Rooskie91@discuss.online
on 28 May 11:24
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Anyone whose ever made dandelion wine knows that they WILL fuck you.
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca
on 28 May 11:26
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But not in a good way.
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
on 28 May 12:13
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A friend’s dad made this and we stole some as teens.
He wasn’t mad, he knew we learned a lesson.
idiomaddict@lemmy.world
on 28 May 15:54
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I’m pretty sure that’s the only reason my great uncle used to make fortified tomato wine. I wasn’t around for it, but it seems to have exclusively been drunk by his kids, to their great regret. He could always tell by the uncontrollable retching
pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de
on 28 May 17:28
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What’s the deal with dandelion wine? Is it really strong, or just an intense flavor?
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
on 28 May 18:35
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We to drank way too much, got way too drunk, and it had an awful hangover
Fermenting anything generally results in at most some 15-18%, depending on the yeast you use. I’d say 10-12% is more realistic for homemade wines, but 14-16 isn’t out of the question.
So I don’t know what the deal is specifically with dandelion wine, but usually 10% alc will fuck up a person (and a teen especially) pretty well if chugged and the brewing process usually leads to there being all sorts of things in it (alcohols sugars, not-too-toxic byproducts) so the hangovers you get from home wines are usually… interesting, to say the least.
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
on 28 May 13:48
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Depends on how agressive the grass is, we got some kind of tall(over six feet if left alone) cat tail looking grass that hasn’t lost the fight yet after 20 years
Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works
on 28 May 15:17
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Where I live it’s frankly too dry for uniform grass lawns and dandelions will completely take over if left alone. I’d be fine with it if I didn’t find the green jagged leafed plant and milky red stems so fugly, never mind the nice yellow flower.
I’ve been overseeding with white clover and native wildflowers since moving in both of which thrive in the spring choking out dandelions naturally. Puts nitrogen back into the soil too unlike grass.
All I do is aerate now.
Better for the bees in two ways. One, I’m not spraying chemicals and two, dandelions are actually pretty shit tier from a bee perspective.
dumples@midwest.social
on 28 May 15:43
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If you have a dandelion problem I would recommend you mulch / mow the dead dandelions you pull back into your yard. Dandelions are a dynamic accumulator which means they are very good at pulling up vitamins and minerals from the soil which they incorporate into their roots leaves, etc. This means dandelions will contain those minerals when being mulched and mowed back into your yard. If you are having a dandelion problem it likely mean your yard needs one or more of the minerals that they accumulate. So my mowing it back in you will feed your lawn and reduce their appear in the future
This! Dandelion pollen does not contain all the amino acids necessary to support native bees. However, because they come up first and bees often become attracted to the first things they feed on, they can actually make bees addicted to them. Because they can’t meet their nutritional requirements with them, they die.
Plant native plants people!
JackbyDev@programming.dev
on 28 May 18:13
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bluebadoo@lemmy.world
on 28 May 18:23
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Thank you, I’ll look into that and consider the impact of it on my beliefs :)
Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 29 May 11:30
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The source that used brings is based on oral knowledge and communication. Others in that thread point out how that type of knowledge is not sufficient to make a scientific claim, and I would agree with that.
I’d say the jury is still out on whether dandelions are native to NA or not.
Fair point. I’m speaking from a North American perspective, but others have pointed out they may be a native or long naturalized plant.
Ultimately, planting species that are from your local area is better for the native bees of of your area as they are adapted to them.
red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 28 May 12:56
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We planted redflower currant and the bees and bumblebees love the shit out of that. Also much prettier than dandelions. Redflower currant is the plant you want to fuck, dandelion is the one you have a chance with.
marketsnodsbury@lemm.ee
on 28 May 14:59
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Isn’t red flower currant is a type of shrub with berries?
red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 28 May 15:54
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Americans be talking about “non-native” plants on the world wide web
dumples@midwest.social
on 28 May 14:36
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Dandelions are now basically considered native around most of the globe. There is compelling evidence both ethnobotany and genetic that dandelion are native to both Eurasia and North America.
dumples@midwest.social
on 28 May 15:28
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The gist from what I have read (mostly from Native American herbalists) is that there is a oral cultural tradition for using dandelion for both food and medicine in North America. These oral traditions have various uses for the plant that likely predate European settlement. The basic concept is that Europeans never considered that a plant that they had in Europe could appear in North America unless they brought it. It was never considered to be native in both places even though the people who used in North America have a long tradition of use back by an oral tradition. However, since this was an oral tradition no one thought to consider it valid since it wasn’t written down. Since this has been suggested there is some genetic studies that back up that concept.
