is my neighbors who are heavily

objecting

> as the

> > seed is " wrecking " their lawns. vsp

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> geez, victoria, that's a tough one. they confronted you with that

> one, eh? i hope they were nice about it.

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what if you grew dandelions on purpose

> because dandelion wine was a family favorite, and maybe you even had

> a prize winning recipe? > laura

Sandor has a danelion wine recipe in Wild Fermentation. You can pick

the flowers when they are still yellow, save the petals in the freezer

until you have a quart of them. I'm doing this with calendula

flowers, just for the S & G of it all. we will see how it tastes!

Connie

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> I, too, have wondered why people want to remove dandelions from a lawn

> when

> they have such nutritive value. However, having tried digging

> dandelions for

> free, I have found that the ones in the health food store definitely

> taste

> better. Whether that's because my dandelions are too close to the

> road, or a

> different variety, I don't know.

>

> Nenah

Different variety. Commercial dandelions have been bred for bigger less

bitter leaves. They also don't have to compete with grass.