Thanks everyone for learning and commenting. Can you PLEASE SHARE this video with a couple of people or in your social network. IMAGINE the impact if just 1 person in your neighbourhood STOPS using HERBICIDES, on your, your pets and neighbors’ health. Thank you.
Stefan Sobkowiak I really wish I could get my husband to stop using weed and feed. I don’t mind dandelions. And the greens are great for you. My poor pups are being poisoned by that junk. I’m sending him this video. Thanks a bunch!
Theresa Romeo yes it is! And had I known how good for detox they were as a girl, I would’ve eaten so many, I’d have been the healthiest child in my neighborhood! Great in a salad!
How can you hate a plant that is 100% edible from flower to root? Dandelion wine, tea, salad, and the root is a coffee substitute. The jobs that you just taught me that it does... I love this plant even more.
who sprays their lawn :/ anyway. as i was young we had dandelions too, but besides my grandpa asking me to collect them as rabbit food, my parents themself did not know anything to do with them. it was until 40 years later as i discovered that dandelions are a awesome tea. it begged for the question why the older generations were not aware of it? or was it a regional misseducation?
@@chlorone when I was a kid all my neighbors, who were from Italy, ate dandelions. In the 60s and 70s all the young people talked about and sang about dandelion wine
The problem I have is they are so prolific that they crowd out everything else. I don’t hate them like some people, but I definitely make sure to reduce their numbers by extraction method. I use a bulb hole digging tool and that gets the entire tap root.
I love dandelions. The first plant in the spring that I eat is dandelion. I saute the blossoms, use the greens for steaming or salads, make soup with blossoms and greens, and dry the root for herbal tea. I also pull out some dandelions and throw them to the chickens. Did I mention that I also make dandelion syrup for pancakes and ice cream? So many things to do with dandelions.
I'd love to see a huge field of dandelions. I ate the leaves as a child when mom would cook them ,never knew that so much of them could be fixed other ways
I love dandelions because they're just flowers that plant themselves everywhere, turning what would be a lifeless piece of land in the middle of a highway intersection (just as an example) into a beautiful little garden
Yes Dandelion wine is so yummy. My mum cooked them and ate them Us kids ran around like bandits collecting the tasty morsals for her. By the way my brothers caught frogs for mom. She liked frogs legs fried.
@@africkinamerican Ever have a picnic on top of dandelions? They are slimy garbage. Dandelions are ivasive weeds that don't belong in North America. F*ck dandelions!
That is so sweet. Isn't it special how precious associations can change how we feel about things entirely? I never used to like tulips until my boyfriend gifted them to me a decade agi and ever since I just love them and feel happy whenever I see them.
When I was around the age of 5 I picked as big of a bouquet as I could carry and gave it to my mother. But I got a scolding since the dandelions had stained my shirt XD
I wish they would start teaching these ecological/environmental common sense lessons in elementary schools. Teach the young and in one generation we can change the country.
Scott's will sue-especially if people learned that clover is nitogen fixing and used to be included in all turf seed for natural fertilizer-until Scott's marketed it as a weed to boost sales. Dandelion is a major food source for the endangered honeybee-clover too.
Dandelions remind me of when my kids were little. Each of them brought me dandelions they picked in the yard and they were SO proud! I taught them the importance of dandelions and the job they do for our Earth... and how delicious they can be. We went out to the back yard (where I had a huge garden and never EVER used pesticides) and picked dandelions and fried them up. That was the most fun thing... the kids got a huge kick out of it. So I love the lowly dandelion and allow them to live where and when they spring up...
These are my sheep's favorite treat. When spring starts, and they pop up, you can hear him snapping the little stems and flowers up like a kid eating candy! I will forever love this little plant.
When I was a kid my grandmother used to send me out to the field behind her house to pick them. I'd come back with a brown paper shopping bag filled and she would make us a salad with vinegar, olive oil, sliced tomato and fresh Italian bread. If my mother wasn't around she would pour me a glass of wine and we had the perfect lunch together. 😀
My grandmother did the same with me! She taught me to pick the new leaves, not the older ones. The older they get, the more bitter. The older leaves can be used to make a digestive tonic, though.
What a beautiful memory. My grandmother also would send us out to pick the dandelions for her and also mushrooms in the woods. Today, I don't know the difference between the mushrooms, so I do not harvest any, I know that the wrong mushroom can be fatal.
I remember my favorite memories of being a child and the first sign of spring was dandelion, never new how beneficial the dandelion was, I will never bother them again.
Due to lack of time I've neglected my yard for years now. The first year we had all kinds of weeds. The second year the grass got too tall and flopped and matted over. Now it is absolutely beautiful, it never gets too tall and has a mixture of clover ,mint, lemon balm, grasses, wildflowers, wild strawberries and carrots, and yes dandelion. I even get compliments on it now and I don't do a darn thing to it.
I love it! And I follow a protocol called "No Mow May" leaving all the flowers in my lawn for the bees. This began at a university in Minnesota and has spread to many states ❤
@@dfreak01 Sheep sorrel kill kill cancer - Ojibwa Indians used it for that. That's where the 4 herb mixture called essiac comes from, as sheep sorrel is primary ingredient which kills cancer and it has 3 other herbs to keep it from upsetting your stomach. You can find the mixture at any herb store on online. It does work, had a friend with HUGE tumor, she used it for a month and x-rays proved it was entirely gone. There are books about this and science has verified it kills cancerous tumors. Purple dead nettle also is very healthy for you and red clover makes excellent tea, especially iced tea.
I made the same observation. I couldn't cut my lawn for a year, because of physical inconveniece. No way getting through that with my electric lawnmower, after that. Taking a weedwhacker out to that "shrubbery" seemed excessive. I have no restraints with the weedwhacker any longer. It doesn't cut the grass, just rips it apart and shreds it. Three years ago, that would have left me with a desert landscape. This has changed. Now it rains every night at dark.
E I not that they haven’t discovered the use of.... that’s probably been known for hundreds of years.... it’s jus5 that the big pharma can’t make money when people begin healing themselves en masse
Or when they realise that too many people are using natural things...they bring out their own... I mean come on...turmeric tablets? Just eat the dang turmeric! Put it in a smoothie but with black pepper because that will help you absorb the goodness apparently. I’m not an expert but a lot of things I read about eating and healing naturally it makes more sense..... anything you take that is prescribed will always have side effects..... not so good ones often. .... back to nature..... before she quits helping us
My mom made the best dandelion greens, stir fried with bacon. She called it "spring tonic". She grew up on a hardscrabble farm in the 30's and they ate everything. I have a sign I'm putting in my yard this year - "Forgive my weeds, I'm feeding the bees!" Neighbors will still harass me but I'm learning to ignore them...
I had to fuss at my mother in law one time. She was bothered by them and took it upon herself to clean up my flower beds. I told her, "Don't touch my weeds! I gottem just the way I likem!" She hasn't touched my weeds since! LOL
They harass you over your dandelions? My name is karen but you must have a neighborhood of them. Lol. Thinking about changing my name for this reason but seriously I feel bad for you. Lol
@@greencaller14 I don't know for this but for another recipe they had you dip in hot water fast then dry then when you cook bacon pour apple cider vinegar on it and then follow with molten hot bacon grease
Hello Stefan, I've never seen a video of any 'wild' plants or 'weeds' put out by anyone the way you have done it. Its really educational. Thank you for reminding us the roles of some weeds for humankind benefits!
RUclips algorithm has blessed me with this video, along with a documentary on a guy that took pictures of mushrooms. My eyes have been opened! Thank you for this video and I'm grateful for my dandelions!
I saw that mushroom photographer doc too! Great video! Glad it connected me to other great natural history videos, like this one. Thanks Permaculture Orchard guy!
The book "The Kingdom of Fungi" by Jens Petersen has wonderful photographs, perhaps some taken by same guy in that documentary? Its a beautiful coffee table book, and affordable too. Just FYI.
The fact that the nutrition in them is higher than any plant bought in a store should be enough to love them. Flowers and leaves are edible also great tea.
I surrendered to the dandelions twelve years ago. I'm so happy I lost because I saved time and money and learned to understand a little better nature's workings.
@@brettandrews6684 of course you are one of those who only thinks how tidy your shitty garden looks and think of your selfish needs; in summary why the world is going to shit. Human disgraceful race
My yard is full of them! Lol. One friend's husband said, " I like your flowers!" (Sarcastically) I said, "Thank you!" I just leave them alone. Bees is one reason, now I have more! Thank you!!
My ex being Japanese would try new things. Before the flowers open fully up she would dip in batter with panko and deepfry them into something like a pakora. I read the flowers are high in lecithin.
@@brycer985, dandelion leaves, plucked early *before* the plant flowers, make good salad greens. Pick them later, when they're flowering, and they'll taste bitter.
@@goodun6081 - Its such a beautiful plant that gets this stigma for being a weed. Its almost like its ethnically being discriminated against by the weedman and peoples overall ignorance of its benefits. I dont dare weed it out of my yard since its so sacred. Did you notice that bitters have a long history for thier medicinal benefits? James Sloane, a master herbalist from his website Medcapsules.com has excellent info on medicinal bitters.
@@fancysfolly554 ANY plant that isn't where you want it or didn't plant it can be classified as a weed! I have had Sweet Jasmine creeper from a neighbours yard growing, all along the fence, that I regarded as a weed! It was taking over my garden from my next door neighbours!
I love dandelions. They're good for the soil, super healthy to eat, and they're pretty. I also respect them for their strength and perseverance. When I grow up, I wan't to be a dandelion.
Don't forget top food source for honeybees! Dandelions are no big deal. Have things with taproots that get thick as a quarter and can go down seven FEET versus inches. I WISH I only had dandelions. These weeds get a good three feet tall. So I guess I need calcium then. Lol I put clover in my lawn for the nitrogen source. VERY informative.🤔
I've always considered them 'honey-filler', as bees will often 'fill' their pollen needs early in the season by hitting all the dandelions first...like 'fillers' in foods. The can also substitute in garden salads for using spinach leaves, as they are a 'bitter leaf'...but when chopped and mixed with iceberg loose leaf lettuce, can 'balance' a leaf salad rather-nicely, while providing a LOT of calcium to your diet (at the cost of Spinach's Vitamin K and Iron). Since I'm a BIG advocate of honey bees...I figure 'let them have their dandelions'...at least until the white clover comes in...short of fruit tree blooms, white clover makes the BEST honey!
That's great to know. I have thick blood naturally, so I clot way too easy, so vitamin K foods are not wise for me to eat. I may have to look into foraging them now (safely ofc, I'll read before the deed). Thanks for the tip.😊
IMHO, personally, the white clover honey is better than any fruit tree honey (other than orange blossom!). Which is why I look forward to the white clover blooming in our lawns after the dandelions have gone to seed! Just all the blooms surrounding the house make the whole house smell like honey.
@@EducatedSkeptic i have those on my lawn. i googled searched What is white clover honey? Clover honey is a thick, sweet syrup made by honeybees that collect the nectar of clover plants. It's mild in taste and light in color, making it a popular choice among honey enthusiasts. *Thanx for the tip*
My Dad and I shared the biological indicator that told us our favorite saltwater fish would be running and it was TIME to fish. This started when I was 10 and continues for me every year when I see my first Dandelion of the season. My dad passed in 1999 but the memory has never lost me. Each spring I have a moment of sadness and joy.
That’s a beautiful story ❤️ My dad passed in ‘99 as well. He taught me more about questioning authority than biology, but he did take me out in nature often. Thanks for the fishing tip!
May I ask which fish? Also what would you say to someone interested in fishing but don't know where to start? I've never had a male figure in my life teach me basic things such as fishing, mechanics, or scavenging. I am learning some things on RUclips.
Before we moved from the suburbs out to the country where we belong, a neighbor delivered roundup to the houses on the block with dandelions. Woke up one day it was on the doorstep. I happily hazmat discarded it. So sad.
