I found a place that sells dandelion seeds. Different varieties. I am going to plant lots of different kinds of dandelions. for me to eat. For my animals to eat. For wildlife to eat (because they love it so much). And by doing this, I reduce the amount of native plant habitat that is destroyed to produce food for me and my animals, etc. In fact, the only real problem I have is that grazing animals like it so much, they can easily wipe out all dandelion.
This is cool. I'm always blown away by how close some of these plants are together - dandelion and garlic. Garlic I always though shies away from other nutrient-heavy crops. I would love to see what those garlic bulbs look like. I am jumping into a masters of science, plant agriculture and have found some advisors that are willing to let me do research on edible forest gardening. Looking forward to adding some scientific evidence support to this great work! Thanks, Paul!
Sean, just pick a spot for a bed and make a little huglekultur bed, also called woody beds. It doesn't have to be three feet tall. Start with wood/branches, cover with soil & compost, plant whatever you want that grows in your area. Check with your local nursery for that info if you're not sure or better yet, head over to the permies.com forum.
The best tasting dandelion are the very young before they grow a flower. Many years ago my Mom would pick them and make a salad out of them or, she would steam them and add beaten eggs. Delicious and healthy. Because the root grows so deep they pick up a lot of healthy minerals and if they are a little, that makes them even healthier.
Great! I remember as a small child going out in the Spring with my grandmother back in Nebraska and gathering things for a Spring Tonic she called it. I don't know what else she put in it, but I do remember the Dandelions.
If you wanna do something in your backyard, start with hugelkultur. As for a permaculture 101: there are several schools of thought on how to teach that. And when you ask for a video ... well .... there's a reason why a PDC lasts two weeks. I try to teach with the less popular technique of sharing hundreds of tidbits. I think my current videos are good at getting a person started. And the podcasts are more detailed/advanced.
Is your mind open or are you focused on self-justification? Dandelion is an excellent plant for polyculture. It is a soil builder. Not only is it edible, but it is a prefered food source for herbivores, both wildlife and domestic animals. I remain a powerful advocate of the joy that comes from blowing a dandelion puff ball. This plant is a superhero in nature and in permaculture. I fully intend to work with nature and embrace dandelions.
The flavor will depend on where it grows and how fast. It is not a matter of the size or shape of the leaf but more about how long the leaf has been alive. In stressful, low water areas the bigger the more bitter.
I love learning more about plants, I've learned the importance of some plants that we have always thought of as a nuisance. I now desire and look for some of those plants I use to cuss and pull up and destroy them. Amazing the things we don't know sometimes, or was taught incorrectly at first. Thnx for sharing so more us can learn the wonders of nature.
Thank you for this wonderful video! We too LOVE Dandelions and promote their growth in our organic garden. We enjoy using the whole plant (except stems) to make wine, jelly, syrup, tea, and raw/frozen greens all year! they are the most useful and abundant part of our garden that the honey bees love...and all for FREE, what a gift! :)
Yes - he says that the salad will grow in front of the door - and in front of the kitchen (probably his kitchen has a door to the garden, which makes sense). Myself - I am not so tolerant towards bitterness even though I am European, so I am not so much a fan of eating dandelion leafs. Sometimes they are also quite fibrous. There seem to be different subspecies, if one can get large, young leafs, they are good, small leafs are often fibrous and old leafs are bitter - thats my experience
Wow to Alexia for such a huge dandelion! What a great bunch of tree huggers. Dandelion has long been my totem plant. Growing up in Illinois they were always around in great numbers. Since moving to Tennessee I had to work hard at inviting them to my yard. Not great success but have since discovered chicory which grows big and beautiful here.
I think I have to translate Sepp Holzers words (for his typical Austrian dialect is difficault to understand-even for native germans :) starting at 8:18 : 'So when these dandellion seeds land on that bare soil [bloooww...], you will have your dandellion salad right in front of the door-its a simple thing'
Awesome - I recently got my hands on a French cultivar from Richters in Ontario Canada. Selected for its tenderness and size. Still contains all the good stuff though.
I have had a long, tempestuous relationship with dandelions. I hated the little bastards and have killed fairly millions in my lifetime to "spruce up" the yard. Now I feel bad. Spring is well underway and I'll look out for them. Next seed puff I find will be blown to the four winds.
there is a plant called Cat's Ear that is often misidentified as dandelion. the roadside dandelion used as the example was actually cat's ear. it has adapted to lay flat on the ground to avoid machinery. well probably some other reason but that is the apparent cause. probably to avoid grazing animals.
