Comments on: Dandy Lions

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:19:01 +0000

Don’t forget tea. Though I have never tried it…it can be purchased easily on line.

Thanks for the article. My Dog keeps eating dozens of dandy lions every day. And this is just when I am watching. I was worried until I saw this article. He comes inside now with this thick slobber from his mouth to the floor. I think he likes the tart taste?

By: neworangutang

neworangutang — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:35:10 +0000

Oh, as a side note:

…mmmmmm I love dandelion flowers

By: neworangutang

neworangutang — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:34:06 +0000

Andrew, another idea from a fellow amatuer here, get another guide book. I had trouble for a long time with books purely about edible plants becuase you sometimes just want to find out if the thing you have in your backyard is edible, you don’t go looking for specific plants. My solution was to get a guide book of the plants of my area and then see what was edible after I indentified it (as an added bonus you get to learn about the ecology and botany of your area :)). Just an idea, might not work for your situation.

By: Plant Profiles « WildeRix

Plant Profiles « WildeRix — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:49:37 +0000

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By: Rix

Rix — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:43:51 +0000

Pics have been added. Hooray for Creative Commons.

By: Rix

Rix — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:02:51 +0000

Thanks for the comments, Andrew.

I do plan on including pictures in the future. I agree about verbal descriptions. They can help you positively identify a plant that you feel kind of sure about, but they don’t really help you make an ID on something you have no familiarity with. And sketches definitely don’t work as well for me as a good photograph.

I’ll see if I can find any free pics of dandelions and decorate this post a little more. :)

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:54:04 +0000

This is great. Most of the information I find on wild plants assumes I’m already into it, which I’m not. An article written for the “ignorant masses” is exactly what I need.
I hope that in future articles photographs of the plants will be included. My main hurdle in learning about plants is that the sources I find either try to verbally describe them (hopeless) or include sketches that may or may not bear any resemblence to reality. I can usually tell what the sketch is supposed to be if I know the plant, but going the other way usually fails. I know it isn’t really neccessary for dandelions, but for other plants it would be a great help.

By: Rix

Rix — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:29:46 +0000

Thanks, Hobo Stripper. I purposely left that out of the original newsletter version since the folks I work with are mostly tee-totalling bible-believers. I figured I was already pushing their limits just my suggesting they eat a weed. I meant to put it in this incarnation, but forgot. So, everybody, take Hobo Stripper's advice, and don't forget the dandelion wine. In fact, curl up with a good book and sip yourself a glass of some yellow summer sunshine.

By: Hobo Stripper

Hobo Stripper — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:18:36 +0000

Don’t forget dandelion wine. :)