Road Runner Posted April 17, 2021 Share #1 Posted April 17, 2021 They aren't dandy and they aren't lions. They should be called "disgustingalmostimpossibletokillweeds". 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted April 17, 2021 Share #2 Posted April 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Road Runner said: They aren't dandy and they aren't lions. They should be called "disgustingalmostimpossibletokillweeds". They are lovely. Preferably in your yard, but lovely. Clover is also very nice and attracts honeybees. You can't dislike honeybees. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Road Runner Posted April 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Share #3 Posted April 17, 2021 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted April 17, 2021 Share #4 Posted April 17, 2021 For you my friend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted April 17, 2021 A bunch of tree hugging anarchist propaganda. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted April 17, 2021 Share #6 Posted April 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Road Runner said: A bunch of tree hugging anarchist propaganda. Maybe, but it allows me to justify a yard full of dandelions to my neighbors. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted April 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, AirwickWithCheese said: Maybe, but it allows me to justify a yard full of dandelions to my neighbors. That's what my neighbor just told me the other day. I was telling him about my trials and travails with the dandelion problems in my yard and he gave me some song and dance story about how they are good for your lawn. What a load of crap. He just doesn't want to be bothered with trying to curb their takeover of his lawn. That bastard! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zephyr Posted April 17, 2021 Share #9 Posted April 17, 2021 I have hated dandelions my whole life, probably got it from my father. I hunted them with a passion every Spring. Until D2 took her bee keeping course from Penn State and she so patiently explained to me how the dandelions are one of the first food sources for bees each spring as they begin to rebuild after a winter of eating stored honey. And we all know how important bees are to our environment. This year, I will let them grow. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution BR46 Posted April 17, 2021 Solution Share #10 Posted April 17, 2021 6 hours ago, Zephyr said: I have hated dandelions my whole life, probably got it from my father. I hunted them with a passion every Spring. Until D2 took her bee keeping course from Penn State and she so patiently explained to me how the dandelions are one of the first food sources for bees each spring as they begin to rebuild after a winter of eating stored honey. And we all know how important bees are to our environment. This year, I will let them grow. The 3 properties that join up to my yard grow plenty of dandelions for the bees 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 17, 2021 Share #11 Posted April 17, 2021 I have a whole 2 acres of beautiful dandelions. I’m holding off mowing them until after they go to seed. Spread the joy. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted April 17, 2021 Share #12 Posted April 17, 2021 7 hours ago, AirwickWithCheese said: For you my friend. I love the look of a yard full of flowering plants in my grass. Finally, a useful @AirwickWithCheese post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted April 17, 2021 Share #13 Posted April 17, 2021 7 hours ago, Zephyr said: I have hated dandelions my whole life, probably got it from my father. I hunted them with a passion every Spring. I hate them also. My father would make me dig them up with a spoon. I suggested using weed killer but I think he just wanted to keep my hyperactive self busy. One day he went fishing and my mother went shopping. I ran up to the hardware store and bought some weed killer. I believe that my dad was disappointed when the dandelions started dying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted April 17, 2021 Share #14 Posted April 17, 2021 We've been here 14 years. We've never used and chemical on our lawn. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted April 17, 2021 Share #15 Posted April 17, 2021 I took the hint when my neighbor sprayed the dandelions in his yard, and then continued on into half of my yard until he ran out of chemical. Must have waited until I left for work. Like I wouldn't notice, or guess who did it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 17, 2021 Share #16 Posted April 17, 2021 8 hours ago, Road Runner said: They aren't dandy and they aren't lions. They should be called "disgustingalmostimpossibletokillweeds". In Holland they call them horse flowers “paart blommen” as horses eat them. You can call them horse flowers if you like. