I can't fathom why anyone hates dandelions. The entire plant is edible and they're a cute little flower.
maybe they're allergic to the pollen
Yeah, I don't even get mad at them any more. They are hardcore survivors and proliferators, and will have a welcome haven in my lawn to piss off dick neighbors like in the post
Did you know you can get them in pink and white?
Really piss off your neighbors!
Some people are allergic to joy.
joy is bitter killer
Not joy in general; just other people's joy.
Some people derive joy from seeing others suffer, that's true.
Pretty soon your neighbourhood will be lousy with Italians
what about the wives
People can eat dandelions. So, free food? Where?
You can eat dandelion greens, but be careful where you pick them. Some people use pesticides for spiders and ticks around their homes, or weed-killers. You can also boil the greens and flowers to make tea.
People that are too lazy or can't afford to cut their lawn typically also can't or don't care to afford pesticides.
Edit: I'll eat the spiders too.
Not (frequently) mowing your lawn is one of the best things you can do for your local bee population. Dandelions and other meadow flowers are great sources of nutrition for them. Obviously, don’t use pesticides either.
So maybe I get a yummy meal, maybe I just fucking die?
I'll roll those dice.
I'm not in Australia. The only spiders I know of that might nest under a dandelion are small American jumping spiders.
They're effectively harmless, and honestly I wouldn't eat them, as they are our cute 8 legged kittens that eat the other bugs out there.
Look first, if no bugs or spiders, then free dandelion food yo! 👍
Eating the spiders is not an issue. Eating pesticides that people use against spiders is.
In my area, when people don't cut their lawns, they damn sure ain't paying for pesticides.
I don't use pesticides, but when my dogs start coming inside with ticks, I spray flea and tick killer in their fenced area. I imagine others probably do the same.
I might even get a little protein too?
The spiders are optional. Honestly, you're more likely to encounter their egg sack under a dandelion than the actual mother spider, unless you pluck them early in the morning dew when momma spider might be at home..
The whole dandelion is edible. Flower too. I don't know about the parachutes though.
Dandelions never hurt anybody.
You must not have met HOAs.
Not that I'll ever buy a home but I would never buy one in an HOA
I'm sure there must be some based HOAs out there that encourage this sort of thing instead of forbidding it. You just have to not live in Normieville.
That's a contradiction. HOA's are by definition Normieville.
I don't see why it would have to be though. A bunch of oddballs could certainly get together and create one to protect diversity in their neighborhood from a normie invasion.
The most well-intentioned HOAs can easily go to shit when power-tripping assholes, with all the free time in the world, take them over.
HOAs have hurt people.
But they did stand in the way of this guy selling herbicide
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Dandelions actually do important work for your lawn. They break up the hardened soil to make the ground softer for the grass to grow in. Letting dandelions grow will lead to a more beautiful lawn.
I like dandelions. I'd let them grow even without the additional benefits just because they're pretty. And also fun for kids when the seeds mature and you can pluck them and blow them into the wind.
I completely agree. But for all those that want the lawn to be beautiful and healthy it's good to have that knowledge about them. They're useful and good looking. And you can make shitty wine from them.
How shitty of a wine are we talking about here? Boxed wine that's been exposed directly to the sun for months?
Not too bad, not too good.
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I'll pass on the wine but I'm down for everything else.
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