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rivetlad

10-05-2012 15:19

Dazzling dandelions!!

I HAVE RECENTLY UNEARTHED MY PARTIALLY BURIED BONNY WEE GARDEN ANTIQUES BUSINESS FROM ITS MOTH-BALLED HIDEY HOLE.
I just love DANDELIONS, those delicious vibrant yellow coloured FLOWERS--never weeds-that bring much joy to us garden lovers. During the previous three late summers ,armed with a large plastic box , I have roamed the encircling meadows close by my house to harvest the prolific growing seeds of the millions of DANDELIONS. Back home I received profound pleasure broadcasting the wondrous DANDELION seeds on my land. Isn't Mother Nature bounteous?

Alan Dandelion.

Margaret Pilkington

10-05-2012 15:21

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Yellow is not a good colour for reading ........glad you changed it for something that I can read.

Michael1954

10-05-2012 15:22

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Sorry but I can't read your post because of the colour. I am on this site on a mobile, so I don't have the facility to change it to a standard black.

Michael1954

10-05-2012 15:23

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That's better!

Margaret Pilkington

10-05-2012 15:24

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Nope...I don't like dandelions.

Michael1954

10-05-2012 15:27

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I have quite a few in my garden. Would you like to come and collect them, free of charge to a good home?

maxthecollie

10-05-2012 15:31

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You need a good weed killer

susie123

10-05-2012 15:35

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The word would be a dull place without dandelions to brighten it up - in the right places, of course!

flashy

10-05-2012 15:37

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i have hundreds in my garden at the moment and i hate the bloody things, it's people like you who let them grow and then let the clocks wander into gardens like mine...nevermind the yellow stuff....have some red stuff

rivetlad

10-05-2012 15:38

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All of our public and private gardens should have huge beds of gorgeous yellow DANDELIONS!

maxthecollie

10-05-2012 15:42

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Gallons and Gallons of Weed Killer

MargaretR

10-05-2012 15:47

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Don't be too eager to get rid - they are edible
Dandelion Recipes

Michael1954

10-05-2012 15:48

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Originally Posted by flashy (Post 990947)

Hundreds in your garden? So are you letting them grow? Time to get weeding, Flashy.

maxthecollie

10-05-2012 15:50

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 990950)

Don't be too eager to get rid - they are edible
Dandelion Recipes

Bring on the Rabbits and goats

susie123

10-05-2012 15:52

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 990950)

Don't be too eager to get rid - they are edible
Dandelion Recipes

And quaffable!

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 990949)

Gallons and Gallons of Weed Killer

No, wine - see recipe in post above.

flashy

10-05-2012 16:02

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Originally Posted by Michael1954 (Post 990951)

Hundreds in your garden? So are you letting them grow? Time to get weeding, Flashy.

waiting for the rain to stop and the garden to dry so i can mow it Michael

Michael1954

10-05-2012 16:12

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 990954)

And quaffable!

No, wine - see recipe in post above.

Not forgetting good old Dandelion & Burdock . . . delicious.

rivetlad

10-05-2012 16:20

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The beautiful DANDELION flowers brighten up this awful Spring!
From earliest times the DANDELION plant which is a herb have been used as medicines; used in delightfully tasty salads; for beer making, and for the manufacture of delicious DANDELION & BURDOCK pop!! There's not too many " real " garden plants which are beautiful as well as being nutritional!

rivetlad

10-05-2012 16:26

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[B][COLOR="Blue"] Long abandoned stone quarry sites are happy hunting grounds for us DANDELION lovers. As I aim to pen an article on the manufacture of gritstone horse troughs-once commonplace alongside the old turnpikes- I would be DANDELION-Whoops!--I mean delighted to receive any details of the location of these old stone working sites anywhere in the Pennine region.

susie123

10-05-2012 16:38

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 990953)

Bring on the Rabbits and goats

Mmm... a dish of dandelion greens would go nicely with a roast rabbit with sage and bacon (recipe by Delia!).