Another use for dandelion is the early flowers. They're likely one of the first flowers you see in early spring. They also accumulate k, p, ca, cu, and fe, and their foliage shelters parasitoid wasps, which control many common pests.
I've noticed that while I have plenty of dandelion and plantain growing in the yard, that out in the pasture they are lacking. Is this because fescue will choke it out or is it something else? I'll try to distribute some dandelion seed out in the pastures and see if they have any success.
This was great. Thank you. I will never see dandelions the same way again. Also - really appreciate your mix of kindness whilst not hesitating to laugh in people's faces. PAHAHAHAHAHA
Thanks for the vids Paul. I think I've watched most of them. Do you have any vids on permaculture 101 for us newbies? I'd love to start doing something in my backyard but don't quite know where to start. Thanks!
I planted salsify then I was talking to my neighbor and he confirmed, I already had salsify in my yard. He was incredulous I planted a "weed". I live in southern Wyoming. I asked him why everyone thought the few plants that grow well were considered weeds, especially when they're edible (dandelions, salsify, Russian olive, sage). He looked at me like I was speaking another language. I've noticed if the dandelions are in the shade the leaves grow bigger, I've heard people claim that in places with hot summers you can plant a lot of greens in the shade, and the leaves will grow bigger to get more sun. My pallet hasn't adjusted, I eat my dandelions (flower, stem, leaves, root) as a green smoothie, diluted with other veggies with lemon, ginger, turmeric, and pepper.
I already "liked" this video before the reference to Sam Thayer, that was nice! (love his book) I'm also not normally a big softy, but that kid blowing on the Dandelion is cut as hell.
Great video! Please keep them coming. I have to agree with Kauboi0, that Sepp Holzers dialect is difficult to understand. I should comment that dandelions have increased my stomach acid production. If I have a lot of stress, from modern society, dandelions will give me acid reflux.
Gosh why can't I be little again and blow dandelions all day? An office employee brought in the most magnificent salad I ever had but when I bit a dandelion I went into shock at the bitterness but once the nurses in the office told me how good they are for you I was sold and finished my salad. This salad was the best it had tangerines poppy seed dressing lemon chicken and all kinds of leaves and lettuce. On the side we had toasted lemon butter french bread mmm mmm good!
They are not the first bee food of the season, my crocus' have come and gone before dandelions start to flower. Bees can also collect from tree tops weeks to months before dandelions emerge.
I like dandelions but I hate the false dandelions that bloom later in the season. They have very rubbery looking leaves. I have a nice weeder but I'm waiting till late summer for when the false dandelions start blooming. Then they're outa here!. I've got lambs quarters and wild onions growing in my yard too.
Yeah, never eat the stems. They have a natural liquid rubber that doesn't sit well in your stomach. You can, however, use it for skin abrasions and warts and other things.
ahubbard 205 He's a wildcrafter/cultivator/seller of all kinds of herbs/natural medicines and I think he sells the root in dry form along with all of the other things he supplies. I remember seeing him in one of Lord Wheaton's other videos talking about the $900 profit. Paul, thanks for the upload. I took a "eat the weeds" class at our local library last summer and I've been eating them in salads ever since. Your video gave me more ideas to try (I never knew you could eat the whole plant)
I thought this video was too long... until the last part... then it was too short! hahaha... Where and to whom do you sell $900 worth of dandelions to!? Kidding aside... I enjoyed this video. I've eaten the leaves, but haven't tried other parts yet.
Not suspicious at all. It's easy to find your answer...go to any organic herb web shop and look up things like dandelion root or corn silk. Seems even things we normally throw away like corn silk has some value to it. I have a catalog from mountainroseherbs that sells organic corn silk for $11 a pound.
My yard back in Chicago used to be literally covered in dandelions, years ago. The roots were 6 inches or longer and the leaves were full and healthy. That is until my father paid some guy to spray chemicals all over the garden to get rid of them. :|
Some of the comments on this video are being removed or censored by other users as spam. What's going on? Let people share their views whether they be positive, negative, or irreverent of The Cause, like mine which was removed "2-4-D anyone?". Just a joke, I love permaculture and PW videos!
