I always wanted to try dandelion but I was too chicken.
How do you fix yours?
Marigolds are nice for summer. I always have to grow mine from seed though. Every single marigold plant I’ve bought from a store died right away. They’re either diseased or eaten almost overnight by the piranha slugs we have here.
We don’t have as many lately due to nearby raccoons, but there are still plenty enough.
I have a little plastic water dish I put out in the yard for the cat and every morning it’s tipped over.
I think the raccoon does it washing off his snails and slugs.
There must have been something good in the cinderblocks where I planted my marigolds because the little rascal dug clean through to the bottom.
I’ll have to top it off and plant more seeds.
It’s supposed to rain tomorrow. I’m planning to can some hamburger and maybe I’ll scrounge around for something to put my starts in. I waited too long and the roots went into the peat so I need something big. I’ll have to stop by Dollar Tree or something.
Eureka!
I’ll dig through my recycling bin and grab all the 2 liters and cut them down.
Those might be the perfect size!
I have recipes to try. One of the things I want to try is to substitute some dandelion greens for some of the spinach in my spinach quiche.
I understand that dandelion is similar in taste and texture to endive.
I have a thing with “prepping” in secret - hiding in plain sight. So natural stuff that tends to grow like weeds, that are not really recognized as food, but really can be food are high on my list of things to just let grow.
Fortunately, Hubby has vast knowledge and experience with the native plants of Mo. and shares that idea. So when he runs across a patch of something, he red flags it to keep from mowing it down and lets it develop into an interesting little patch of green whatever to be utilized if ever necessary.
Every year, an area under the butternut tree has Polk. That’s a common green that is sautéed with bacon and onions and accompanied with cornbread by Ozark Hillbillies that I grew up with - yes, that’s me - an Ozark Hillbilly from close to Silver Dollar City. LOL