@@vickyannpaintingwithoils It all depends on how people were taught from youth and how brainwashed they are by media. I learned from my mom who survived WW2 in Italy to eat greens including what 'Americans' considered Weeds. To me I learned they were food. I only remove from the front yard and let them grow in the back. I made my new neighbor when we moved in a cup of dandelion tea with honey. He loved it and was shocked. I did the same for the pastor who married us. He tells the joke that I made salad from weeds. Educating these people by food helps them understand.
Yeah I have loads of Dandelions front and back of my little home, its great to sit out side when the sun is shining and relax and be a part of the bees buzzing about and doing their work. Its great, they are such great little creatures doing their labour.
Where I live, the bees will only go to the dandelions if there is nothing else. I don't know if that says something about the quality of my dandelions!
Your video just popped up on my feed and I am glad it did! I let the dandelions grow and just mow normally. My neighbors are busy paying lawn-care companies spraying and getting rid of them while mine is wild. I'm sure they don't like it, but my thought has always been the Eco-system first.
Every spring, my grandparents would have all of us pick dandelions to collect and give to them to take to the grocery store for the baker to make into ‘dandelion pie’. We thought this was so good, we did it every year. We never realized it was lemon pie!
After juicing some carrots I decided to try juicing just a few dandelion leaves into my juice. Amazingly it gave it a subtle chocolate flavor! Really weird outcome! Anyone else tried this?
Very interesting, I've hated them in my lawn and have used herbicide on them in the past. I'm seeing the horrific effects of herbicides and don't ever want to use them again! Thanks for this helpful info!
@@stj971 no it didn't, unless this dog was a chia pet. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in RoundUp, only kills plants because it inhibits a metabolic pathway that plants possess, but animals do not. If your dog did die from your landlord spraying the lawn, it wasn't from roundup. It could have been any number of pesticides, but not roundup, and probably not even an herbicide. I'd wager the landlord was spraying an insecticide for grubs, and if anything, that would be the killer compound.
@@DankFroot depends what the dog died of. Glyphosate exposure causes cancer, liver and kidney disease, heart disease…they won’t drop dead on exposure, but it can and does kill them. And humans.
@@DankFroot hi Matt read the many long term studies of facts about the many damaging health effects on humans, invertebrates and animals. There are peer reviewed articles. It fact round up is killing humans, soul microbes, the basis of life
As small children in Midland, Pennsylvania during WW II, my mother sent my brother and me to gather dandelion leaves for salad ! I love my dandelions. Thanks, Stefan !
@@nicholasneyhart396 -- Quite well, thanks, at 84 near San Antonio, Texas, after a life of bounding around in California, Massachussetts, Eritrea, Italy, Nicaragua, California again, and now Texas. Best to you !
my backyard is dandelions, clover, creeping charley, crabgrass, some kind of wild strawberry that gets tiny fruit each summer, the birds feast, I just looked out the kitchen window and saw a carpet of yellow, white and blue flowers, and about 2 dozen birds bouncing around pecking and a groundhog nibbling away, on summer evenings lightning bugs begin drifting upwards, now what's wrong with that?
my husband says its fine its all green when you mow it & as you pointed our our yard is also full of birds & wildlife that we NEVER saw when that was grass the weeds feed the city wildlife so it serves a purpose I guess ..i harvest a huge grocery bag or 2 full of dandelions in early spring for my mom greens w bacon grease & its actually very good for her..dandelions are packed with nutrients & minerals and they are actually very good for you.. they even TASTE pretty good that way fried w bacon grease until they wilt as long as you pick the very first spring leaves before they grow & get bitter..now i also harvest wash & dry bagfuls of various other weeds just to feed my chinchilla ..since he eats so many so fast now its become a part of his daily diet now until winter when they all go dormant.then I harvested him my thornless black raspberry leaves & branches to chew on and wild honeysuckle vines those are ever green plants they stay growing all winter so does the wild mint so that was his seasonal dried snacks until the weather warmed back up & all of the perennial weeds started growing back .so this year I want to try keep harvesting huge amounts of the weeds he eats & try to stockpile a few bags up so he can also have them during the winter months.. they cannot eat any type of fresh food just certian DRIED twigs flowers leaves & he even loves to eat the weeds roots as long as they are washed then dried out totally. . i wash them off to get off any dirt or bugs then I pile them onto a baking sheet to dry them in the oven on the lowest heat w the oven door cracked open..thats much cheaper than purchasing dandelion flowers or roots online from a chinchilla store for some reason that i dont understand even a small amount of dried dandelion petals or chopped dandelion root is very expensive especially when you consider that WEEDS grow FOR FREE everywhere. .a. they love sweet things like raisins or dried fruits but sugar is very toxic to their livers so the best & healthiest snacks for the strange little rodent really is dried dandelion leaves & or other edible weeds.. he really seems addicted to dried dandelions but if I wanted to purchase those snacks for him online id be paying $20 -$32 per 8 oz cup plus shipping..for what is growing FREE all over my backyard..so ive decided never to replant grass & just keep my only source of free chinchilla snacks coming he also adores the plantains stinging nettles & wild mint so I harvest them all I even am growing him basil & marigolds.marigold leaves are also for sale online i just went to a dollar store & bought 4 packs for $1.again why pay $32 for a cup of dried flower petals when I can toss around some seeds & voila more free chinchilla treats & he really LOVED the few dried marigold flowers Id stolen for him from peoples gardens last year thats why this year im planting him some ..we let the groundhogs eat here too I get HUGE FAT ones then I get their babies..they love the plantains just like my chin..i just wont harvest any weeds for my chin where i know the gopher has eaten i wouldnt want my chin to catch rabies or something..last year a dog killed a groundhog near here & it to my great surprise it tested positive for rabies..i never even knew they could catch rabies but maybe all animals can we even had 2 city jackrabbits make a nest & have a baby they came for the CLOVERS ..sadly the 3 bunnies became just one the father I think & last year he was hit by a car..we live in the inner city so the wildlife has a hard time here finding food so idc if bunnies or groundhogs come to graze on my yummy & apparently delicious WEEDS.. .
@@jeans7393 dandelion greens are nice, but my grandmother picked the flowers and when she had a brown grocery bag full she made wine from them...for medicinal purposes only of course
When I was a kid I told my mom that dandelions were my favorite flower. She chuckled and said dandelions are weeds. A weed is still my favorite flower.
@ I'll have to be honest and admit that I don't remember all high times, must be all that amnesia I smoke haha. But yes. Those centrefolds.. irresistible!
Dandelions are fascinating. The flowers initially bloom close to the ground, but as they mature and get ready to go to seed the flower heads shoot up six inches or more into the air . This is to facilitate their mature seeds getting airborne. An amazing adaptation.
If you cut your lawn on a regular basis, the dandelion will flower close to the ground. Our school used to do a study on dandelions for biology. We have several on our property and don’t use sprays. I use black plastic weighted down to kill weeds such as dock and plantain.
We sponsor a bee hive every spring. The dandelions are one of the first plants to flower in the early spring and get the bees something to feed from. So I leave the dandelions alone. After the rhodos and azaleas start to bloom out I remove the blooms aggressively and now feel better above leaving the plant for my soil
I live in a private community in Northern Europe, and there is much debate about removing dandelions in our gardens. I very much follow your observation about their 'leaf shape' and soil condition. Great vlog, very helpful.
Hello Stefan! I've always been a strong advocate for dandelions and other pollinator-friendly weeds. You've provided some new and excellent information for me in this video presentation. I just wanted to post a note of thanks and wish you well.
We ate wild dandelion leaves growing up in a salad with bacon and hard boiled eggs and a vinaigrette!!!! Good memories of my great aunt picking it wild
Mountain Valley Sunshine, I love my dandelions too! Each spring my front yards is blossoming 💕. I finally found a sign that I put in my garden bed near the road that says “Pardon the weeds, we’re feeding bees”. My neighbours finally get it!
My neighbor tried to lawn shame me , but I won't let it happen, he said what the heck are you growing? I have weeds but when I mow it's green and I don't want to over fertilize or pollute w/ some corporate weed (life) killer. Our deadliest nerve gas started in a lab making weed killer.
Missy Gilly that’s a good idea. Too bad we have to justify our beliefs to the misinformed. Most of the weeds around us are here to help. God bless them!
Is there a way to grow dandelion? I really do like them and want to use them for food, medicine and tea and I am not up to foraging at 78 yrs old (ewoodie69@gmail.com)
@Hez eLgee we allways ate dandelion leaves instead of lettuce and its delicious,also you can help someone who suffer with liver problems,its very useful plant but people hate it probably becasue they dont know what it is,here is some of the benefits www.anniesremedy.com/taraxacum-officinale-dandelion-root.php?gc=92&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpPHoBRC3ARIsALfx-_LazyDRzs59ZYR1hOnzj4kye-S11EFGsvgeKpSX4EvdMfJK5Z9WXsQaAk0NEALw_wcB
@@abcvzz I love dandelions.I have been eating them for years.I started eating and drinking them when I went camping.I did not know any of the benifits,thank you for letting me know.
My Grandma always said, "Good for Bee and Thee." I still make wine outta the heads, eat the boiled greens and dry the root and grind it up and add to coffee. P.S....Loads of great vit. C and Iron as well as Calcium. Actually gotta big bowl of greens in the fridge for a 4th of July cookout! Yum!
blackrabbit212 I use 1/3 to 2/3. I also dig Chicory root and addv that to coffee. Chicory (in my area) is often called, "Corn Flowers". Those weedy looking plants along the field rows/roads that are a beautiful blue. It all works.
I’m really excited that I found this video. I recently received a stereo microscope for my classroom with prepared slides of plant parts and insects. Two of those slides include a honeybee leg and a dandelion seed. I completely nerded out because I love teaching how important bees are to our environment. Dandelions are a main source of food in early spring when both bees and dandelions start to emerge after winter. Since the dandelion is one of the first flowers to bloom, native bees rely on their pollen far protein and nectar for sugar. These flowers are resilient for good reason.
We eat them, make tea, or dandelion oil and vinegar. I welcome them in my yard😊 Thanks for the information, I didn't know about most of the indications of them
THANK YOU SO MUCH for listing the many ways you utilize dandelions! I would love to learn how to extract oil from dandelions and make vinegar out of them. I have fought different kinds of cancers ever since 1978. What a joy and a life-saver to build up my immune system with dandelions! Dandelions killed cancer cells and nourished normal cells for me. When did I get sick with cancer again? . . . During the coldest Winter seasons when Dandelions did not grow. In the Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition, though spinach was highly nutritious, overall, dandelions contained higher levels of nutrients. Repeating, I would love to learn how to extract oil from dandelions, and will do a search on the procedure myself. Every part of the dandelion is useful. The oil might be a healthier choice to use in salads. Again, THANK YOU !!!
I've found all my information right here on RUclips 😊 I just soak the flower in oil or vinegar to get the nutrients and the roots are best dried out and made into dandelion tea/coffee. I will be praying for healing for you. I wish I would have known about dandelions 16 years ago when my brother had cancer😞
@@angiemelton6547 THANK YOU for how you extract the nutrients. I am so very sorry for you and your brother. Another tea I made from 4 ingredients wss ESSIAC Tea from Sheep Sorrel, Slippery Elm, Turkey Rhubarb, and Burdock Root. I drank 1/4th cup on an empty stomach upon rising 1 or more hours befire an early breakfast, 1 hour before lunch, 1 hour before supper, and just before going to sleep for the night. I used to have the recipe, but somebody broke in and stole my laptop. I had shared the procedure with many. It takes just over 12 hours to make, because it is a "concoction' (boiled twice 12 hours apart. I found the 4 ingredients in the health food store. The owner copied the recipe from an article by "Gary Blum" in a large book.
I always leave the dandelions alone. I have grown fond of them, especially as a first food source for bees and other insects. I have been teaching my daughters the same thing. But I can say I have now learned even more about this wonderful plant and what it means for the land. Thanks for the information!