I am pretty sure docks are edible you just have to boil the leaves, look it up though dont quote me on that. I have docks in my yard too, I just feed it to the rabbits.
I found a place that sells dandelion seeds. Different varieties. I am going to plant lots of different kinds of dandelions. for me to eat. For my animals to eat. For wildlife to eat (because they love it so much). And by doing this, I reduce the amount of native plant habitat that is destroyed to produce food for me and my animals, etc. In fact, the only real problem I have is that grazing animals like it so much, they can easily wipe out all dandelion.
This is cool. I'm always blown away by how close some of these plants are together - dandelion and garlic. Garlic I always though shies away from other nutrient-heavy crops. I would love to see what those garlic bulbs look like.
I am jumping into a masters of science, plant agriculture and have found some advisors that are willing to let me do research on edible forest gardening. Looking forward to adding some scientific evidence support to this great work!
Thanks, Paul!
Sean, just pick a spot for a bed and make a little huglekultur bed, also called woody beds. It doesn't have to be three feet tall. Start with wood/branches, cover with soil & compost, plant whatever you want that grows in your area. Check with your local nursery for that info if you're not sure or better yet, head over to the permies.com forum.
In the UK there is a traditional drink called "dandelion and burdock". Many here in the past thought me when I sung the praises of the dandelion.
But more importantly... If you blow all the seeds off in one breath you can make a wish!
The best tasting dandelion are the very young before they grow a flower. Many years ago my Mom would pick them and make a salad out of them or, she would steam them and add beaten eggs. Delicious and healthy. Because the root grows so deep they pick up a lot of healthy minerals and if they are a little, that makes them even healthier.
Fantastic! My garden in rural Ireland is full of Dandelions and I love them, they're so important for bees early in the year.
Great! I remember as a small child going out in the Spring with my grandmother back in Nebraska and gathering things for a Spring Tonic she called it. I don't know what else she put in it, but I do remember the Dandelions.
If you wanna do something in your backyard, start with hugelkultur. As for a permaculture 101: there are several schools of thought on how to teach that. And when you ask for a video ... well .... there's a reason why a PDC lasts two weeks. I try to teach with the less popular technique of sharing hundreds of tidbits. I think my current videos are good at getting a person started. And the podcasts are more detailed/advanced.
Is your mind open or are you focused on self-justification? Dandelion is an excellent plant for polyculture. It is a soil builder. Not only is it edible, but it is a prefered food source for herbivores, both wildlife and domestic animals. I remain a powerful advocate of the joy that comes from blowing a dandelion puff ball. This plant is a superhero in nature and in permaculture. I fully intend to work with nature and embrace dandelions.
The flavor will depend on where it grows and how fast. It is not a matter of the size or shape of the leaf but more about how long the leaf has been alive. In stressful, low water areas the bigger the more bitter.
I love learning more about plants, I've learned the importance of some plants that we have always thought of as a nuisance. I now desire and look for some of those plants I use to cuss and pull up and destroy them. Amazing the things we don't know sometimes, or was taught incorrectly at first. Thnx for sharing so more us can learn the wonders of nature.
Just gained a new appreciation for dandelions. Very informative! Thank you!
I make dandelion wine with white raisins. Everyone who has tried it loves it.
I demand to meet Sepp Holzer before I die. He is such a character with literally infinite gardening and land management wisdom
Thank you for this wonderful video! We too LOVE Dandelions and promote their growth in our organic garden. We enjoy using the whole plant (except stems) to make wine, jelly, syrup, tea, and raw/frozen greens all year! they are the most useful and abundant part of our garden that the honey bees love...and all for FREE, what a gift! :)
Yes - he says that the salad will grow in front of the door - and in front of the kitchen (probably his kitchen has a door to the garden, which makes sense). Myself - I am not so tolerant towards bitterness even though I am European, so I am not so much a fan of eating dandelion leafs. Sometimes they are also quite fibrous. There seem to be different subspecies, if one can get large, young leafs, they are good, small leafs are often fibrous and old leafs are bitter - thats my experience
Wow to Alexia for such a huge dandelion! What a great bunch of tree huggers. Dandelion has long been my totem plant. Growing up in Illinois they were always around in great numbers. Since moving to Tennessee I had to work hard at inviting them to my yard. Not great success but have since discovered chicory which grows big and beautiful here.
I just made a dandelion,burdock root,garlic kimchi..doesnt taste bad at all.