Interesting but it’s important to remember that Europeans and their plants have been in the Americas for over 500 years now, which is plenty of time for oral traditions to develop. I’m not saying it’s untrue but I’d be curious to see what the genetic evidence says, since that would be a verifiable way to confirm. But in my experience dandelions grow almost exclusively in human developments, so it would be pretty surprising if they were native here.
You think that human developments didn’t occur in the Americas before European came in?
Dandelions are a very human centric plant which makes sense that they traveled with humans as they traveled around the globe. This travel could be accidental or brought on purpose like many other different plants.
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works
on 29 May 04:16
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No, they are saying that it would be strange for them to be native here, like how apples are not native here.
They are saying that they would be interested to see the archeological evidence that backs up the oral tradition, because oral tradition is a great way to start your research, but is insufficient as evidence for a scientific claim. Just like how (since we’re talking about European arrivals in the americas) I can say that there’s oral tradition that St. Brendan landed in america in the 6th century. However, since there’s fuck all to support it, that’s not a very convincing claim, but it sure would be interesting if someone discovered archeological evidence for it. The Icelanders claimed to have landed in america for hundreds of years with oral tradition, and few believed them because there was fuck all to support the claim. Then, all of a sudden, they find remnants of viking settlements in Canada, and now its very interesting.
You specifically cited DNA evidence. Then, when someone asked about it, you immediately accused them of European exceptionalism in a ridiculous strawman. So, either your claim can be very interesting, since it’s backed by archeological evidence, or I can treat it with the same amount of credibility as St. Brendan over there in his leather raft.
And to expand on what the other commenter said, considering the logical side of it, those seeds seem very optimized to ride air currents around the entire hemisphere, especially when there’s a storm that can get them very high up.
Exactly. They can move very far on wind currents as well as the fact they are useful plants for people. It would be very easy to carry some seeds or an entire plant with you when you move somewhere new. As well as the fact they are small enough to get caught on pant legs, shoes, clothes etc. to hitch a ride
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com
on 28 May 15:31
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there are a ton of less PITA pollinators than dandelions
there is a pollinator 'round here that competes with the dandelion that is very dandelion like but actually houses native butterfly cocoons
so the dandelions get ripped up round here
7bicycles@hexbear.net
on 28 May 15:32
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theres alot of dandelion look alike species growing here too.
Deconceptualist@lemm.ee
on 28 May 17:00
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I’m mildly allergic so yeah they will fuck me up.
If I’m in an enclosed space with one (e.g. car) I’ll start a sneezing fit. And I assume if I eat one my mouth will itch or swell (not even gonna attempt it).
ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
on 28 May 18:47
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I was in my teens before I discovered that “weed” just meant “plant you don’t want.” There is not really a biological definition of weed. Anything is a weed if you don’t want it there.
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Anyone whose ever made dandelion wine knows that they WILL fuck you.
But not in a good way.
A friend’s dad made this and we stole some as teens.
He wasn’t mad, he knew we learned a lesson.
I’m pretty sure that’s the only reason my great uncle used to make fortified tomato wine. I wasn’t around for it, but it seems to have exclusively been drunk by his kids, to their great regret. He could always tell by the uncontrollable retching
What’s the deal with dandelion wine? Is it really strong, or just an intense flavor?
We to drank way too much, got way too drunk, and it had an awful hangover
Fermenting anything generally results in at most some 15-18%, depending on the yeast you use. I’d say 10-12% is more realistic for homemade wines, but 14-16 isn’t out of the question.