I believe that unless you have family who are recent immigrants. My grandparents were Greek and they and myn great-grandmother would pick "horta" also known as greens from the yard, so yes there is free food all around us!
Thank you for this video! I actually grow dandelions in pots for the greens, because everything kept eating my collards and spinach before I ever got any! 😋 😆 I enjoy how bitter and savory they are. Great for soups and stir fry! Your dandelion-filled yard sounds like paradise...and a never-ending salad bar.
I live in a very natural environment. In the woods with some open sunny area's. I have learned to live in harmony with weeds. It took awhile I must admit. But they are food, medicine, beneficial for pollinators, hold soil from erosion, pull minerals up, keep soil cool and moisture in. As I age I appreciate nature more and more. What a blessing losing everything I had in 2010 and having to downsize. I bought a couple acres, downsized, slashed all debt and learned to live off the land.
Congratulation's and continued success in your "natural environment" the one we were intended to live in not the corporate make money any way you can even if it does harm the environment. Best of luck to you!
@@TonyEnglandUK Not that has been seen on the East coast from my eyes. Doubtful it could even be found. Many old, good and good for health drinks and foods have been removed for that which, instead, is not good for health. $$$$$$$$$$ makers in many ways if unhealthy. :)
@@AFineLineA I don't know what's happening with RUclips comments, my friend, but your reply appears in my notifications window, yet strangely disappears when I view the comments on the video itself. This is constantly happening recently. (If you've made a comment yourself recently and found it got zero response, that's because nobody can see your comment except you).
Honeybees love dandelions. That helps them get started in the spring before the trees and fruit trees start to bloom. Take a soil sample to your county agent and they will test the soil for you.
My partner and I moved into a new house recently. I was surprised and delighted to see goldfinches stopping into the garden to eat the seeds from the dandelion after flowering. I decided not to cut the grass and keep the dandelions so the birds can eat...also the dandelions are pretty.
When I was a kid I remember the dandelions covering the ground in the apartment complex we lived in. Bees always covered them and I got stung a lot. Now that I own my own property I let the dandelions grow, but barely see any bees. Where are the bees? Thank you for this great video! I so love people who are natural, who have common sense and care about themselves and the earth. I pray that all would be that way.
Sadly, bees are poisoned by feeding on weedy flowers that have been sprayed with herbicide. Plus other stressors, like mite infestations that prove deadly. They need functional colony communities to survive. If their community is compromised, it can lead to colony collapse, a virus that confuses their navigation to the point, they leave the hive and can't find the way home.
I'd recommend looking up which bees are native to your state and finding out what flowers they like. There are thousands of bee varieties and certain species only visit specific flower species/families. Try planting stuff like yarrow and you'll be blessed with a menagerie of native pollen covered bumblebees :)
Ah yes, fantastic video!!! I love Dandelions! When I first moved here (Northern AZ) there were zero dandelions in our yard. I scattered wild flower seeds the first year and many came up. The following year a few dandelions appeared. I waited until the seed pods developed and took them and blew the seeds across the yard. Did this ritual several years in a row. Now I can't even count them anymore, surely hundreds of them grow and thrive in the yard. I leave the seed pods alone now, let them propagate as they wish.
Hi Irene, I'm in northern Arizona also and had dandelion salad this year from my first Passover celebration 👍🙌💕 it was really really good I love having them on our property. No insecticide for us and no herbicide for the yard. I see everyone around me spraying and I just shake my head because we all live on well water. People just poisoning everything, I don't understand.
@@bobbiduval7961 Oh I hear you! I wish these herbicides and insecticides would be outlawed! It is sad indeed! PS. I live in Overgaard! It appears that this year we won't be getting that last frost. Normally we avoid planting veggies until the end of May. This weekend I will put all my seedlings in the garden, and hope for a decent crop. Wildflowers are coming up, as do the lovely Morning Glories. I have Milk weed going and hope to see some butterflies in a month or so.
Old German women did this as well. Almost all poor people across the Midwest and the south picked their own greens for eating and herbs for healing. Dandelion wine was common in the Midwest even back in the 80s....supposedly good for circulation and high blood pressure.
Last season I weeded out all of the dandelions in my garden. Thanks to you I realized my mistake and this season I am leaving them be. I also used them in my salads. Learning alot thanks.
All well said. Dandelion is a gardener's friend instead of the enemy. AND, the entire plant is not only edible, but very healthy. Ignorance is expensive. JMHO.~Eli.
Err.. please *don't* eat the milky-latex filled stems.. There's quite a bit that can go wrong there. Other than that, yes, dandelions are an amazing free food source.
@@kidwolf0015 .....Well said and thx for the clarifications. By the time Dandelions get to the point of flowering they are too old and bitter to use for ANYTHING but the flowers and roots. God Bless....~Eli.
@@singleman1986 cooking them in a dish that has oil or fat takes alot of the bitterness out, they're really quite palatable even after flowering this way. Add a hint of some type of sweetener and some other greens and/or traditional vegetables, I like making something of a stew with them.
As a beekeeper, I love dandelions. They're one of the first sources of nectar and pollen in early spring. The bees go nuts when dandelions are flowering. Now, if I could just convince my wife...
I love dandelion root tea, dandelion leaves in my salad, dandelion flower powder jelly… But all the neighbors think the yard looks ratty when we have lots of them in the grass! Now I know what they’re all about! I always wondered, thank you!
Can't remember who said it, but someone once said that " weeds are just flowers in the wrong place". I admire dandelions and always let them flower. Might start eating them as well.
Weeds are in the RIGHT place. They pop up where you live and tell you what is wrong with your health. They are there to heal you, if you care to listen and observe.
They’re a good liver herb as well , I think . I mean as a liver “cleanser” . Ok , just checked , and yes , excellent for a liver detoxifying medicine . Tincture , tea , etc. . Also for a “fatty liver” . Yup .
As a certified organic orchardist I let the dandies grow because they brought more Bee's to pollinate my trees. Thy also signaled the start of the Morel mushrooms :)
Rod Wayne!! Southern Illinois here!! They are up!! Great comment! Watch the ticks bro!! I got Lyme Disease 20 years ago. I've used, pretty much, everything. Still do! Im STILL clearing bad things from my body! It works on your immune system.
@@jennyturner2827 I am in SE British Columbia. Luckily our ticks don't carry Lyme up here (yet). I supplement my income as a mountain hiking guide. I inform people on precautions and also spray them waist down with Deep Woods Off to be safe. Hope you feel better. Check into "Organic Silica" some people say it helps with Lyme disease. Stay safe eh:)
I use the flowers to make honey, jams and teas. I use the leaves to make teas and salads, and I use the root for a coffee substitute. The leaves are great detoxifiers and help clear the blood and lymph nodes. They also help with constipation, sluggish liver, urinary problems, and fluid retention. They are loaded with potassium, calcium, vitamins A, B, C, and D. You can use the sap of the plant to help with warts calluses corns or rough skin. You can even use the flowers as an infused oil to help with muscle aches stiff necks and arthritis. There is a reason that the company that makes poisons to kill this plant also has stakes in Pharmaceutical medicine treatments for the above listed issues.
@@rosamariaperez7557 Keep researching and learning. I’ll bet there are some great books on the subject at your local library; more RUclips video; join a local horticultural or historical club, etc.
In Spring, dandelions are a good source of food for pollinators. The flowers can also be used in making dandelion wine. In the Summer, the leaves, certain leaves, make a healthy salad. In the Autumn, the roots can be ground up and dried up to make a very healthy, very nutritious and full of antioxidants, tea. There's a lot of so called Weeds out there that are edible and very healthy to eat.
Don't forget you need dandelions to see if people like butter too, (If you hold a dandelion up under someone's chin and it turns yellow from the light reflecting, it means they like butter.) :P
Dandelion greens are edible. Pick them before the flower buds show up. You can eat them on salads, steamed or poached. Great info. I’m getting more respect for weeds and the story they can tell. God is awesome how he designed everything to work. Instead of working with nature we destroy it. We all need to learn to direct it and be humble enough to be directed.
I know that you can make dandelion wine from the blossoms as had some. Maybe because it hadn't had much time to age was the reason it seemed a bit too tart/bitter to me.
Duke Norfolk I seem to think that every animal has a purpose to make our lives easier. Kinda like training crows to pickup cigarette butts. They bring them to a dispensary and a piece of dog food pops out. You only have to train a couple and the rest learn from them.
I love it, I am using it since years instead of my anxiety medication. It prevents the over production of stress hormone, the cortisol, and keep you away from panic attacks.
@@shoshashosha9257I don’t know, but why don’t you look up some dandelion recipes? All parts of the plant are edible - flower, leaves, and root - so you could find ways to use some or all of them, and just try it out. I saw a Middle Eastern recipe for the leaves with onion and garlic. Best wishes.
Thanks for this video. I am doing a project for a bio college class and one of my resources has dandelions listed as invasive species. It's a little shocking to have educational authorities give such a negative label to a wildly useful and beneficial plant. I am thankful to find your knowledge on these guys.
We love Dandelion! I actually purposely spread it anywhere I can. It's one of the the first foods for our bees and treats for our livestock. I use it as an indicator to plant my potatoes in the spring. I grow it as a salad green in a specific, reserved garden bed. Looks like I need to grow them and use the leaves as chop and drop for my tomatoes and other calcium hungry plants.
An important thing to note: every spring when the dandelions first come up and you feel the urge to mow your lawn - DON'T. Dandelions are the first source of food for honey bees and without bees we have no food. So wait until that first bump of dandelions are done blooming, and then mow your lawn.
I understand, but they are so invasive. One dandelion can have up to a 120 seeds when it spews. Do the math. After a few years, you have mass take over of them. I know they are food, but so many of us love a pristine, green lawn. I may have to reconsider and just realize I am growing dandelions and forget the grass.
Stop telling people what to do with their yards! Nobody wants to let dandelions go to seed. There are so many alternatives for bees. Trust me, they can’t keep up with everything else that’s in bloom in my yard at the same time.
This year, after hearing about how important dandelions are for pollinators (they bloom early and insects like bees are emerging hungry for what dandelions provide), I elected to adopt the "No Mow May" approach to lawn care. There is a ton of them out there too... so if they can help repair the soil over time too, I'm good with that too. Usually, I'll cut the grass as soon as the dandelions pop up... which might explain why they never really had much of a chance to do their job. I hate cutting the grass anyway... so waiting until June to get the lawnmower out works out better for me too. Thanks for the info!
@@katiejon17 I live in a townhouse in a subdivision. I'm not sure my neighbours are all that happy with my decision... but I did notice that the little strip of grass my immediate neighbour to the West has also hasn't been cut. The rest of the street have all been cut (some more than once). We'll see. June is almost upon us. My backyard grass (well... let's be honest, it's mostly weeds) have grown so high now that I'm almost afraid to go out and cut it for fear of being attacked by a Lemur or something.
Where i moved 6 yrs ago, yard was only grass. 1st thing i seeded white clover & dandelion. Joe Pye weed & milkweed on one side of the house x 4 ft bed. Innoculated lawn for Jap beetle larvae too. My neighbors have commercial lawn poison contracts & walk around with their round up sprayers. Breaks my heart
I LOVE them! They are part of my diet and I appreciate all they do for our environment...they bring health to everything. Thank you for helping spread important information about this important plant with such a rich history.
Brilliant!!! Thanks for sharing. There are spots around my yard that grows them. Beautiful luscious green and I feel guilty pulling them out. Now I will leave them alone😀 One of God's amazing creations!
