Posted on 04/09/2022 6:15:09 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
I think I have a fox that visits my yard . (The scat) I know Owls and Hawks do....
warm-asparagus-dandelion-salad
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https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2014/04/dandelion-recipes.html
https://www.gardenguides.com/95948-cook-fresh-dandelion-root.html
"Dandelions are more nutritious than spinach and broccoli. All parts of the plant are edible, and the leaves are high in potassium, iron and calcium. The plant has a deep taproot that can be anywhere from 6 inches to 3 feet long, according to the University of Wisconsin Extension Service. Dandelions have the most flavor before the first flowers appear, when the plants are tender and young. Dandelion roots have a turniplike flavor and are best dug up in early spring when prepared as a vegetable.
Pull the greenery from the plants. You can eat the leaves of the plants, either uncooked like salad greens or stewed separately from the roots in boiling water.
Rinse each dandelion root under cold water, removing all dirt. Check to make sure each root is free of insects.
Peel the outer skin from each taproot using your fingers or a paring knife. The skin is bitter tasting.
Cover the roots with water in a pan, and bring them to a boil on the stove. Reduce the heat and simmer the roots. Test doneness by stabbing one or two roots with a fork. When the fork easily goes into the taproots, they are ready.
Pull the greenery from the plants. When the fork easily goes into the taproots, they are ready.
Drain the water from the dandelion roots, rinse them with warm water and serve. Season the roots as you would carrots." I use the greens, but I have not tried the roots.
"Dandelion jelly tastes a bit like honey. It is true! My youngest took a taste and proclaimed the honey good.
Dandelion Jelly was a fun project to try out. I was a little leery as to how it would taste so I only made one batch the first time. I didn’t want to use all that sugar and find we really didn’t like it.
I had no reason to fear. It is delicious. I made another 2 batches to have for Christmas gifts"
Thanks for sharing your very productive day! Nice day here, if a bit on the cool side - currently 49 & partly cloudy. When the sun does shine through, it’s really a mood lifter! :-)
I get a small pot, plant markers and with the leftover top section, remove lid and use as cutworm collar. Even ends up with little teeth to jab into the soil. Mater plant is in a repurposed single serving cereal container. Getting ready to pot it up to a GoJo hand cleaner container. I'm using tote lids as seedling trays.
Smart use of resources! :) I’ll have my ‘Mushroom Container/Jiffy Pellet Pots’ ready to go this coming week.
We have a few squirrels around, but usually only see them under the bird feeders, doing clean-up which is fine with me.
We almost always have either a batch of puppies or at least ONE dog in the yard at all times, so they haven’t been a problem to date.
We seem to lack squirrels and rabbits - but we’ve got plenty of hawks. ;)
Oak pollen is beating everyone to death in E. TX. If you ain’t sneezing, you are laying on the ground passed out.
I cannot get the cats and dogs to move.
As someone who has seasonal allergies, I can relate! There are some seasons when the pine pollen does the same thing to me.
Cats and dogs and I are in dire straights. It’s horrible. Running the AC.
Funny!
No white rabbits! The Misses would not tolerate it!
Cows and chicken and swine!.
Thanks! Never thought about puting teeth on my cutworm collars!
Thanks! Never thought about putting teeth on my cutworm collars!
son of a bunny got my strawberries and comfrey plants too. Strawberries are in a container so I brought it inside the fenced area. Comfrey was in containers for almost two years and I just stuck them in the ground a couple of months ago. Will have to dig them up and re-plant inside the fence.
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