So I don’t know what the deal is specifically with dandelion wine, but usually 10% alc will fuck up a person (and a teen especially) pretty well if chugged and the brewing process usually leads to there being all sorts of things in it (alcohols sugars, not-too-toxic byproducts) so the hangovers you get from home wines are usually… interesting, to say the least.
What was it like?
Off-topic but I heard second-hand that smoking camomile hits very hard.
Mettic is just pissed the dandelions think hes lame.
If you stop mulching or pulling out dandelions in the garden, that will soon be the only thing you’re growing
My
bodylawn is a machine that turns non-dandelions into dandelions.Depends on how agressive the grass is, we got some kind of tall(over six feet if left alone) cat tail looking grass that hasn’t lost the fight yet after 20 years
Where I live it’s frankly too dry for uniform grass lawns and dandelions will completely take over if left alone. I’d be fine with it if I didn’t find the green jagged leafed plant and milky red stems so fugly, never mind the nice yellow flower.
I’ve been overseeding with white clover and native wildflowers since moving in both of which thrive in the spring choking out dandelions naturally. Puts nitrogen back into the soil too unlike grass.
All I do is aerate now.
Better for the bees in two ways. One, I’m not spraying chemicals and two, dandelions are actually pretty shit tier from a bee perspective.
If you have a dandelion problem I would recommend you mulch / mow the dead dandelions you pull back into your yard. Dandelions are a dynamic accumulator which means they are very good at pulling up vitamins and minerals from the soil which they incorporate into their roots leaves, etc. This means dandelions will contain those minerals when being mulched and mowed back into your yard. If you are having a dandelion problem it likely mean your yard needs one or more of the minerals that they accumulate. So my mowing it back in you will feed your lawn and reduce their appear in the future
Objection m’Lord!
I present to the court, exhibit A: youtu.be/bpEy-Mpm6AI
I thought dandelions were now recognized as not a great food source for bees
We converted most of our yard into a native wildflower garden and I see a lot of bees these days. We also get fireflies in the summer now.
This! Dandelion pollen does not contain all the amino acids necessary to support native bees. However, because they come up first and bees often become attracted to the first things they feed on, they can actually make bees addicted to them. Because they can’t meet their nutritional requirements with them, they die.
Plant native plants people!
Supposedly they may be native.
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Thank you, I’ll look into that and consider the impact of it on my beliefs :)
The source that used brings is based on oral knowledge and communication. Others in that thread point out how that type of knowledge is not sufficient to make a scientific claim, and I would agree with that.
I’d say the jury is still out on whether dandelions are native to NA or not.
Native where?
Fair point. I’m speaking from a North American perspective, but others have pointed out they may be a native or long naturalized plant.
Ultimately, planting species that are from your local area is better for the native bees of of your area as they are adapted to them.
We planted redflower currant and the bees and bumblebees love the shit out of that. Also much prettier than dandelions. Redflower currant is the plant you want to fuck, dandelion is the one you have a chance with.
Isn’t red flower currant is a type of shrub with berries?
A shrubbery?
Ni!
That’s a whole ass bush though, totally different thing
whole ass-bush
Americans be talking about “non-native” plants on the world wide web
Dandelions are now basically considered native around most of the globe. There is compelling evidence both ethnobotany and genetic that dandelion are native to both Eurasia and North America.
Wait, what? Expand on this.
The gist from what I have read (mostly from Native American herbalists) is that there is a oral cultural tradition for using dandelion for both food and medicine in North America. These oral traditions have various uses for the plant that likely predate European settlement. The basic concept is that Europeans never considered that a plant that they had in Europe could appear in North America unless they brought it. It was never considered to be native in both places even though the people who used in North America have a long tradition of use back by an oral tradition. However, since this was an oral tradition no one thought to consider it valid since it wasn’t written down. Since this has been suggested there is some genetic studies that back up that concept.
I found most of this information on the Dandelion section in Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask: Anishinaabe Botanical Teachings. They have a good description and I have seen it mentioned now in a few other books.