Amazing video! I love dandelions. I use the flowers for many things like tea, salves and tinctures. The stem milk is good for healing bug bites etc., leaves for salad, and the roots are great dehydrated. Every aspect of the dandelion is healing for our bodies and our land. Thank you for this video and I hope people will learn to love these beautiful plants. ❤
@@lorimangold2890 yes to that!! I get so mad when I see chemical weed killers being sold! AND insecticides for that matter!There is no such thing as a nice, weed-free lawn in REAL nature! So, i just let my "lawn" go wild. Last summer I found ants tending their little farm colony of aphids on a so called "weed". They raise and nurture the aphids for a sweet substance they produce. It was amazing to see. Every weed in my backyard has nutritional and/or medicinal value. Bonus thought: I was amazed that a fancy restaurant charged about 20 bucks for a "dandelion salad". I can pick them ANYWHERE for free! Lol! And prickly lettuce (leaves almost look like dandelion leaves) have the pain killing properties that rival pharmaceuticals. Just have to know how to identify and prepare!
I still don't know why people don't like dandelions... I was brought up to pick them for dandelion honey, to give it to rabbits and to weave a wreath or a crown whatever you wanna call it and to enjoy blowing it in the air. I love them
I'd love them too.... if they were a thing in Florida. As for even attempting to bring them in, it would not only be irresponsible but also incredibly inefficient. The very, very few cases of true dandelions that were reported were supposedly in TERRIBLE condition. I have to research and study the false dandelion species growing here instead. On the brightside, they're just as useful and edible.
Because they are ugly and take over lawns and make the lawn look ugly. It's more of a pro-grass position than an anti-dandelion. Grass needs humans to defend against dandelion invasions. I'm on the side of grass.
I knew of the concept of weeds bringing up nutrients, but this is a much deeper look. I really appreciate you having 'stalked', and reported on the wild dandelion. Thank you.
I love them. I harvest their flowers for tea, dehydrate their greens for soups, use their raw greens in salads and their roots and good as an alternative to coffee. And, even better, already early honey bees are using them to nourish their awakening hives. What I didn’t know was all these other things about them and today while I harvested them I actually wondered why some have greens laying flat out (mostly in bare spots) while others (in the taller grassy wetlands) have greens sticking up. Now I know. Thanks!
Our home had bare dirt in front yard 10yrs ago when we moved in. When working to grow grass, my husband taught me to let the weeds come in first and grass will be behind it. It was true! Just never knew the WHY's of it. Now, having cage free, indoor, litterbox trained domestic bunnies & having wild bunnies to rehab occasionally, I have learned how beneficial dandelions are for the buns and people! This video taught me such important stuff just now :)
True, their love for life really shows when they roam free, that way they are able to directly interact with you and really develop their social brain. I owned bunnies who acted like dogs, Bunnies Are Awesome!
I’ve eaten dandelions since I was 4. I still love them and make “yard salad” every year with all edible “weeds” from my back yard, including violets, flower and leaves.
Stefan thank you for another clip on nature’s bounty and goodness! I think the Dandelions are gorgeous..We need to see these treasures painted in a different light..We are taught from a chemical perspective that these weeds must be eradicated and discouraged from ever gaining a toehold..Let’s embrace the goodness around us and bring forth a bounty for all living entities
Wow this is amazing, I learned a lot about Dandelions from a short 12 minute Video. It felt like my granddad I never had, was teaching me some of his wisdom!
@@MissMolly3377 idk about that, I've tried a hell allot of alcohol, there are some that are terrible and some that are good Three of my favorites are Kraken (Rum), Patron (Tequila) and Grey Goose (Vodka)
In nature, most things are just trying to make everything better. Even little critters considered plague are just solving problems like too much nitrogen (aphids are the helpers) So it's always best to have as much diversity as possible.
Actually not only that. Wash the leaves, let them go somewhat dry, make an infusion out of them. They're excellent if you have kidney problems, liquid retention, or kidney stones.
@@gingerelvira6587 Dandelion is medicine Ginger. Cut off the leaves, clean them and blend them in your blender with some clean water, best is distilled, strain it and drink the green juice. You'll get a surge of energy from it. Of course if you poison your yard with glyphosate and other poisons, I wouldn't recommend trying them, and there is no hope for you.
Shelley Howell Used dandelion for years .... they are part of the bodies spring cleaning as you become sluggish from the foods eaten in the winter and without the aid of dandelion you won't be able to remove toxins and cellular waste via the lymphatic system .... so all things in nature balanced and mankind sooo out of balance lol
Thank you for the formation. My yard has them. My neighbors have none. I dont like using chemicals on the lawn as when i cut the lawn it kicks up a lot of dust. The last thing i want to do is breath in the chemical and lawn fertilizers.
Thanks everyone for learning and commenting. Can you PLEASE SHARE this video with a couple of people or in your social network. IMAGINE the impact if just 1 person in your neighbourhood STOPS using HERBICIDES, on your, your pets and neighbors’ health. Thank you.
Plants are introducing me to peace Thank God for people like you owe the future generation a better🌍🌎🌏🕊🌿🕊
I will share this as a pure indicators of...... click bite. Thumb down.
Biodynamic is great. Glad they made the switch.
long flat stalks and double headers are signs of radiation.They grow fast and are good signs as well as liver cleanse med and food.what is a weed?
Stefan Sobkowiak I really wish I could get my husband to stop using weed and feed. I don’t mind dandelions. And the greens are great for you. My poor pups are being poisoned by that junk. I’m sending him this video. Thanks a bunch!
Happy to see someone talking about benefited of the lowly dandelion. It is the first flower every kid gives their mom.
Theresa Romeo so true
Omg this is so true no better feeling in the world than for your lil one to run up to u with a dandellion flower
Theresa Romeo yes it is! And had I known how good for detox they were as a girl, I would’ve eaten so many, I’d have been the healthiest child in my neighborhood! Great in a salad!
They are the first food for bees in the spring.
Aww that makes me want to cry!
How can you hate a plant that is 100% edible from flower to root? Dandelion wine, tea, salad, and the root is a coffee substitute. The jobs that you just taught me that it does... I love this plant even more.
Not edible if the lawns have been sprayed.
Bees love them.
who sprays their lawn :/
anyway. as i was young we had dandelions too, but besides my grandpa asking me to collect them as rabbit food, my parents themself did not know anything to do with them. it was until 40 years later as i discovered that dandelions are a awesome tea. it begged for the question why the older generations were not aware of it? or was it a regional misseducation?
@@chlorone when I was a kid all my neighbors, who were from Italy, ate dandelions. In the 60s and 70s all the young people talked about and sang about dandelion wine
The problem I have is they are so prolific that they crowd out everything else. I don’t hate them like some people, but I definitely make sure to reduce their numbers by extraction method. I use a bulb hole digging tool and that gets the entire tap root.
I love dandelions. The first plant in the spring that I eat is dandelion. I saute the blossoms, use the greens for steaming or salads, make soup with blossoms and greens, and dry the root for herbal tea. I also pull out some dandelions and throw them to the chickens. Did I mention that I also make dandelion syrup for pancakes and ice cream? So many things to do with dandelions.
I'd love to see a huge field of dandelions. I ate the leaves as a child when mom would cook them ,never knew that so much of them could be fixed other ways
Ice cream?
Dandelion syrup !?! I would love that recipe!
Hello! What do you saute them in?
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I love dandelions because they're just flowers that plant themselves everywhere, turning what would be a lifeless piece of land in the middle of a highway intersection (just as an example) into a beautiful little garden
A garden of slimy weeds.
Yes Dandelion wine is so yummy. My mum cooked them and ate them
Us kids ran around like bandits collecting the tasty morsals for her.
By the way my brothers caught frogs for mom. She liked frogs legs fried.
Nothing's as beautiful as dandelions and violets in the spring but of course, we're supposed to mow them up and poison them
@@africkinamerican Ever have a picnic on top of dandelions? They are slimy garbage. Dandelions are ivasive weeds that don't belong in North America. F*ck dandelions!
They are also brilliant for wildlife. Bees love the flowers and birds love the seeds. They are not weeds just wild flowers.
Never was a fan of dandelion until 35 years ago when my son picked a bunch and came running to me with the biggest smile on his face. Priceless 🌺🌺🌺
That is so sweet. Isn't it special how precious associations can change how we feel about things entirely? I never used to like tulips until my boyfriend gifted them to me a decade agi and ever since I just love them and feel happy whenever I see them.
That's so sweet ❣ love that ! 🤗
@@sandraotero5951 yes!! My children gave me dandelions. And now my grandchildren do!! SoI love them 🤗
Oh, that s so sweet. Mine never gave me anytging
When I was around the age of 5 I picked as big of a bouquet as I could carry and gave it to my mother.
But I got a scolding since the dandelions had stained my shirt XD
I wish they would start teaching these ecological/environmental common sense lessons in elementary schools. Teach the young and in one generation we can change the country.
I agree with you, but then, it would go completely against big pharma
With many kids being home schooled now, maybe your wish will be granted.
Talk to your assemblyperson this is what they're job is.
Scott's will sue-especially if people learned that clover is nitogen fixing and used to be included in all turf seed for natural fertilizer-until Scott's marketed it as a weed to boost sales. Dandelion is a major food source for the endangered honeybee-clover too.
I have the same wishes as you. But good luck, teachers are all young Millennial leftist preaching the far left Democratic spiracy b*******
We need more people like him in the world, looks like he's having a good time.
Dandelions remind me of when my kids were little. Each of them brought me dandelions they picked in the yard and they were SO proud! I taught them the importance of dandelions and the job they do for our Earth... and how delicious they can be. We went out to the back yard (where I had a huge garden and never EVER used pesticides) and picked dandelions and fried them up. That was the most fun thing... the kids got a huge kick out of it. So I love the lowly dandelion and allow them to live where and when they spring up...
These are my sheep's favorite treat. When spring starts, and they pop up, you can hear him snapping the little stems and flowers up like a kid eating candy! I will forever love this little plant.
My dairy goats love dandelions - Now I know why! - They're calcium rich - good for milk!
When I was a kid my grandmother used to send me out to the field behind her house to pick them. I'd come back with a brown paper shopping bag filled and she would make us a salad with vinegar, olive oil, sliced tomato and fresh Italian bread. If my mother wasn't around she would pour me a glass of wine and we had the perfect lunch together. 😀
My grandmother did the same with me! She taught me to pick the new leaves, not the older ones. The older they get, the more bitter. The older leaves can be used to make a digestive tonic, though.
@Culinary Growers Organic LLC Special indeed. Lived to be 102 and fiesty till the end.
What a lovely memory.
What a beautiful memory. My grandmother also would send us out to pick the dandelions for her and also mushrooms in the woods. Today, I don't know the difference between the mushrooms, so I do not harvest any, I know that the wrong mushroom can be fatal.
Mike Keller. Yikes! lol
I remember my favorite memories of being a child and the first sign of spring was dandelion, never new how beneficial the dandelion was, I will never bother them again.
And the violets !
Due to lack of time I've neglected my yard for years now. The first year we had all kinds of weeds. The second year the grass got too tall and flopped and matted over. Now it is absolutely beautiful, it never gets too tall and has a mixture of clover ,mint, lemon balm, grasses, wildflowers, wild strawberries and carrots, and yes dandelion. I even get compliments on it now and I don't do a darn thing to it.
I love it! And I follow a protocol called "No Mow May" leaving all the flowers in my lawn for the bees. This began at a university in Minnesota and has spread to many states ❤
I love walking around snacking on sheep sorrel, queen Anne's lace, purple dead nettle, hairy bittercress, clover, etc.
My kind of yard 😊
@@dfreak01 Sheep sorrel kill kill cancer - Ojibwa Indians used it for that. That's where the 4 herb mixture called essiac comes from, as sheep sorrel is primary ingredient which kills cancer and it has 3 other herbs to keep it from upsetting your stomach. You can find the mixture at any herb store on online. It does work, had a friend with HUGE tumor, she used it for a month and x-rays proved it was entirely gone. There are books about this and science has verified it kills cancerous tumors. Purple dead nettle also is very healthy for you and red clover makes excellent tea, especially iced tea.