Actually goats aren't all that keen on soft green stuff - they prefer something more crunchy and will happily much on a tree's foliage. We once had five goats in a paddock surrounded by elder trees. Their favourite food was ivy but within a few years they had killed all the elders by eating the foliage and the bark. We were quite pleased as we wanted to get rid of the trees. The grass in the paddock was still two feet high though!

maxthecollie

10-05-2012 17:06

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Originally Posted by susie123 (Post 990968)

I always thought that goats would eat anything

susie123

10-05-2012 17:13

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 990969)

I always thought that goats would eat anything

So do most people... but it ain't so. They will nibble something out of curiosity but don't think I've ever known one actually eat something crazy. Or maybe our goats were just too well behaved or well fed!

Boeing Guy

10-05-2012 17:25

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Is it me, or are you advertising your business on here. I thought that was aginst the rules.

jaysay

10-05-2012 17:45

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:idunno::idunno::idunno::idunno::idunno:

Less	10-05-2012 18:49

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Originally Posted by Boeing Guy (Post 990972)

Is it me, or are you advertising your business on here. I thought that was aginst the rules.

I'm glad someone else noticed.

davemac

10-05-2012 22:08

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Anyone who wants to cultivate dandelions (taraxacum officinale) should have understanding neighbours. Beautiful flower it may be, invasive it is certainly, look at the seed head and imagine that lot blowing into your neighbours garden, and it has a tap root that means a taraxacum is for life not just for Christmas.

Plus the wild variety have bitter leaves, as opposed to the cultivated variety. So all that said, pass the Glyphosate.

rivetlad

11-05-2012 07:13

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Thank the Almighty but as I don't reside in either a semi, or terraced house with wittering, nosey neighbours. I can and indeed do, leave my eight acres of fellsides, meadows and wooded areas " natural ". On this land over the last thirty years I have planted a great diversity of native Pennine deciduous trees, shrubs and plants; the reason for the DANDELIONS, teazles, goat willows, junipers, eriopherum " cotton grass " and much more. I also enjoy the wild birds and animals that share my living in this most wondrous place.

rivetlad

11-05-2012 07:17

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Long abandoned stone quarry sites are happy hunting grounds for us DANDELION lovers. As I aim to pen an article on the manufacture of gritstone horse troughs-once commonplace alongside the old turnpikes- I would be DANDELION-Whoops!--I mean delighted to receive any details of the location of these old stone working sites anywhere in the Pennine region.
Alan Dandelion.

I am certain that some of the natives of Hyndburn will be able to assist me with this request?

Michael1954

11-05-2012 07:40

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You will notice that the link in your original post was deleted by the mods, but I see you have included it again in post 27. I don't think advertising is allowed on this site.

davemac

11-05-2012 09:51

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Originally Posted by rivetlad (Post 991060)

Its not about wittering or nosey neighbours, its about being neighbourly, you sound disparaging to people who live in semi's or terraced.

I think its time to leave you to wander around your eight acres, and ponder why you really came on here in the first place

jaysay

11-05-2012 10:03

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 991096)

He was quite obviously trying to flog something Dave

Less	11-05-2012 10:09

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 991096)

AccyWeb's reputation as a sanctuary for laid back hippies and dandelion salesmen is obviously gaining in strength.

DaveinGermany

11-05-2012 10:14

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Originally Posted by Less (Post 991101)

AccyWeb's reputation as a sanctuary for laid back hippies and dandelion salesmen is obviously gaining in strength.

Are we back to talking about weed here ? :eek: :D

MargaretR

11-05-2012 10:27

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He is into Illuminati symbolism so he is best avoided.
This may be due to ignorance of the subject, but could be reptile soul possession.

Less	11-05-2012 10:32

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 991102)

Are we back to talking about weed here ?

I'm sure all we are doing is helping someone to fit in, in exactly the way he wishes to.

If he ever comes on a little bored from wandering around his large estate, I'll show him the way to the calm room, give him some crayons and a copy of the rules and suggest he tries not to go over the line while he's copying them.

http://www.gifs.net/Animation11/Natu..._appleseed.gif

davemac

11-05-2012 12:03

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Originally Posted by Less (Post 991101)

AccyWeb's reputation as a sanctuary for laid back hippies and dandelion salesmen is obviously gaining in strength.

