Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Dandelions... are weeds?

Who would have thought?  I always thought dandelions were just a fancy green in salads.  Today, the farmer's market that we go to had dandelion greens for sale.  I told Adam that we should get some for salads and that we should also grow them as well in our garden.

Big mistake.

Turns out, Adam thought dandelions were a weed and he started laughing.  Ok. So maybe they aren't on the same level as arugula or romaine, but they are definitely not a weed.... right?

So we skipped the dandelion greens and headed to his parents' house to work in the garden.  There, I decided to tell Adam's dad about the dandelions and about growing them.  If Adam just laughed at my naivete, then his dad almost died from laughing.  Apparently there is a whole industry devoted to killing weeds like dandelions.

Lesson learned.
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5 comments:

  1. RebsApril 1, 2010 at 8:49 AM

    Can I come help Garden this year?

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  2. AdamBritcherApril 1, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    Yes, the more help the better, especially with weeding.

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  3. SarahApril 3, 2010 at 10:23 AM

    Dandelions are a weed, but their leaves can be used in salads! I've had them! They're a bit spicy, so not a fan, but they do exist...

    Ooohh, Perry County...heeheehee! :-D

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  4. LesleyApril 4, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    I love dandelions! They're very pretty. :D

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  5. RuthApril 20, 2010 at 12:27 PM

    Miguel - my grandmother always ate dandelion greens from her yard. and i have friends from college who make dandelion wine! my parents, meanwhile, use chemicals to kill them in their yard. quite the yin/yang.

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