I made the same observation. I couldn't cut my lawn for a year, because of physical inconveniece. No way getting through that with my electric lawnmower, after that.
Taking a weedwhacker out to that "shrubbery" seemed excessive. I have no restraints with the weedwhacker any longer. It doesn't cut the grass, just rips it apart and shreds it.
Three years ago, that would have left me with a desert landscape. This has changed. Now it rains every night at dark.
So important for the first bee feedings!!! in Spring. Watch out people, Wildflowers are no weeds!
Yes, they're weeds. Weeds are plants in an undesired location.
@@seanwatts8342 , they are very tasty and make a great wine.
I agree! I actually like any kinds of wild flowers :)
E I not that they haven’t discovered the use of.... that’s probably been known for hundreds of years.... it’s jus5 that the big pharma can’t make money when people begin healing themselves en masse
Or when they realise that too many people are using natural things...they bring out their own... I mean come on...turmeric tablets? Just eat the dang turmeric! Put it in a smoothie but with black pepper because that will help you absorb the goodness apparently. I’m not an expert but a lot of things I read about eating and healing naturally it makes more sense..... anything you take that is prescribed will always have side effects..... not so good ones often. .... back to nature..... before she quits helping us
Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. - A.A.Milne
Weeds are just plants you don’t want
Perfect quote ♡
I eat my weeds
I heard it that weeds are plants with a bad reputation.☺️
Many insects are plant specific. Those flowering weeds are what certain insects are looking for.
My mom made the best dandelion greens, stir fried with bacon. She called it "spring tonic". She grew up on a hardscrabble farm in the 30's and they ate everything. I have a sign I'm putting in my yard this year - "Forgive my weeds, I'm feeding the bees!" Neighbors will still harass me but I'm learning to ignore them...
Dandelion greens with bacon sounds amazing! What did your mom do for the bitter taste?
I had to fuss at my mother in law one time. She was bothered by them and took it upon herself to clean up my flower beds. I told her, "Don't touch my weeds! I gottem just the way I likem!" She hasn't touched my weeds since! LOL
Hardscrabble sounds like a board game for smart people. Thanks for the new word!
They harass you over your dandelions? My name is karen but you must have a neighborhood of them. Lol. Thinking about changing my name for this reason but seriously I feel bad for you. Lol
@@greencaller14 I don't know for this but for another recipe they had you dip in hot water fast then dry then when you cook bacon pour apple cider vinegar on it and then follow with molten hot bacon grease
Hello Stefan, I've never seen a video of any 'wild' plants or 'weeds' put out by anyone the way you have done it. Its really educational. Thank you for reminding us the roles of some weeds for humankind benefits!
RUclips algorithm has blessed me with this video, along with a documentary on a guy that took pictures of mushrooms. My eyes have been opened! Thank you for this video and I'm grateful for my dandelions!
Wonderful eye opener.
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I saw that mushroom photographer doc too! Great video! Glad it connected me to other great natural history videos, like this one. Thanks Permaculture Orchard guy!
The book "The Kingdom of Fungi" by Jens Petersen has wonderful photographs, perhaps some taken by same guy in that documentary? Its a beautiful coffee table book, and affordable too. Just FYI.
Do you know the name of the mushroom documentary?
The fact that the nutrition in them is higher than any plant bought in a store should be enough to love them. Flowers and leaves are edible also great tea.
Root is edible too.
Foxglove will stop your heart. Do not eat flowers if you do not know exactly what you're eating.
I just started eating them last year and I love them ,their not cheap in the grocery store
@@bethkrager6529 So many more toxic or toxic under certain conditions plants out there , has me worried for all the new do it your self gardners.
Ah, the only good weed is a dead weed from Round Up.
I surrendered to the dandelions twelve years ago. I'm so happy I lost because I saved time and money and learned to understand a little better nature's workings.
here in the UK, one of our most stunning garden birds, the Goldfinch,
eats Dandelion seeds, that's another reason to allow Dandelions to flourish.
As dandelions are some of the earliest flowers up the early bees desperately need them so don’t get rid of them.
I send the bees to my neighbor's yards (dandelion fields) by pulling mine out. Lots of dandelions to go around.
@@brettandrews6684 of course you are one of those who only thinks how tidy your shitty garden looks and think of your selfish needs; in summary why the world is going to shit. Human disgraceful race
@Blaschito, sounds like you’re one of those that instead of teaching you just rather insult. Maybe you’re the problem.
@@blaschito1 considering your condescending hateful reply I agree with you, the world has already gone to shit and you're one of the reasons why.
Dandelions are my favorite flowers. ❤
My yard is full of them! Lol. One friend's husband said, " I like your flowers!" (Sarcastically) I said, "Thank you!" I just leave them alone. Bees is one reason, now I have more! Thank you!!
They’re pretty. Why did the become a weed? They could just as easily be called a flower
My ex being Japanese would try new things. Before the flowers open fully up she would dip in batter with panko and deepfry them into something like a pakora. I read the flowers are high in lecithin.
@@brycer985, dandelion leaves, plucked early *before* the plant flowers, make good salad greens. Pick them later, when they're flowering, and they'll taste bitter.
@@goodun6081 - Its such a beautiful plant that gets this stigma for being a weed. Its almost like its ethnically being discriminated against by the weedman and peoples overall ignorance of its benefits. I dont dare weed it out of my yard since its so sacred.
Did you notice that bitters have a long history for thier medicinal benefits? James Sloane, a master herbalist from his website Medcapsules.com has excellent info on medicinal bitters.
@@fancysfolly554 ANY plant that isn't where you want it or didn't plant it can be classified as a weed! I have had Sweet Jasmine creeper from a neighbours yard growing, all along the fence, that I regarded as a weed! It was taking over my garden from my next door neighbours!
I love dandelions. They're good for the soil, super healthy to eat, and they're pretty. I also respect them for their strength and perseverance. When I grow up, I wan't to be a dandelion.
Check out the history guy
When you have a name tag made, use the name Taraxacum Officinale. Have a good time.
If you have 90 seconds I have a recipe and complete instruction to make a wonderful elixir ruclips.net/video/QopCNdqzv5E/видео.html
Don't forget top food source for honeybees! Dandelions are no big deal. Have things with taproots that get thick as a quarter and can go down seven FEET versus inches. I WISH I only had dandelions. These weeds get a good three feet tall. So I guess I need calcium then. Lol I put clover in my lawn for the nitrogen source. VERY informative.🤔
I love this. Thank you!
I've always considered them 'honey-filler', as bees will often 'fill' their pollen needs early in the season by hitting all the dandelions first...like 'fillers' in foods. The can also substitute in garden salads for using spinach leaves, as they are a 'bitter leaf'...but when chopped and mixed with iceberg loose leaf lettuce, can 'balance' a leaf salad rather-nicely, while providing a LOT of calcium to your diet (at the cost of Spinach's Vitamin K and Iron). Since I'm a BIG advocate of honey bees...I figure 'let them have their dandelions'...at least until the white clover comes in...short of fruit tree blooms, white clover makes the BEST honey!
Dandelion is actually higher in vitamin K and Iron, than Spinach.
*Bro'* you said all that with a Smile
That's great to know. I have thick blood naturally, so I clot way too easy, so vitamin K foods are not wise for me to eat. I may have to look into foraging them now (safely ofc, I'll read before the deed).
Thanks for the tip.😊
IMHO, personally, the white clover honey is better than any fruit tree honey (other than orange blossom!). Which is why I look forward to the white clover blooming in our lawns after the dandelions have gone to seed! Just all the blooms surrounding the house make the whole house smell like honey.
@@EducatedSkeptic i have those on my lawn. i googled searched What is white clover honey?
Clover honey is a thick, sweet syrup made by honeybees that collect the nectar of clover plants. It's mild in taste and light in color, making it a popular choice among honey enthusiasts.
*Thanx for the tip*
This man has saved so many of my brothers and sisters.
Signed in appreciation
Dan D. Lion. !
Good one, never heard that one. Thanks.
An amazing and beautiful plant. Excellent video. Do not use the brown kill Roundup.
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😆🤣👍🌄 Giving you the humor appreciation award 👏 🏆
Very informative...thanks.
I always told my daughter that dandelions were little spots of sunshine on the ground.
I love that!
lovely!
And now you told me.
Thank you
what a nice interpretation
My Dad and I shared the biological indicator that told us our favorite saltwater fish would be running and it was TIME to fish. This started when I was 10 and continues for me every year when I see my first Dandelion of the season. My dad passed in 1999 but the memory has never lost me. Each spring I have a moment of sadness and joy.
That’s a beautiful story ❤️
My dad passed in ‘99 as well. He taught me more about questioning authority than biology, but he did take me out in nature often. Thanks for the fishing tip!
Aw love that story as a gardener and fisherwoman.
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May I ask which fish? Also what would you say to someone interested in fishing but don't know where to start? I've never had a male figure in my life teach me basic things such as fishing, mechanics, or scavenging. I am learning some things on RUclips.
The same rings true with my mom who passed in 98. For me, its buttercups🕊💕🕊
I almost want to put up a sign telling my neighbors to go away and don't tell me to get rid of my dandelions. I like them.
A yard two streets over had a yard banner read pardon our weeds we are feeding the bees. Yard to yard dandelions, loved it.
You’re a lazy, lousy neighbor. YOU go away.
Dandelion has so many health benefits from the roots to the flowers!!
Before we moved from the suburbs out to the country where we belong, a neighbor delivered roundup to the houses on the block with dandelions. Woke up one day it was on the doorstep. I happily hazmat discarded it. So sad.
@@vickyannpaintingwithoils It all depends on how people were taught from youth and how brainwashed they are by media. I learned from my mom who survived WW2 in Italy to eat greens including what 'Americans' considered Weeds. To me I learned they were food. I only remove from the front yard and let them grow in the back. I made my new neighbor when we moved in a cup of dandelion tea with honey. He loved it and was shocked. I did the same for the pastor who married us. He tells the joke that I made salad from weeds. Educating these people by food helps them understand.
Dandelions are a Mothers first bouquet from their Children!
So true! The sweetest bouquet you'll ever get!!
Love this
I became emotional, I got it my daughter too!!
She will be 13 in coming June!!
so true! G-d bless them and you
I thought it’s only my daughter who did this
I just purchased 12,000 Dandelions seed to plant in my back yard. Our sulcate tortoise loves them!
That's the most idiotic thing I've ever heard.
You had to buy them! They’re free every where
I hope those are fancy Dandelions
I love this comment! So funny
Your neighbors are gona hate you 😆
Leave them alone in spring .. they are often the only source of nectar for bees
Yeah I have loads of Dandelions front and back of my little home, its great to sit out side when the sun is shining and relax and be a part of the bees buzzing about and doing their work. Its great, they are such great little creatures doing their labour.
It sounds weird but if you eat a dandelion flower, you'll be surprised at how sweet it is.
@@jillhumphrys8073 compared to the stems !
Where I live, the bees will only go to the dandelions if there is nothing else. I don't know if that says something about the quality of my dandelions!
@Jay L #1 are you sure you put this comment on the right video and... #2 do you even know what clickbait is? ..hmmm...
Your video just popped up on my feed and I am glad it did! I let the dandelions grow and just mow normally. My neighbors are busy paying lawn-care companies spraying and getting rid of them while mine is wild. I'm sure they don't like it, but my thought has always been the Eco-system first.
Every spring, my grandparents would have all of us pick dandelions to collect and give to them to take to the grocery store for the baker to make into ‘dandelion pie’. We thought this was so good, we did it every year. We never realized it was lemon pie!
That’s so funny.
That is SO funny!
HAHA!!! Grandparents are so smart.
After juicing some carrots I decided to try juicing just a few dandelion leaves into my juice. Amazingly it gave it a subtle chocolate flavor! Really weird outcome!
Anyone else tried this?