We have to be carefull we dont turn into a site full of barmpots:silly:

Less	11-05-2012 12:15

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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 991124)

We have to be carefull we dont turn into a site full of barmpots:silly:

What you mean turn?
The mods have a full time job with the ones already here!

Yes, I am being inclusive with the above statement.
:D

mobertol

11-05-2012 13:01

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What fun have I been missing out on?

Love blowing dandelion clocks in sunny meadows being also an avid maker of daisy chains.

Major problem this last few weeks -we have an exceptional year for Poplar flowering over in Italy - you could be forgiven for thinking that it's snowing outside at the moment, if it weren't for the fact that it's sunny and 27°C! All those fluffy little seeds swirling around everywhere are making my eyes itchy and iritating my asthma no end -when did i start suffering from hay fever? Never had it before:rolleyes:

As to the good old "Dent-de-leon" (pardon my french) or Dente di leone as they call it over here -the locals are out in force picking the tender new leaves to mix in their salads. Hops shoots are also ripe for the picking -taste and look a bit like wild asparagus -great in a risotto (as are nettles) or to make a frittata.

When we were little my Gran used to tell us not to bring those lovely sunny yellow flowers indoors as they would make you wet the bed...it's nicknamed Pis-en-lit in french which means just that.:D

susie123

11-05-2012 14:56

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When we lived in the country where I knew the nettles hadn't been sprayed I used to make nettle soup annually about this time of year. Very nice and good for you too! We have hops in the garden here but I haven't used the shoots in cooking yet. Don't remember till the shoots are halfway up the wall! Richard Mabey's book Food for Free is very good on all this.

mobertol

11-05-2012 16:21

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Can't remember the name but i seem to remember some female Tory partymember once suggesting that the unemployed learned to forage for food in the countryside!:eek::D

Bit difficult if you happen to live on a council estate in a city center...:rolleyes:

jaysay

11-05-2012 17:34

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Originally Posted by Less (Post 991127)

What you mean turn?
The mods have a full time job with the ones already here!

Yes, I am being inclusive with the above statement.
:D

Glad we didn't have to remind you Less, we don't want you to feel left out :D

jaysay

11-05-2012 17:36

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Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 991155)

Council estate in a city centre,:eek: we're not talking Naples here mobertol:D

walkinman221

11-05-2012 17:40

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 991103)

He is into Illuminati symbolism so he is best avoided.
This may be due to ignorance of the subject, but could be reptile soul possession.

I wouldn't be posing next to that brick work with trowel in hand as if to say look what i did, its as rough as a badgers bum:D

sm_counsell

11-05-2012 17:49

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Wasn't there once a dandelion brew, or am I getting mixed up with something else?

garinda

11-05-2012 17:57

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Besides being from Yorkshire, perhaps he's just a bit cantankerous because he's a bed wetter.

Due to picking all those potently diuretic dandelions.

:rolleyes:

jaysay

11-05-2012 18:00

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Originally Posted by sm_counsell (Post 991165)

Wasn't there once a dandelion brew, or am I getting mixed up with something else?

Dandelion and Burdock Sue I've a bottle in the fridge:D

MargaretR

11-05-2012 18:03

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Dandelion tea
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=da...ient=firefox-a

rivetlad

12-05-2012 08:00

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WHOOPS!! A hundred, thousand pardons are in order. I am indeed sincerely sorry to have obviously offended a number of you regarding my rather silly comments about semis and terraced house. There was no slight intended.
Well over sixty years ago I was actually born and reared in a tiny,very damp 18th century-built cottage at Top o' Hebers, a small hamlet midway betwixt Middleton and Heywood.
Our mean little cottage, despite lacking electricity-[ gas mantles for lighting ]-and just a cowd watter tap, was the home I loved and was proud of!

I have numerous relatives and friends who clearly enjoy living in semis and those old, stoutly built stone or Accrington brick terraced houses. And I enjoy visiting them. Indeed I am immensely proud of our Northern towns with their distinctive character: not for me " southern" towns with their homes of cement rendered breeze blocks!
Again, please forgive the stupid rantings of a pleasant, genial Proud Lancastrian who resides in North Yorkshire.
Alan.

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