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted April 17, 2021 Share #17 Posted April 17, 2021 I have a neighbor who keeps bees. I keep my dandelions in the spring for them. I try to keep chemical use to a minimum and only play the green lawn myth to the point of mowing and reseeding. I watered 3 times last year. 0 the previous 2 years. It may not look like my neighbor’s country club lawn, but it looks decent and I am not held captive to maintenance as so many are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share #18 Posted April 17, 2021 I don't spray mine. I use a long knife and attempt to remove as much root as possible. My neighbors have plenty of dandelions to make up for my dandelion-free zone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted April 17, 2021 Share #19 Posted April 17, 2021 I am a freaking weirdo when it comes to dandelions. I like them. They’re good for bees. The flowers make great wine and mead (as long as no azzho is spraying them with cancer inducing chemicals) and the leaves are packed with nutrients that belong in your mixed greens salad. I used to see them as a weed but now they are part on my ecosystem. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted April 17, 2021 Share #20 Posted April 17, 2021 15 hours ago, AirwickWithCheese said: They are lovely. Preferably in your yard, but lovely. Clover is also very nice and attracts honeybees. You can't dislike honeybees. We had a beekeeper in our neighborhood as I was growing up and honeybees everywhere. Since we kids often ran around barefoot, I think the couple dozen of us Baby Boomers on our block each were stung fairly often. But, by the time we were 10 or 12, bee stings often didn't bother us much. You got stung, you pulled the stinger out and kept on playing whatever you were playing. They say that snake venom harvesters develop a lot of immunity to the venom from getting bit from time to time. I think the same happened to us with the bee stings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted April 17, 2021 Share #21 Posted April 17, 2021 They are unfairly maligned. They look nice and make a nice tea. Not sure why anyone would hate them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted April 18, 2021 Share #22 Posted April 18, 2021 On 4/17/2021 at 12:34 AM, Road Runner said: They aren't dandy and they aren't lions. They should be called "disgustingalmostimpossibletokillweeds". They are eatable and make very tasty food. They have beautiful flowers. It is fun to blow the seed into the wind toward Roadrunners lawn. Sheep like them too. They delight children to make chains and flower gifts for their mother. Should I go on? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Longjohn ★ Posted April 18, 2021 Share #24 Posted April 18, 2021 On 4/17/2021 at 8:53 AM, team scooter said: I took the hint when my neighbor sprayed the dandelions in his yard, and then continued on into half of my yard until he ran out of chemical. Must have waited until I left for work. Like I wouldn't notice, or guess who did it. Revenge, I would let the half he didn’t spray go to seed and when the wind is blowing his direction mow them off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted April 18, 2021 Share #25 Posted April 18, 2021 For you @Road Runner 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #26 Posted April 19, 2021 I moved the lawn today and there were lots of dandelions. They were all over everyone's yard. Then I went to visit my brother. He had mowed his lawn a few days ago and the dandelions already had new flowers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #27 Posted April 19, 2021 Is dandelion a French name? "Dan" is an English or French nickname. "de" is French for "of." "Lyon" is a city in France. So maybe dandelion comes from Dan of Lyon. We've got Black Eyed Susans, why not a flower named after a boy? Or maybe it's Danielle. I doubt it but it was fun considering it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted April 19, 2021 Share #28 Posted April 19, 2021 The day that a dandelion is my biggest problem will be a happy day. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #29 Posted April 19, 2021 14 hours ago, Further said: The day that a dandelion is my biggest problem will be a happy day. My yard has gone to hell since the house fire. Yesterday, I mowed the lawn for the first time this spring and there were two huge bunches of dandelions growing on each side of the front gate, looking like they were planted intentionally! If they weren't blocking the opening a little, I'd have left them alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted April 19, 2021 Share #30 Posted April 19, 2021 I am trying to allow them to grow early on for the bees to get a springtime kick start. Wokzoo likes to move everything over as quickly as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #31 Posted April 19, 2021 16 hours ago, Digital_photog said: For you @Road Runner Yours are a little further along than mine. I wish mine would go to seed so I can mow the yard. I’m not allowed to mow because the vibrations from the mower could set off my vest. I came up with a solution, owl just take out the battery before I mow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #32 Posted April 19, 2021 16 hours ago, Digital_photog said: For you @Road Runner This just makes me want to throw up... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted April 19, 2021 Share #33 Posted April 19, 2021 My Mom would always start her dandelion discussion with "I know they're supposed to be weeds but. . .". I've always been rather fond of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #34 Posted April 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, Road Runner said: This just makes me want to throw up... That is pretty. The bees love it. Good food for sheep and people. So much fun to blow those seeds around. Find some joy in life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #35 Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Kirby said: My Mom would always start her dandelion discussion with "I know they're supposed to be weeds but. . .". I've always been rather fond of them. I mainly dislike them because after I spend many hours mowing and trimming my yard to lawn perfection, the next day they pop up their stupid yellow heads and ruin all my hard work. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #36 Posted April 19, 2021 On 4/17/2021 at 4:55 AM, Longjohn said: I have a whole 2 acres of beautiful dandelions. I’m holding off mowing them until after they go to seed. Spread the joy. Honestly, dandelions are beautiful wildflowers. I'm a fan of them in large groupings, not onesie twosie. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #37 Posted April 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Honestly, dandelions are beautiful wildflowers. I'm a fan of them in large groupings, not onesie twosie. I agree. If my neighbors and the city would let me have a lawn of dandelions like your pic, that would be fine. But just one here, and two there and such, looks like crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #38 Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Road Runner said: I agree. If my neighbors and the city would let me have a lawn of dandelions like your pic, that would be fine. But just one here, and two there and such, looks like crap. Wow - scared of the neighbors and their "opinions"???? This thread isn't about dandelions, it's about SNOWFLAKES!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #39 Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, Razors Edge said: Wow - scared of the neighbors and their "opinions"???? This thread isn't about dandelions, it's about SNOWFLAKES!!!! The city here will cut your grass for you if you don't do it yourself. Then they fine you $200. I guess I'm a snowflake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #40 Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, Road Runner said: The city here will cut your grass for you if you don't do it yourself. Then they fine you $200. I guess I'm a snowflake. Scrap the grass and go all dandelion!!! Why keep the grass when you can have a beautiful yard full of wildflowers? Or with the city come and cut your garden too? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #41 Posted April 19, 2021 Once these go to seed I will mow. The grass is really getting long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #42 Posted April 19, 2021 19 minutes ago, Road Runner said: The city here will cut your grass for you if you don't do it yourself. Then they fine you $200. I guess I'm a snowflake. If they tried to do that where I live they might get shot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #43 Posted April 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Longjohn said: If they tried to do that where I live they might get shot. They have a statute here that regulates the height of the growth. I think it is 12 inches. Anything over that and a neighbor complains and the city crew will come out and mow your yard. For a slight fee, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #44 Posted April 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, Road Runner said: They have a statute here that regulates the height of the growth. I think it is 12 inches. Anything over that and a neighbor complains and the city crew will come out and mow your yard. For a slight fee, of course. So tomato plants or sunflowers are gonna get mowed down if a neighbor doesn't like your plants and flowers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #45 Posted April 19, 2021 Don't try this at home! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #46 Posted April 19, 2021 Remember when DH planted her whole yard in garden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #47 Posted April 19, 2021 55 minutes ago, Road Runner said: I agree. If my neighbors and the city would let me have a lawn of dandelions like your pic, that would be fine. But just one here, and two there and such, looks like crap. Be the trend setter. Seed your lawn like that. That would be awesome. Save money on toxic chemicals and mowing. Feed the bees instead of killing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #48 Posted April 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, Digital_photog said: Feed the bees instead of killing them. The bees and I have a pact. They don't bother me and I don't bother them. Except for carpenter bees. I have no pact with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 19, 2021 Share #49 Posted April 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Road Runner said: The bees and I have a pact. They don't bother me and I don't bother them. Except for carpenter bees. I have no pact with them. I can't remember ever having an issue with a bee. Sure, carpenter bees can be destructive, but pretty much all the other bees out there seem to be friendly and of the "just let me be a bee" kind. Darn useful little creatures. I think @Digital_photog is very smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share #50 Posted April 19, 2021 The bees are much more attracted to the clover in my yard than they are to the dandelions. I see them a lot on the clover blossoms, but never have I seen a bee on any of my dandelion flowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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