"Raising a group of dullards sure has it's benefits!" the grandparents enthused every year as they surveyed their weed free lawn
Very interesting, I've hated them in my lawn and have used herbicide on them in the past. I'm seeing the horrific effects of herbicides and don't ever want to use them again! Thanks for this helpful info!
Roundup (used by landlord) killed my precious dog. 💣
@@stj971 no it didn't, unless this dog was a chia pet. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in RoundUp, only kills plants because it inhibits a metabolic pathway that plants possess, but animals do not. If your dog did die from your landlord spraying the lawn, it wasn't from roundup. It could have been any number of pesticides, but not roundup, and probably not even an herbicide. I'd wager the landlord was spraying an insecticide for grubs, and if anything, that would be the killer compound.
@@DankFroot depends what the dog died of. Glyphosate exposure causes cancer, liver and kidney disease, heart disease…they won’t drop dead on exposure, but it can and does kill them. And humans.
@@DankFroot hi Matt read the many long term studies of facts about the many damaging health effects on humans, invertebrates and animals. There are peer reviewed articles. It fact round up is killing humans, soul microbes, the basis of life
Dandelions fight cancer funny how Bayer one big pHARMa wants you to use roundup to kill them...
As small children in Midland, Pennsylvania during WW II, my mother sent my brother and me to gather dandelion leaves for salad ! I love my dandelions. Thanks, Stefan !
We still do that out in the east of the state. Similar to spinach but slightly sweater. Hope you are well.
@@nicholasneyhart396 -- Quite well, thanks, at 84 near San Antonio, Texas, after a life of bounding around in California, Massachussetts, Eritrea, Italy, Nicaragua, California again, and now Texas. Best to you !
I bet you are very regular! Lol!
@@Tinyteacher1111 -- I'm a regular guy.
I wonder if they grow in Midland, TX?
my backyard is dandelions, clover, creeping charley, crabgrass, some kind of wild strawberry that gets tiny fruit each summer, the birds feast, I just looked out the kitchen window and saw a carpet of yellow, white and blue flowers, and about 2 dozen birds bouncing around pecking and a groundhog nibbling away, on summer evenings lightning bugs begin drifting upwards, now what's wrong with that?
my husband says its fine its all green when you mow it & as you pointed our our yard is also full of birds & wildlife that we NEVER saw when that was grass the weeds feed the city wildlife so it serves a purpose I guess ..i harvest a huge grocery bag or 2 full of dandelions in early spring for my mom greens w bacon grease & its actually very good for her..dandelions are packed with nutrients & minerals and they are actually very good for you.. they even TASTE pretty good that way fried w bacon grease until they wilt as long as you pick the very first spring leaves before they grow & get bitter..now i also harvest wash & dry bagfuls of various other weeds just to feed my chinchilla ..since he eats so many so fast now its become a part of his daily diet now until winter when they all go dormant.then I harvested him my thornless black raspberry leaves & branches to chew on and wild honeysuckle vines those are ever green plants they stay growing all winter so does the wild mint so that was his seasonal dried snacks until the weather warmed back up & all of the perennial weeds started growing back .so this year I want to try keep harvesting huge amounts of the weeds he eats & try to stockpile a few bags up so he can also have them during the winter months.. they cannot eat any type of fresh food just certian DRIED twigs flowers leaves & he even loves to eat the weeds roots as long as they are washed then dried out totally. . i wash them off to get off any dirt or bugs then I pile them onto a baking sheet to dry them in the oven on the lowest heat w the oven door cracked open..thats much cheaper than purchasing dandelion flowers or roots online from a chinchilla store for some reason that i dont understand even a small amount of dried dandelion petals or chopped dandelion root is very expensive especially when you consider that WEEDS grow FOR FREE everywhere. .a. they love sweet things like raisins or dried fruits but sugar is very toxic to their livers so the best & healthiest snacks for the strange little rodent really is dried dandelion leaves & or other edible weeds.. he really seems addicted to dried dandelions but if I wanted to purchase those snacks for him online id be paying $20 -$32 per 8 oz cup plus shipping..for what is growing FREE all over my backyard..so ive decided never to replant grass & just keep my only source of free chinchilla snacks coming he also adores the plantains stinging nettles & wild mint so I harvest them all I even am growing him basil & marigolds.marigold leaves are also for sale online i just went to a dollar store & bought 4 packs for $1.again why pay $32 for a cup of dried flower petals when I can toss around some seeds & voila more free chinchilla treats & he really LOVED the few dried marigold flowers Id stolen for him from peoples gardens last year thats why this year im planting him some ..we let the groundhogs eat here too I get HUGE FAT ones then I get their babies..they love the plantains just like my chin..i just wont harvest any weeds for my chin where i know the gopher has eaten i wouldnt want my chin to catch rabies or something..last year a dog killed a groundhog near here & it to my great surprise it tested positive for rabies..i never even knew they could catch rabies but maybe all animals can we even had 2 city jackrabbits make a nest & have a baby they came for the CLOVERS ..sadly the 3 bunnies became just one the father I think & last year he was hit by a car..we live in the inner city so the wildlife has a hard time here finding food so idc if bunnies or groundhogs come to graze on my yummy & apparently delicious WEEDS.. .
@@jeans7393 dandelion greens are nice, but my grandmother picked the flowers and when she had a brown grocery bag full she made wine from them...for medicinal purposes only of course
Anyone who spends so much time money and energy creating and maintaining a grass lawn is clinically insane.
Nothing. Nothing at all is wrong with that.
@@collinmckinney7684 I agree TOTALLY Colin. Priorities are messed up. 👍🌱❤️
When I was a kid I told my mom that dandelions were my favorite flower. She chuckled and said dandelions are weeds. A weed is still my favorite flower.
There's no such thing as weeds ;)
Hehe weed is my favourite flower too =p
@ I'll have to be honest and admit that I don't remember all high times, must be all that amnesia I smoke haha.
But yes. Those centrefolds.. irresistible!
You should tell ppl that after your mom called them weeds you said " I love weed ! "
Perception is everything.
Dandelions are fascinating. The flowers initially bloom close to the ground, but as they mature and get ready to go to seed the flower heads shoot up six inches or more into the air . This is to facilitate their mature seeds getting airborne. An amazing adaptation.
If you cut your lawn on a regular basis, the dandelion will flower close to the ground. Our school used to do a study on dandelions for biology. We have several on our property and don’t use sprays. I use black plastic weighted down to kill weeds such as dock and plantain.
Not "adaptation" - CREATION! Amazing creation of God!
@@tsunamis82 plantain is good for stings and inflammation.
@@tsunamis82 Just always REMEMBER:ALL THREE HAVE HOME REMEDY USES WHEN THERE IS NO DOCTOR/HOSPITAL CLODE BY......IJS.
We sponsor a bee hive every spring. The dandelions are one of the first plants to flower in the early spring and get the bees something to feed from. So I leave the dandelions alone. After the rhodos and azaleas start to bloom out I remove the blooms aggressively and now feel better above leaving the plant for my soil
I live in a private community in Northern Europe, and there is much debate about removing dandelions in our gardens. I very much follow your observation about their 'leaf shape' and soil condition. Great vlog, very helpful.
Hello Stefan! I've always been a strong advocate for dandelions and other pollinator-friendly weeds. You've provided some new and excellent information for me in this video presentation. I just wanted to post a note of thanks and wish you well.
So nice of you. Well wishes and blessings back at you.
@@StefanSobkowiak Thank you for taking a moment to respond :)
yeah but his name is stefan.
We ate wild dandelion leaves growing up in a salad with bacon and hard boiled eggs and a vinaigrette!!!! Good memories of my great aunt picking it wild
Wonderful video!!! Thank you for teaching the importance of protecting dandelions flowers.
Sebastiana Morfi awesome we’re glad you liked it!
1:42 - compacted soil
3:05 - soil lacks calcium
5:58 - acidic soil
6:22 - too much shade
You listen, so will I. Not in a hurry today, and I respect the teacher.
Thanks for the reference!!
Thank you very much!
love it when people do this. thanks! 🤩
Also good for your liver,digestive system when you eat the leaves. Dried flower as a tea and roots as a coffee substitute
Wow learned a lot about dandelions and why my lawn is a field of dandelion and clover. My neighbors hate my lawn lol but I love it!
Mountain Valley Sunshine, I love my dandelions too! Each spring my front yards is blossoming 💕. I finally found a sign that I put in my garden bed near the road that says “Pardon the weeds, we’re feeding bees”. My neighbours finally get it!
Ack neighbors! What do they know ;)
My neighbor tried to lawn shame me , but I won't let it happen, he said what the heck are you growing? I have weeds but when I mow it's green and I don't want to over fertilize or pollute w/ some corporate weed (life) killer. Our deadliest nerve gas started in a lab making weed killer.
@@missygilly9917 I'm totally making a sign like that for my front yard!
Missy Gilly that’s a good idea. Too bad we have to justify our beliefs to the misinformed. Most of the weeds around us are here to help. God bless them!
I used to brew dandelion and orange wine - I had a friend that went wild for it. There was no finer sight in the spring than my beautiful lawn.
During the depression, my grandma said they use to deep fry the flower as they always had a lot of flour and lard.
Here in Europe, the leaves are eaten as a salad and the flowers are dried as tea
I have fried dandelions before, they're good!
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@@carmenk4018 How do you fry them? Only the flowers?
Is there a way to grow dandelion? I really do like them and want to use them for food, medicine and tea and I am not up to foraging at 78 yrs old (ewoodie69@gmail.com)
I love them! How can anyone dislike their sunny little golden faces? Treasure indeed! 😘
I have a feeling that line will follow me through the bush for a long time. Lol
@Hez eLgee
we allways ate dandelion leaves instead of lettuce and its delicious,also you can help someone who suffer with liver problems,its very useful plant but people hate it probably becasue they dont know what it is,here is some of the benefits
www.anniesremedy.com/taraxacum-officinale-dandelion-root.php?gc=92&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpPHoBRC3ARIsALfx-_LazyDRzs59ZYR1hOnzj4kye-S11EFGsvgeKpSX4EvdMfJK5Z9WXsQaAk0NEALw_wcB
abcvzz Thank you for the helpful information! 😊
MtnTow Really?
@@abcvzz I love dandelions.I have been eating them for years.I started eating and drinking them when I went camping.I did not know any of the benifits,thank you for letting me know.
My Grandma always said, "Good for Bee and Thee." I still make wine outta the heads, eat the boiled greens and dry the root and grind it up and add to coffee. P.S....Loads of great vit. C and Iron as well as Calcium. Actually gotta big bowl of greens in the fridge for a 4th of July cookout! Yum!
I make wine every year but didn't know about the dried roots in coffee. What proportion of root to coffee do you use?
That would make a nice simple sampler !
blackrabbit212 I use 1/3 to 2/3. I also dig Chicory root and addv that to coffee. Chicory (in my area) is often called, "Corn Flowers". Those weedy looking plants along the field rows/roads that are a beautiful blue. It all works.
@@robinmurray5266 Thanks, Robin.
What part of the country since you mention chicory...?
I’m really excited that I found this video. I recently received a stereo microscope for my classroom with prepared slides of plant parts and insects. Two of those slides include a honeybee leg and a dandelion seed. I completely nerded out because I love teaching how important bees are to our environment.
Dandelions are a main source of food in early spring when both bees and dandelions start to emerge after winter. Since the dandelion is one of the first flowers to bloom, native bees rely on their pollen far protein and nectar for sugar. These flowers are resilient for good reason.
Wow, now ask the kids to get thinks for the microscope, it will open a whole new world for them
We eat them, make tea, or dandelion oil and vinegar. I welcome them in my yard😊 Thanks for the information, I didn't know about most of the indications of them
THANK YOU SO MUCH for listing the many ways you utilize dandelions!
I would love to learn how to extract oil from dandelions and make vinegar out of them.
I have fought different kinds of cancers ever since 1978. What a joy and a life-saver to build up my immune system with dandelions! Dandelions killed cancer cells and nourished normal cells for me.