I think I have to translate Sepp Holzers words (for his typical Austrian dialect is difficault to understand-even for native germans :) starting at 8:18 : 'So when these dandellion seeds land on that bare soil [bloooww...], you will have your dandellion salad right in front of the door-its a simple thing'
Just recently found your channel...I am LOVING your videos.
I liked Samantha Lewis' remarks on the roasted dandelion root. :)
Awesome - I recently got my hands on a French cultivar from Richters in Ontario Canada. Selected for its tenderness and size. Still contains all the good stuff though.
OMG, Paul!! This is Chock Full o' Information! I'm not even finished watching but I LOVE it!! Keep it up, friend.
Paul! I love this video. It was cute, entertaining and educational!
The TRUTH Is beautiful ! They are full of wonderful life benefiting nutrients ! I love the blossoms in a salad and the roots ! OMG ! THANK YOU !
I have had a long, tempestuous relationship with dandelions. I hated the little bastards and have killed fairly millions in my lifetime to "spruce up" the yard. Now I feel bad. Spring is well underway and I'll look out for them. Next seed puff I find will be blown to the four winds.
Worshiping the dandelion. Very nice.
Love dandelions in the garden, attracts the bees!
Who knew?! Everyone but me, apparently... another informative video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge y'all!
the flowers are high in lecithin too! yum yum for the whole plant!
Great information, and nicely edited too. You've made me rethink my position on yet another "weed."
Great video. Dandelions are an amazing plant. I'll have to read up more on the medicinal properties of the roots.
Another great one, Paul- way to go!
there is a plant called Cat's Ear that is often misidentified as dandelion. the roadside dandelion used as the example was actually cat's ear. it has adapted to lay flat on the ground to avoid machinery. well probably some other reason but that is the apparent cause. probably to avoid grazing animals.
Thank God for this People's Medicine!
I like the roots stir fried too. Great Vid
Another use for dandelion is the early flowers. They're likely one of the first flowers you see in early spring. They also accumulate k, p, ca, cu, and fe, and their foliage shelters parasitoid wasps, which control many common pests.
One of new favorites from you! Thanks Paul!
I've noticed that while I have plenty of dandelion and plantain growing in the yard, that out in the pasture they are lacking. Is this because fescue will choke it out or is it something else? I'll try to distribute some dandelion seed out in the pastures and see if they have any success.
This was great. Thank you. I will never see dandelions the same way again.
Also - really appreciate your mix of kindness whilst not hesitating to laugh in people's faces.
PAHAHAHAHAHA
I used to HATE dandelions in my yard, now I'm going to leave them alone, so I can gather their seeds and plant them in pots for consumption =)
The leaves are huge, ..how long have they been growing to that size ?
You need to watch the video I have with Toby Hemenway talking about native plants.
beautiful Paul! I may do a video response to this one lol
Yes, Jamie, that was a good video.
Anonymous ... no uploads ... cannot be bothered to look it up on google ... Suspicious.
Dandelion 'coffee' is made from older roots, not younger.
Thanks for the vids Paul. I think I've watched most of them. Do you have any vids on permaculture 101 for us newbies? I'd love to start doing something in my backyard but don't quite know where to start.
Thanks!
I planted salsify then I was talking to my neighbor and he confirmed, I already had salsify in my yard.
He was incredulous I planted a "weed". I live in southern Wyoming. I asked him why everyone thought the few plants that grow well were considered weeds, especially when they're edible (dandelions, salsify, Russian olive, sage). He looked at me like I was speaking another language.
I've noticed if the dandelions are in the shade the leaves grow bigger, I've heard people claim that in places with hot summers you can plant a lot of greens in the shade, and the leaves will grow bigger to get more sun.
My pallet hasn't adjusted, I eat my dandelions (flower, stem, leaves, root) as a green smoothie, diluted with other veggies with lemon, ginger, turmeric, and pepper.
I already "liked" this video before the reference to Sam Thayer, that was nice! (love his book) I'm also not normally a big softy, but that kid blowing on the Dandelion is cut as hell.
So i have a plant witg an iron dificiency; can I chop and drop a dandelion near that plan to provide it with the needed iron?
Great video! Please keep them coming. I have to agree with Kauboi0, that Sepp Holzers dialect is difficult to understand. I should comment that dandelions have increased my stomach acid production. If I have a lot of stress, from modern society, dandelions will give me acid reflux.
