tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6797874889733951333..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Ducks and Dandelions.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27968835512405095682011-04-24T07:58:55.049-07:002011-04-24T07:58:55.049-07:00Flourishing dandelions are a sign of calcium defic...Flourishing dandelions are a sign of calcium deficiency in the soil so possibly a dressing of lime whould help to suppress them - in my experience, though nothing does!! I love, on the other hand, to see the drifts of dandelions under the trees in all the apple orchards around this area!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643680000059427128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-4744176811041995422011-04-22T02:17:35.747-07:002011-04-22T02:17:35.747-07:00When we had a rabbit, we collected dandelions for ...When we had a rabbit, we collected dandelions for her and we did have quite an effect on keeping one local patch of grass relatively dendelion free!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1811349968814376112011-04-21T11:13:15.681-07:002011-04-21T11:13:15.681-07:00Thank you for the comments. I had forgotten that ...Thank you for the comments. I had forgotten that we used to eat dandelion leaves in salads - i might just try a cup of dandelion leaf tea - and the wine sounds good too.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-121270956922194392011-04-21T08:55:20.746-07:002011-04-21T08:55:20.746-07:00I try not to spray anything, always prefer weeding...I try not to spray anything, always prefer weeding by hand and of course, it's very difficult, despite trying very hard, to get all of the dandelion tap root out. It's just become a sort of spring routine now.<br />XXRarelesserspottedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865928245970626612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50201189540905408952011-04-21T04:29:11.810-07:002011-04-21T04:29:11.810-07:00As enthralling and instructive as ever. Always a s...As enthralling and instructive as ever. Always a special treat to come here.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91178382172436799192011-04-21T01:27:11.201-07:002011-04-21T01:27:11.201-07:00An infusion of dandelion leaves make a great liver...An infusion of dandelion leaves make a great liver cleanser. Pick some leaves and put them in a teapot as if making tea. Allow to brew and then drink. So if you think you need a detox now is the time.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-23789912072382626472011-04-20T21:07:58.294-07:002011-04-20T21:07:58.294-07:00When we were kids we used to collect dandelion lea...When we were kids we used to collect dandelion leaves for our pet rabbits.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74161984935476321172011-04-20T12:33:27.595-07:002011-04-20T12:33:27.595-07:00Carrying on with a wonderful life of the mind &...Carrying on with a wonderful life of the mind & land.<br /><br />those strolling ducks are now in my head....not unpleasant on a Spring Day. <br /><br /><br /><br />Fond Aloha from Honolulu<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /><br />><}}(°><br /><br /> <br /> ><}}(°><br /><br /><°)}}><Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49375017518856080892011-04-20T11:14:54.802-07:002011-04-20T11:14:54.802-07:00The dandies are out here, too. I have sweet memori...The dandies are out here, too. I have sweet memories of helping my grandmother gather dandelion greens in rural Indiana. She stewed them on the stove.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-17687189164485800462011-04-20T09:05:01.001-07:002011-04-20T09:05:01.001-07:00tell those ducks to continue keeping a low profile...tell those ducks to continue keeping a low profile!Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48441756698242811692011-04-20T08:37:26.357-07:002011-04-20T08:37:26.357-07:00What a good idea to share equipment.
Really silly ...What a good idea to share equipment.<br />Really silly to duplicate stuff. We should all do more of this.<br />In a VERY small garden the best bet is to sit down<br />and dig each dandilion root out individually with a paring knife.....thus ruining paring knife for ever ( I speak from experience.....!)<br />As far as I remember dandilions taste VILE or at least the white juice stuff.<br /><br />Happy Easter!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1369003834892989642011-04-20T08:10:42.397-07:002011-04-20T08:10:42.397-07:00I made dandelion wine one spring when we moved to ...I made dandelion wine one spring when we moved to a house with a little paddock full of the flowers. I took one look at them all and thought 'Granny would have made something from those'. It was delicious and like a light table wine. The whole plant is edible and in the past was very useful. It's a shame they can be such a pest and I'm glad the farmer found a less expensive solution to his problem with them. I love to hear ducks 'talking' and they have such a 'dirty laugh', as if one of them has told a rude joke.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52418365009178982202011-04-20T07:32:44.686-07:002011-04-20T07:32:44.686-07:00AJ I love the idea of the old lady making wine. ...AJ I love the idea of the old lady making wine. Wish we had one down our road!<br /><br />Steven - I expect they are the same pair - they tend to go back to the same nest site every year.<br /><br />Thank you for commenting.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1621728378801726542011-04-20T06:40:22.406-07:002011-04-20T06:40:22.406-07:00I've just come in from a quick trip up county ...I've just come in from a quick trip up county (Derbyshire) and have seen plenty of evidence of fields filled with dandelions. <br /><br />I can also vouch for the tap root. I spent a chunk of yesterday trying to extricate them from my garden! Loosen the soil, slide in the fingers, down, down, down, pull very gently...SNAP! &$*^)"%Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-35114835687285197032011-04-20T06:39:07.173-07:002011-04-20T06:39:07.173-07:00Aaaaaaaaaaaarghhhhhhh! Dandelions! lol!Aaaaaaaaaaaarghhhhhhh! Dandelions! lol!mrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-25339066206424059062011-04-20T04:04:41.050-07:002011-04-20T04:04:41.050-07:00I am so far removed from this natural scene..and s...I am so far removed from this natural scene..and so it all seems quite exotic to me..I ppreciate every step!Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985979258848310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1709828503423983082011-04-20T03:25:53.926-07:002011-04-20T03:25:53.926-07:00weaver a pair of mated ducks (surely not the same?...weaver a pair of mated ducks (surely not the same?) arrived on the school field again this year and are setting up camp. they are a natural attraction (can i say that?!) but need their space. can you imagine convincing 4 - 10 year-olds to stay away from a pair of ducks?!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72704014523000439052011-04-20T03:04:32.423-07:002011-04-20T03:04:32.423-07:00A pity to have to spray the dandelions since they ...A pity to have to spray the dandelions since they are great in salads, their flowers make the most wonderful <br />wine, like nectar of the gods and they are like sunshine in the grass. A pity, as I said, but in your climate they do take over and controlling them is the only option.<br />During the war we made coffee from their roasted roots too.<br /><br />I have tried a number of times to leave you a comment but blogger has been fooling around again.<br /><br />I hope you have come good again with the warmer weather. Is there any hope of you driving again? I certainly hope so.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20087101019586601332011-04-20T02:55:07.365-07:002011-04-20T02:55:07.365-07:00I haven't been around for a while and here I a...I haven't been around for a while and here I am struck by all the colours.<br /><br />Cooperation between farmers is typical is it not, Pat? And such a good thing, too.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71779993332307783702011-04-20T01:57:24.493-07:002011-04-20T01:57:24.493-07:00When I was growing up we used to have an 'old&...When I was growing up we used to have an 'old' lady (she was probably only in her 40s but I was about eight so she seemed old) who made dandelion wine. She used to pay us a penny a bag for the heads. <br /><br />So they never had chance to turn to seed.<br /><br />The gardeners down the road loved her for it!MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.com