When did I get sick with cancer again? . . . During the coldest Winter seasons when Dandelions did not grow.
In the Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition, though spinach was highly nutritious, overall, dandelions contained higher levels of nutrients.
Repeating, I would love to learn how to extract oil from dandelions, and will do a search on the procedure myself. Every part of the dandelion is useful. The oil might be a healthier choice to use in salads.
Again,
THANK YOU !!!
I've found all my information right here on RUclips 😊 I just soak the flower in oil or vinegar to get the nutrients and the roots are best dried out and made into dandelion tea/coffee. I will be praying for healing for you. I wish I would have known about dandelions 16 years ago when my brother had cancer😞
@@ProtectFamilyRights carbon 60 in dandelion oil. That would be a first :)
@@angiemelton6547
THANK YOU for how you extract the nutrients.
I am so very sorry for you and your brother.
Another tea I made from 4 ingredients wss ESSIAC Tea from Sheep Sorrel, Slippery Elm, Turkey Rhubarb, and Burdock Root. I drank 1/4th cup on an empty stomach upon rising 1 or more hours befire an early breakfast, 1 hour before lunch, 1 hour before supper, and just before going to sleep for the night.
I used to have the recipe, but somebody broke in and stole my laptop. I had shared the procedure with many. It takes just over 12 hours to make, because it is a "concoction' (boiled twice 12 hours apart. I found the 4 ingredients in the health food store. The owner copied the recipe from an article by "Gary Blum" in a large book.
You're welcome
I always leave the dandelions alone. I have grown fond of them, especially as a first food source for bees and other insects. I have been teaching my daughters the same thing. But I can say I have now learned even more about this wonderful plant and what it means for the land. Thanks for the information!
I try to tell my neighbors this. I love the bees, and can't wait to have a give again.
Most Americans do not know how much edible free food is in their yards.
Dandelion is surprisingly delicious.
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF EINSTEIN/ BRAT
Amen!!!
Dandelion tea
I believe that unless you have family who are recent immigrants. My grandparents were Greek and they and myn great-grandmother would pick "horta" also known as greens from the yard, so yes there is free food all around us!
Thank you for this video!
I actually grow dandelions in pots for the greens, because everything kept eating my collards and spinach before I ever got any! 😋 😆 I enjoy how bitter and savory they are. Great for soups and stir fry! Your dandelion-filled yard sounds like paradise...and a never-ending salad bar.
I live in a very natural environment. In the woods with some open sunny area's. I have learned to live in harmony with weeds. It took awhile I must admit. But they are food, medicine, beneficial for pollinators, hold soil from erosion, pull minerals up, keep soil cool and moisture in. As I age I appreciate nature more and more. What a blessing losing everything I had in 2010 and having to downsize. I bought a couple acres, downsized, slashed all debt and learned to live off the land.
Hi Tracy. I'm so jealous. You are living my dream.
Congratulation's and continued success in your "natural environment" the one we were intended to live in not the corporate make money any way you can even if it does harm the environment. Best of luck to you!
Do Americans have "Dandelion & Burdock" pop (soda) ?
@@TonyEnglandUK Not that has been seen on the East coast from my eyes. Doubtful it could even be found. Many old, good and good for health drinks and foods have been removed for that which, instead, is not good for health. $$$$$$$$$$ makers in many ways if unhealthy. :)
@@AFineLineA I don't know what's happening with RUclips comments, my friend, but your reply appears in my notifications window, yet strangely disappears when I view the comments on the video itself. This is constantly happening recently. (If you've made a comment yourself recently and found it got zero response, that's because nobody can see your comment except you).
Honeybees love dandelions. That helps them get started in the spring before the trees and fruit trees start to bloom. Take a soil sample to your county agent and they will test the soil for you.
THANK YOU.
The county agent is a great idea!
Hello, do you mind sharing the name of the county agent department? Thank you.
@@bbll3729 Look for a Cooperative Extension in your county, they provide test kits.
My partner and I moved into a new house recently. I was surprised and delighted to see goldfinches stopping into the garden to eat the seeds from the dandelion after flowering. I decided not to cut the grass and keep the dandelions so the birds can eat...also the dandelions are pretty.
Thank you for the wonderful video, I'm keeping my dandelions, good for the lawn,good for the bees, good for tea that is beneficial for humans 🇨🇦👍😊
When I was a kid I remember the dandelions covering the ground in the apartment complex we lived in. Bees always covered them and I got stung a lot. Now that I own my own property I let the dandelions grow, but barely see any bees. Where are the bees? Thank you for this great video! I so love people who are natural, who have common sense and care about themselves and the earth. I pray that all would be that way.
Sadly, bees are poisoned by feeding on weedy flowers that have been sprayed with herbicide. Plus other stressors, like mite infestations that prove deadly. They need functional colony communities to survive. If their community is compromised, it can lead to colony collapse, a virus that confuses their navigation to the point, they leave the hive and can't find the way home.
Plant some Lavender and other Bee friendly flowering plants.
People our killing the bee's my spraying all the crap they spray. Just recently it was on the news that a company accidentally killed alot off bees.
They have come close to extension, crops are being sprayed and they are killing bees. They use pesticides kill all insects and are now in our food's
I'd recommend looking up which bees are native to your state and finding out what flowers they like. There are thousands of bee varieties and certain species only visit specific flower species/families. Try planting stuff like yarrow and you'll be blessed with a menagerie of native pollen covered bumblebees :)
Ah yes, fantastic video!!! I love Dandelions! When I first moved here (Northern AZ) there were zero dandelions in our yard. I scattered wild flower seeds the first year and many came up. The following year a few dandelions appeared. I waited until the seed pods developed and took them and blew the seeds across the yard. Did this ritual several years in a row. Now I can't even count them anymore, surely hundreds of them grow and thrive in the yard. I leave the seed pods alone now, let them propagate as they wish.
Hi Irene, I'm in northern Arizona also and had dandelion salad this year from my first Passover celebration 👍🙌💕 it was really really good I love having them on our property. No insecticide for us and no herbicide for the yard. I see everyone around me spraying and I just shake my head because we all live on well water. People just poisoning everything, I don't understand.
@@bobbiduval7961 Oh I hear you! I wish these herbicides and insecticides would be outlawed! It is sad indeed! PS. I live in Overgaard! It appears that this year we won't be getting that last frost. Normally we avoid planting veggies until the end of May. This weekend I will put all my seedlings in the garden, and hope for a decent crop. Wildflowers are coming up, as do the lovely Morning Glories. I have Milk weed going and hope to see some butterflies in a month or so.
I remember as a child in the 60’s all the Italian families enjoyed dandelion salad every spring- they are now recognized as a superfood
Same where I come from
I learned a lot from Italian gardeners
I love dand salad with olive oil
The italian families or dandelions? Lol
You sure they did not just pick ruccola/rocket and got some by "accident"?
Old German women did this as well. Almost all poor people across the Midwest and the south picked their own greens for eating and herbs for healing. Dandelion wine was common in the Midwest even back in the 80s....supposedly good for circulation and high blood pressure.
Last season I weeded out all of the dandelions in my garden. Thanks to you I realized my mistake and this season I am leaving them be. I also used them in my salads. Learning alot thanks.
All well said. Dandelion is a gardener's friend instead of the enemy. AND, the entire plant is not only edible, but very healthy. Ignorance is expensive. JMHO.~Eli.
Helpful for bees too
Err.. please *don't* eat the milky-latex filled stems.. There's quite a bit that can go wrong there. Other than that, yes, dandelions are an amazing free food source.
@@kidwolf0015 .....Well said and thx for the clarifications. By the time Dandelions get to the point of flowering they are too old and bitter to use for ANYTHING but the flowers and roots. God Bless....~Eli.
@@singleman1986 cooking them in a dish that has oil or fat takes alot of the bitterness out, they're really quite palatable even after flowering this way. Add a hint of some type of sweetener and some other greens and/or traditional vegetables, I like making something of a stew with them.
As a beekeeper, I love dandelions. They're one of the first sources of nectar and pollen in early spring. The bees go nuts when dandelions are flowering. Now, if I could just convince my wife...
You got me convinced and I am not a wife 😎- yet 🙂
Funny they do go nuts don’t they.
@@mandycote5662 that's why you were convinced so easily. But don't worry, once you're married you'll be immune to persuasion.
@@stevem815 😃😄😁😆😅😂🤣
A godly wife reverences her husband💕
And he sooo loves her 💎
This is a first-class video. Very well done! Great music, and content, and camera angles.
Cory Lee Markert wow thanks Cory we really do appreciate the positive feedback
I love dandelion root tea, dandelion leaves in my salad, dandelion flower powder jelly… But all the neighbors think the yard looks ratty when we have lots of them in the grass! Now I know what they’re all about! I always wondered, thank you!
Can't remember who said it, but someone once said that " weeds are just flowers in the wrong place". I admire dandelions and always let them flower. Might start eating them as well.
Weeds are in the RIGHT place. They pop up where you live and tell you what is wrong with your health. They are there to heal you, if you care to listen and observe.
the flowers are incredibly sweet , never thought that until I gave up sugar
They are great trail food. Their flavor changes depending on where they're growing. Also an excellent source of Vitamin D
They’re a good liver herb as well , I think . I mean as a liver “cleanser” . Ok , just checked , and yes , excellent for a liver detoxifying medicine . Tincture , tea , etc. . Also for a “fatty liver” . Yup .
Dandelion root, KILLS 98% OF CANCER CELLS IN 48 HRS. SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE. God bless
As a certified organic orchardist I let the dandies grow because they brought more Bee's to pollinate my trees. Thy also signaled the start of the Morel mushrooms :)
Great comment. Thanks.
When do the immoral mushrooms start?
Rod Wayne!! Southern Illinois here!! They are up!! Great comment! Watch the ticks bro!! I got Lyme Disease 20 years ago. I've used, pretty much, everything. Still do! Im STILL clearing bad things from my body! It works on your immune system.
@@jennyturner2827 I am in SE British Columbia. Luckily our ticks don't carry Lyme up here (yet). I supplement my income as a mountain hiking guide. I inform people on precautions and also spray them waist down with Deep Woods Off to be safe. Hope you feel better. Check into "Organic Silica" some people say it helps with Lyme disease.
Stay safe eh:)
"NOW" Essential Oil Brand kind sir.
I use the flowers to make honey, jams and teas. I use the leaves to make teas and salads, and I use the root for a coffee substitute. The leaves are great detoxifiers and help clear the blood and lymph nodes. They also help with constipation, sluggish liver, urinary problems, and fluid retention. They are loaded with potassium, calcium, vitamins A, B, C, and D. You can use the sap of the plant to help with warts calluses corns or rough skin. You can even use the flowers as an infused oil to help with muscle aches stiff necks and arthritis. There is a reason that the company that makes poisons to kill this plant also has stakes in Pharmaceutical medicine treatments for the above listed issues.
This is the reason I don't spray my weeds with poisons. I just want to get rid of the sticker weeds.
Just goes to show what's wrong with everything now , we no longer work with nature. That's a big problem
I was wondering how you make it all?
@@rosamariaperez7557 Keep researching and learning. I’ll bet there are some great books on the subject at your local library; more RUclips video; join a local horticultural or historical club, etc.
@@rhondasmith7413 look it up on Google an u tube I've seen videos
In Spring, dandelions are a good source of food for pollinators.
The flowers can also be used in making dandelion wine.
In the Summer, the leaves, certain leaves, make a healthy salad.
In the Autumn, the roots can be ground up and dried up to make a very healthy, very nutritious and full of antioxidants, tea.
There's a lot of so called Weeds out there that are edible and very healthy to eat.
Don't forget you need dandelions to see if people like butter too,
(If you hold a dandelion up under someone's chin and it turns yellow from the light reflecting, it means they like butter.) :P
Buttercups!!!