Interesting but it’s important to remember that Europeans and their plants have been in the Americas for over 500 years now, which is plenty of time for oral traditions to develop. I’m not saying it’s untrue but I’d be curious to see what the genetic evidence says, since that would be a verifiable way to confirm. But in my experience dandelions grow almost exclusively in human developments, so it would be pretty surprising if they were native here.
You think that human developments didn’t occur in the Americas before European came in?
Dandelions are a very human centric plant which makes sense that they traveled with humans as they traveled around the globe. This travel could be accidental or brought on purpose like many other different plants.
No, they are saying that it would be strange for them to be native here, like how apples are not native here.
They are saying that they would be interested to see the archeological evidence that backs up the oral tradition, because oral tradition is a great way to start your research, but is insufficient as evidence for a scientific claim. Just like how (since we’re talking about European arrivals in the americas) I can say that there’s oral tradition that St. Brendan landed in america in the 6th century. However, since there’s fuck all to support it, that’s not a very convincing claim, but it sure would be interesting if someone discovered archeological evidence for it. The Icelanders claimed to have landed in america for hundreds of years with oral tradition, and few believed them because there was fuck all to support the claim. Then, all of a sudden, they find remnants of viking settlements in Canada, and now its very interesting.
You specifically cited DNA evidence. Then, when someone asked about it, you immediately accused them of European exceptionalism in a ridiculous strawman. So, either your claim can be very interesting, since it’s backed by archeological evidence, or I can treat it with the same amount of credibility as St. Brendan over there in his leather raft.
And to expand on what the other commenter said, considering the logical side of it, those seeds seem very optimized to ride air currents around the entire hemisphere, especially when there’s a storm that can get them very high up.
Exactly. They can move very far on wind currents as well as the fact they are useful plants for people. It would be very easy to carry some seeds or an entire plant with you when you move somewhere new. As well as the fact they are small enough to get caught on pant legs, shoes, clothes etc. to hitch a ride
there are a ton of less PITA pollinators than dandelions
there is a pollinator 'round here that competes with the dandelion that is very dandelion like but actually houses native butterfly cocoons
so the dandelions get ripped up round here
Kill the lawn cop within yourself
you mean milkweed, it has to be native milkweed, otherwise the ornamental ones, usually the tropical ones can do more harm than good.
they’re very yummy in teas! I’m actually currently sipping a “s’mores” flavored tea that uses roasted dandelion root, I find it quite nice.
Dandelion leaves (blanched) are good in salads and pestos.
I just mowed (parts of) my lawn. Left some clumps of different wildflowers standing, dandelions included.
I’m glad my neighbourhood does not have a Lawn Enforcement Agency.
In my garden the dandelions turned out to be Sowthistle. Which should be handy if any hungry sows show up on my second-floor apartment balcony.
theres alot of dandelion look alike species growing here too.
I’m mildly allergic so yeah they will fuck me up.
If I’m in an enclosed space with one (e.g. car) I’ll start a sneezing fit. And I assume if I eat one my mouth will itch or swell (not even gonna attempt it).
I was in my teens before I discovered that “weed” just meant “plant you don’t want.” There is not really a biological definition of weed. Anything is a weed if you don’t want it there.
therefore, it is impossible to grow a weed intentionally.
guzzles 15 Dandelion Decoctions
Like bears but more athletic?
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Now if only my city would agree with that instead of sending a citation for having an overgrown yard
Dandelions are the only plant that spreads using children wishes
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perfect username ♥️
Best gardening definition I have heard:
if it grows and you didn’t want to, it’s a weed
if it doesn’t grow and you wanted it to, it’s a flower
What are the other two called?
A “success” and “not a problem”
What they said ^
I am entirely over ‘blank won’t fuck you’ as a response to shit. It’s cliched and trite and kills a conversation.
I challenge the best gardener or botanist to grow weeds.
you think it’s easy, but in practice, it’s impossible
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You rang?
did you try to grow it intentionally?
therefore, it’s not a weed. sorry
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The other day I saw a rabbit eating dandelions from my yard it was very cute