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    Ich habe heute in einem Kindergarten Löwenzahnstopfen zum Verkauf gesehen. Werde ich verrückt ?!

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    2. AvoriazInSummer on

      Isn’t a dandelion plug basically just a random scoop of earth from anywhere, plus a couple of weeks wait?

    6. GloomyBarracuda206 on

      As a fan of Dandelions I’ve often thought if they weren’t called weeds people would probably buy them. After all, they have interesting leaves, beautiful prolific flowers if you dead head and beautiful seed heads if you don’t. You can make a type of drink from their roots and the leaves are edible. They attract insects and are very easy to grow. All round excellent plant 🙂

    8. Hefty_Drawing3357 on

      Amazing. I saw a gardening site in the US advertising Ragwort plants and recommending them for bright, sunny planting.

      Is it just me? Growing up with animals we loathed getting ragwort in the paddocks as it was deadly to some. I think it was banned in some parts of the UK. Otherwise, it’s just that motorway weed.

      Am I wrong?

    9. ZombieRhino on

      They are a fantastic and increasingly important source of food for early pollinators (bees, butterflies , hoover flies etc). Especially with the wholesale loss of biodiversity.

      Now I wouldn’t go planting it in my garden, but each to their own.

    10. Lizzebed on

      Were they regular ones. I have seen seeds for sale for pink ones.
      (They are on my wishlist for somewhere in the future.)

    11. anth_85 on

      I don’t mind them. My guinea pigs absolutely love them so
      I’m constantly giving them the leaves and flowers.

    12. marmmalade on

      I read that Monty Don will feature them in his garden this year at Chelsea. Maybe it’s the year of the dandelion?

    13. Prestigious-Garbage5 on

      They used to grow them in victorian gardens for both medicinal and culinary uses.

    15. Intelligent-SoupGS88 on

      My local garden centre was selling ‘wild flower’ daisies at £3 for a small pot. Like literally daisies from the lawn.

      I genuinely thought everyone had daisies naturally growing, and it never occurred to me that people wanted to buy them

    16. mhicreachtain on

      The world is coming to it’s senses at last. All hail the mighty dandelions.

    17. alpacinosbambino on

      There was a bit on gardeners question time about them a couple weeks back, saying that they are seen as beautiful and rare in Singapore, as they don’t really see them there

    18. Happy-Possibility- on

      I really hope it was an elaborate April fools! Although, the posh garden centre up the road sells thistle plants for £15 a pop, when I’m trying desperately to get the damn things to stop growing in my lawn, so maybe.

    19. Legitimate-80085 on

      All weeds are just unloved flowers, if royalty and celebs started treasuring them most of you would be buying them from shops for mothers day.

    20. PremeditatedTourette on

      I grow dandelions! On purpose! And other weeds.

      Mind you, I’ve got tortoises.

    21. Spineberry on

      This has pleased me inordinately, I freaking love dandelions and have been trying to cultivate them in my permanent grow bags in the front garden. They’re edible, good for pollinators and just cute. I have never understood why so many people get aggy about them. Give me dandelions and daisies over a goddamn daffodil any day of the week

    22. knityourownlentils on

      Garden centre near me were selling Aquilegia for £13.99 last year. I’m rich!

    23. narnababy on

      I mean, they’re a lovely important native species! I get plenty in my garden which is all wild, but I could see someone having a natural corner or wanting to encourage more native species buying them to help encourage inverts etc.

    25. Quick-Low-3846 on

      I remember during lockdown the playgrounds that were out of bounds were an absolute sea of dandelions. It was such a lovely sight.

    26. MurderSheToke on

      You can also make a salve from dandelions that helps with inflammation and pain – definitely recommend adding some peppermint essential oil though, even with pure beeswax it didn’t smell the best on its own. But it works great!

    27. Last_Interaction7755 on

      I think the way we gardeners have traditionally garden is change and that include the way we look at weeds.

      I wouldn’t allow dandelions to grow in my borders but if you have heavy clay soil their deep tap roots are excellent at improving the soil structure by improving drainage. Also I’m quite happy for them to grow in my grass although I don’t have too many of them?

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    28. MillieFan on

      If you own a tortoise you’d buy these. Mine goes nuts for them., it’s her favourite thing to eat.

    29. ishashar on

      i love dandelions in my garden, i see so many bees because of them. they compost well and so my soil good (very clay heavy)

    30. Emergency-Ad-5379 on

      I mean you can also buy buddleia, which is almost as common and damaging and invasive to boot. Still very odd. I have pet rabbits who love to eat my dandelions so I’ve considered what would happen if I concreted over part of my garden because the ones that grow through that seem to be the biggest and strongest.

    33. Flapparachi on

      There was an article in a local paper last year asking people not to kill off dandelions as they are a vital pollen source in early spring for bees while everything else isn’t in bloom yet. The council also held off spraying weed killer and early grass cutting for the same reason. It might not be an April fool!

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