Yes GOD gave us everything we to survive if people would just get out and find out what they are, AND IT'S ALL THERE FOR THE TAKING AND THANKSGIVING
It’s great to talk about the benefits of dandelions. Many people don’t know that some “weeds” are actually very beneficial. 🌼
Dandelion greens are edible. Pick them before the flower buds show up. You can eat them on salads, steamed or poached. Great info. I’m getting more respect for weeds and the story they can tell. God is awesome how he designed everything to work. Instead of working with nature we destroy it. We all need to learn to direct it and be humble enough to be directed.
I know that you can make dandelion wine from the blossoms as had some. Maybe because it hadn't had much time to age was the reason it seemed a bit too tart/bitter to me.
Karen Berry that sounds gross. Yeah the reason you eat them before the flowers show up because they get really bitter after.
Duke Norfolk I seem to think that every animal has a purpose to make our lives easier. Kinda like training crows to pickup cigarette butts. They bring them to a dispensary and a piece of dog food pops out. You only have to train a couple and the rest learn from them.
The best part is the flower.
Ross Temple I’m going to find out more about that. I’d love to know more.
I love it, I am using it since years instead of my anxiety medication. It prevents the over production of stress hormone, the cortisol, and keep you away from panic attacks.
How do you prepare it? I would be interested in using it for anxiety.
@@shoshashosha9257I don’t know, but why don’t you look up some dandelion recipes? All parts of the plant are edible - flower, leaves, and root - so you could find ways to use some or all of them, and just try it out. I saw a Middle Eastern recipe for the leaves with onion and garlic. Best wishes.
Thanks for this video. I am doing a project for a bio college class and one of my resources has dandelions listed as invasive species. It's a little shocking to have educational authorities give such a negative label to a wildly useful and beneficial plant. I am thankful to find your knowledge on these guys.
Then it’s your responsibility to nudge the foolishness out of such curriculum. Be bold and of good courage.
They're not , They are a bit vigorous but they benefit wildlife. Humans need to leave nature alone.
We love Dandelion!
I actually purposely spread it anywhere I can. It's one of the the first foods for our bees and treats for our livestock.
I use it as an indicator to plant my potatoes in the spring.
I grow it as a salad green in a specific, reserved garden bed.
Looks like I need to grow them and use the leaves as chop and drop for my tomatoes and other calcium hungry plants.
An important thing to note: every spring when the dandelions first come up and you feel the urge to mow your lawn - DON'T. Dandelions are the first source of food for honey bees and without bees we have no food. So wait until that first bump of dandelions are done blooming, and then mow your lawn.
I understand, but they are so invasive. One dandelion can have up to a 120 seeds when it spews. Do the math. After a few years, you have mass take over of them. I know they are food, but so many of us love a pristine, green lawn. I may have to reconsider and just realize I am growing dandelions and forget the grass.
@@Nefertitidancer I find them pretty , I left some in circle groups last year and mowed around them . Looked so nice !
Try this: www.gardenmyths.com/dandelions-important-bees/
Stop telling people what to do with their yards! Nobody wants to let dandelions go to seed. There are so many alternatives for bees. Trust me, they can’t keep up with everything else that’s in bloom in my yard at the same time.
@@ejohnson3131 if the seeds are germinating in your yard, you are not doing it right and you have weak grass fu.
This year, after hearing about how important dandelions are for pollinators (they bloom early and insects like bees are emerging hungry for what dandelions provide), I elected to adopt the "No Mow May" approach to lawn care.
There is a ton of them out there too... so if they can help repair the soil over time too, I'm good with that too. Usually, I'll cut the grass as soon as the dandelions pop up... which might explain why they never really had much of a chance to do their job.
I hate cutting the grass anyway... so waiting until June to get the lawnmower out works out better for me too.
Thanks for the info!
My neighbors do this! They leave the whole field! We do it just because we are too busy until mid-June.
@@katiejon17 I live in a townhouse in a subdivision. I'm not sure my neighbours are all that happy with my decision... but I did notice that the little strip of grass my immediate neighbour to the West has also hasn't been cut. The rest of the street have all been cut (some more than once). We'll see. June is almost upon us.
My backyard grass (well... let's be honest, it's mostly weeds) have grown so high now that I'm almost afraid to go out and cut it for fear of being attacked by a Lemur or something.
@A R XD
if I left my grass until June I don't think my little electric push mower would have any hope of getting through it :p
@@SelkiesSong That's my problem too. Fortunately, my front and backyard are small enough that I can cut it with the trimmer, if I need to.
Where i moved 6 yrs ago, yard was only grass. 1st thing i seeded white clover & dandelion. Joe Pye weed & milkweed on one side of the house x 4 ft bed. Innoculated lawn for Jap beetle larvae too. My neighbors have commercial lawn poison contracts & walk around with their round up sprayers. Breaks my heart
I have always loved dandelions! I have fought many battles in favor of the lovely flowers! So glad to hear someone praising the lovely plant. 💖
Wonderful!
"if you care leave it there" words to live by.
I LOVE them! They are part of my diet and I appreciate all they do for our environment...they bring health to everything. Thank you for helping spread important information about this important plant with such a rich history.
Brilliant!!! Thanks for sharing. There are spots around my yard that grows them. Beautiful luscious green and I feel guilty pulling them out. Now I will leave them alone😀 One of God's amazing creations!
Amazing video! I love dandelions. I use the flowers for many things like tea, salves and tinctures. The stem milk is good for healing bug bites etc., leaves for salad, and the roots are great dehydrated. Every aspect of the dandelion is healing for our bodies and our land. Thank you for this video and I hope people will learn to love these beautiful plants. ❤
I wish everyone would look at the world like this!
There is No such thing as a weed, if you look up most plants that have been deemed a "Weed", you will find they have vitamins, and Medicinal value
@@lorimangold2890 yes to that!! I get so mad when I see chemical weed killers being sold! AND insecticides for that matter!There is no such thing as a nice, weed-free lawn in REAL nature!
So, i just let my "lawn" go wild. Last summer I found ants tending their little farm colony of aphids on a so called "weed". They raise and nurture the aphids for a sweet substance they produce. It was amazing to see. Every weed in my backyard has nutritional and/or medicinal value.
Bonus thought: I was amazed that a fancy restaurant charged about 20 bucks for a "dandelion salad". I can pick them ANYWHERE for free! Lol!
And prickly lettuce (leaves almost look like dandelion leaves) have the pain killing properties that rival pharmaceuticals. Just have to know how to identify and prepare!
Respect nature and she will take care of you
I still don't know why people don't like dandelions... I was brought up to pick them for dandelion honey, to give it to rabbits and to weave a wreath or a crown whatever you wanna call it and to enjoy blowing it in the air. I love them
How do you make dandelion honey?
@@thetimeisninefifteen you tube has tons of videos to show you💞
I'd love them too.... if they were a thing in Florida. As for even attempting to bring them in, it would not only be irresponsible but also incredibly inefficient. The very, very few cases of true dandelions that were reported were supposedly in TERRIBLE condition. I have to research and study the false dandelion species growing here instead. On the brightside, they're just as useful and edible.
Because they are ugly and take over lawns and make the lawn look ugly. It's more of a pro-grass position than an anti-dandelion. Grass needs humans to defend against dandelion invasions. I'm on the side of grass.
@@peterbelanger4094 You need to be on the side of nature.
I knew of the concept of weeds bringing up nutrients, but this is a much deeper look. I really appreciate you having 'stalked', and reported on the wild dandelion. Thank you.
I love them. I harvest their flowers for tea, dehydrate their greens for soups, use their raw greens in salads and their roots and good as an alternative to coffee. And, even better, already early honey bees are using them to nourish their awakening hives.
What I didn’t know was all these other things about them and today while I harvested them I actually wondered why some have greens laying flat out (mostly in bare spots) while others (in the taller grassy wetlands) have greens sticking up. Now I know. Thanks!
Our home had bare dirt in front yard 10yrs ago when we moved in. When working to grow grass, my husband taught me to let the weeds come in first and grass will be behind it. It was true! Just never knew the WHY's of it. Now, having cage free, indoor, litterbox trained domestic bunnies & having wild bunnies to rehab occasionally, I have learned how beneficial dandelions are for the buns and people! This video taught me such important stuff just now :)
Yess free roam buns are the happiest buns!
True, their love for life really shows when they roam free, that way they are able to directly interact with you and really develop their social brain. I owned bunnies who acted like dogs, Bunnies Are Awesome!
I’ve eaten dandelions since I was 4. I still love them and make “yard salad” every year with all edible “weeds” from my back yard, including violets, flower and leaves.
Violets are underrated.
hey I came here because of a YT video on Dr Berg about eating dandelions could benefit us.
ruclips.net/video/SFWvKhiP2Sw/видео.html
You ever eat a hasta?
They taste awful.
@@jimwheely6710 Dandelion Greens are a favorite of mine. I love the bitter taste!
To all the dandelions I have hurt and killed, sorry, I knew not what I was doing!😭
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Glad you’ve been enlightened
Lol!!! 😁
Haha, I feel your pain man, I have also sinned ☹
Me tooo 😭
Stefan thank you for another clip on nature’s bounty and goodness! I think the Dandelions are gorgeous..We need to see these treasures painted in a different light..We are taught from a chemical perspective that these weeds must be eradicated and discouraged from ever gaining a toehold..Let’s embrace the goodness around us and bring forth a bounty for all living entities
Wow this is amazing, I learned a lot about Dandelions from a short 12 minute Video. It felt like my granddad I never had, was teaching me some of his wisdom!
If nobody said already, a cup of dandelion root tea a day keeps the cancer away.
@assassinlexx Oh, C'mon, we all know that alcohol, in any form, tastes like shit.
@@MissMolly3377 idk about that, I've tried a hell allot of alcohol, there are some that are terrible and some that are good
Three of my favorites are Kraken (Rum), Patron (Tequila) and Grey Goose (Vodka)
The exact comment I was looking for. 👍😁
I eat dandelion greens in a salad and cook the flowers in batter--they taste like fried okra a little. Love those little fellers.
What do you use for batter?
Mud
My aunt makes some real potent dandelion wine .Its a real palette washer if you had too many beers. Love the stuff. 😊
Love them! Didn’t realize they were working to make the soil better!
In nature, most things are just trying to make everything better. Even little critters considered plague are just solving problems like too much nitrogen (aphids are the helpers) So it's always best to have as much diversity as possible.
Actually not only that. Wash the leaves, let them go somewhat dry, make an infusion out of them. They're excellent if you have kidney problems, liquid retention, or kidney stones.
BS there taking over your yard is what's happeniong
@@gingerelvira6587 Dandelion is medicine Ginger. Cut off the leaves, clean them and blend them in your blender with some clean water, best is distilled, strain it and drink the green juice. You'll get a surge of energy from it. Of course if you poison your yard with glyphosate and other poisons, I wouldn't recommend trying them, and there is no hope for you.
Shelley Howell Used dandelion for years .... they are part of the bodies spring cleaning as you become sluggish from the foods eaten in the winter and without the aid of dandelion you won't be able to remove toxins and cellular waste via the lymphatic system .... so all things in nature balanced and mankind sooo out of balance lol
My neighbors: your yard is full of dandelions
Me: but isnt it beautiful?
Amazing how two people can have such different views about a plant. I guess it’s what makes us human.
Me: I know look at all that free food
@@urmommabear5monthsago well
since it can be used to meake salads, wine, te/coffee, and sweets
yeah
@@PutoMedicoBrujo I know and it’s soooo good😍
Thank you for the formation. My yard has them. My neighbors have none. I dont like using chemicals on the lawn as when i cut the lawn it kicks up a lot of dust. The last thing i want to do is breath in the chemical and lawn fertilizers.
Awesome. Now I have a reason to tell my HOA why I'm not mowing my grass.
Stefan, thank you for taking your time to educate us!!! You are appreciated!!!!
I appreciate that!, thanks for watching.