weed shortage!

[chhotii]

I was in Whole Foods today, looking for interesting stuff, and I noticed that they were selling dandelion greens for $2.49 per bunch. Not $2.49 per pound, $2.49 per bunch. This seems like a funny thing to me, because it seems like most of the country is trying to get rid of dandelions from their property, meanwhile a few people are buying them for $2.49 per bunch from Whole Foods. I wondered, is there some difference between the dandelions growing in your yard and the ones for sale in the produce section of Whole Foods? I hit the web, and found a web site that basically said "Think you have a dandelion problem in your yard? Why not just eat them? They are tremendously nutritious!" So, apparently no difference. And, indeed, they are a tremendous source of Vitamin K.

But, irk, I don't think my yard grows enough dandelions for a decent harvest. Argh! Too much grass in the yard! It has choked out everything!

Comments

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

well, some places might have lead in their lawn soil, or other chemicals (sprayed fertilizers, weed killers...) so...

it's also pretty much the season to keep an eye out for japanese knot weed, fiddleheads, and a few other goodies. if not now, SOON.

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[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Yeah...I think one would only want to eat greens from their yard if one's soil had been tested and if one didn't keep an organic lawn. Kinda like anything else one might grow in the yard, really. :)

Um?

[dhs.livejournal.com]

if one didn't keep an organic lawn?!?

Re: Um?

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Whoops. I started out writing the sentence one way, then changed part of it and forgot to reword the rest. :-} I did, in fact, mean to say that if you know your soil content and have an organically-treated lawn, you might then wish to try eating the greens.

[klingonlandlady.livejournal.com]

In order for it to be tasty, you want to harvest the leaves before the plant sets a flower, even down in its crown amongst the bases of the leaves. That means EARLY. After that they start to taste more bitter. But they are still fine nutritionally.