I used to eat the flowers fresh picked, but, I looked at the flower real close and saw several very tiny yellow bugs........but I got over it...
Sounds like a plan. Thanks Jim
wow I am learning so much! loving the videos
I boil them with plantain and have them all summer. I mow my yard in pieces so there are always some to pick.
Gosh why can't I be little again and blow dandelions all day? An office employee brought in the most magnificent salad I ever had but when I bit a dandelion I went into shock at the bitterness but once the nurses in the office told me how good they are for you I was sold and finished my salad. This salad was the best it had tangerines poppy seed dressing lemon chicken and all kinds of leaves and lettuce. On the side we had toasted lemon butter french bread mmm mmm good!
Thanks Paul Great Video!
They are not the first bee food of the season, my crocus' have come and gone before dandelions start to flower. Bees can also collect from tree tops weeks to months before dandelions emerge.
I like dandelions but I hate the false dandelions that bloom later in the season. They have very rubbery looking leaves. I have a nice weeder but I'm waiting till late summer for when the false dandelions start blooming. Then they're outa here!. I've got lambs quarters and wild onions growing in my yard too.
Gonna have to try dandelions- after all I do like to drink! Tea sounds doable too...
Thanks for posting this, we personally enjoy several 'weeds'. We give thanks to the Lord and creator for many,many natural healers!
Yeah, never eat the stems. They have a natural liquid rubber that doesn't sit well in your stomach. You can, however, use it for skin abrasions and warts and other things.
The translators were all laughing and thought he said something really funny. He did say something about a kitchen, right?
Is that Taraxacum officinale!?
great vid guys
That was a good video.
ahubbard 205 He's a wildcrafter/cultivator/seller of all kinds of herbs/natural medicines and I think he sells the root in dry form along with all of the other things he supplies. I remember seeing him in one of Lord Wheaton's other videos talking about the $900 profit.
Paul, thanks for the upload. I took a "eat the weeds" class at our local library last summer and I've been eating them in salads ever since. Your video gave me more ideas to try (I never knew you could eat the whole plant)
I thought this video was too long... until the last part... then it was too short! hahaha... Where and to whom do you sell $900 worth of dandelions to!? Kidding aside... I enjoyed this video. I've eaten the leaves, but haven't tried other parts yet.
This is great. Thank you
Not suspicious at all. It's easy to find your answer...go to any organic herb web shop and look up things like dandelion root or corn silk. Seems even things we normally throw away like corn silk has some value to it. I have a catalog from mountainroseherbs that sells organic corn silk for $11 a pound.
I will eat some this summer for the 1st time... :)
Yes, young man. It was a good video. : )
I'm going to pick some dandelion leaves and eat them. Right now. See you later.
I love these things.
I didn't know that you can eat dandelions. That's great. see if I try it.
Great show and thanks or not swinging the camera all around this time, lol.
Doesn't everything get every where eventually..?
Bitter vegetables are very important for the liver and big part of Indian Cuisine! Get used to it!
Brilliant video - but can I hear more about SELLING dandelions?
I heard about eating the leaves and the bloom, but always thought the stem was poisonous. Guess I heard wrong :)
Balu the stem is where the pain killer is they are Ms leading u eat the whole thing
Thanks Paul,,my yard is always full of dandees.time to eat them..
Interesting!
Yes...he says '...you'll have your dandellion salad right in front of your door or kitchen...
Love it.
My yard back in Chicago used to be literally covered in dandelions, years ago. The roots were 6 inches or longer and the leaves were full and healthy. That is until my father paid some guy to spray chemicals all over the garden to get rid of them. :|
Love the vid... I grew up lovin' the dandelion, a great shame it's so demonized.
Dandelion don't tell no lies
Dandelion will make you wise
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This is my tribe ..
all edible plants the younger the less bitter or the more sweeter
Y U No Watch Before Posting?
We have the same last name!!!
I am pretty sure docks are edible you just have to boil the leaves, look it up though dont quote me on that. I have docks in my yard too, I just feed it to the rabbits.
"I sold $900 worth of dandelion!" How? The video cuts out. Suspicious.
Dandelions are an excellent food for wildlife. Candace is wrong.
Many deny there importance, like a main character is denied of importance by side characters.
french: dent de lion, tooth of lion
nice