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MonkderDritte@feddit.de 2 years ago
walter_wiggles@lemmy.nz 2 years ago
Dandelions never hurt anybody.
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 years ago
You must not have met HOAs.
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 2 years ago
HOAs have hurt people.
Zekas@lemmy.world 2 years ago
But they did stand in the way of this guy selling herbicide
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 years ago
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.
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 years ago
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.
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 years ago
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. Best combo.
shiftymccool@programming.dev 2 years ago
Also pollinators love them!
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 years ago
They do!
kilgore_trout@feddit.it 2 years ago
I will never understand lawns.
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Lawns became symbols of the elite in England, as wealthy landowners sought to show off their gains via the most ostentatious displays possible outside stately homes.
Colonizing landowners were keen to replicate the look of a manicured English garden. As such, English imperialism is somewhat to blame for lawns being created around the world, where they became a status symbol, and a sign of wealth and well-to-do.
kilgore_trout@feddit.it 2 years ago
What I don’t get is what’s the point of a garden with only 2cm-long grass in it?
MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
The point is to make home ownership too expensive for black people by wasting land
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Dogs tend to like them. Other than that…
Liz@midwest.social 2 years ago
Dogs would be just as happy with any other kind of nature, let’s be real.
pseudo@jlai.lu 2 years ago
[deleted]JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 years ago
Totally a USA thing. Dandelions and Clover are seen as undesirable to our eugenicized monoculture lawns.
The terrible part is the clover and dandelions and these other early season
flowers“weeds” are a very important part of a bees diet.MintyAnt@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I love your line of thinking. Lawns don’t feed the ecosystem, flowers do! But here in the US dandelions and clover are not a critical part of their diet. Native plants are the critical part of their diet - e.g. Native maple trees that bloom first!
Dandelions are native to Europe
Clover is native to Eurasia
They are far from the worst weeds, i wouldn’t go eradicating them like you should invasive plants (I leave both in my lawn anyways). But if we are looking to support our bees and ecosystem, then we should be re wilding our yard and growing native plants
In New England there’s a lot of neat spring ephemerals too (select from additional attributes)
GiddyGap@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Definitely a thing in the US. People spend lots of money to have chemicals poured onto their yards every year, summer and winter, to keep the weeds away. All of those chemicals have to go somewhere. Probably the groundwater and streams and other bodies of water. Not good.
sirico@feddit.uk 2 years ago
It’s a weird culture a lot of emphasis on freedom and protecting your home but then you just “ok then” when the local busy body comes around. It’s your land get them told
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I too had never heard of the insane hatred on the poor dandelions before stumbling upon it online.
They should just eat more salad if it’s such a problem.
letsgo@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Clearly someone who’s never accidentally tasted dandelion milk.
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 years ago
I stole this meme from somewhere else so I really don’t know anything about the backstory, so it could have been a grumpy neighbor for all I know.
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 years ago
People can eat dandelions. So, free food? Where?
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2 years ago
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.
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 2 years ago
So maybe I get a yummy meal, maybe I just fucking die?
I’ll roll those dice.
Slovene@feddit.nl 2 years ago
The whole dandelion is edible. Flower too.
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 years ago
People that are too lazy or can’t afford to cut their lawn typically also can’t or don’t care to afford pesticides.
eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Chocrates@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Dandelion greens are really good for you. Plus as others have noted monoculture lawns are pretty bad for the environment. Better than impermeable surfaces but still not great.
rayyy@lemmy.world 2 years ago
You can make Dandelion wine, coffee, dandelion salve, dandelion syrup, dye your clothes and eat them, to mention a few uses. - maybe he should sell them.
ButWhatDoesItAllMean@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
I’ll pass on eating my clothes
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Don’t knock it 'til you’ve tried it.
knightmare1147@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I’ve made dandelion wine and dandelion root tea, both good. A wonderful little treat of a plant.
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 years ago
Yeah but that sounds an awful lot like work.
HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Oh no! Your neighbour will really be upset now…
What they meant us your lawn has less than the regulation number of dandelions. Quick, go gather seeds and start replanting!
Snapz@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Do the dandelion dance! Blast techno! Wear a speedo! Celebrate nature’s bounty, yo!!
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 years ago
Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 years ago
It doesn’t say what to do with them… If I see something like that with no context, I’m breeding ginormous people-eating dandelions…
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 years ago
Now that’s an interesting plot twist
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Worked in animal crossing
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 2 years ago
That’s better than someone dousing the lawn in roundup.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Personally, I prefer the slovenly lions.
WereCat@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Dan the lion?
mo_lave@reddthat.com 2 years ago
Free Dandelions! From the sidewalk to the fence!
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Pretty soon your neighborhood will be lousy with Italians
Asclepiaz@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I fucking hate dandelions, I hate herbicides a shit ton more though. I planted clover and other ground over to compete with the dandelions and to feed the bees. My husband and I go out picking dandelions any day it’s not raining and we see yellow in the yard. It’s kinda fun to see who can get the longest thickest root 😉
pseudo@jlai.lu 2 years ago
pelletbucket@lemm.ee 1 year ago
if you’re letting your dandelions flower, you should remove them when they go to seed. if they seed your neighbor’s lawns, your neighbors are probably going to use pesticides that are going to be flushed into your local water table
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 years ago
Look, a dandelion! Must be the last one of the season!
tnt1232007@lemmy.world 2 years ago
what about the wives
Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
I can’t fathom why anyone hates dandelions. The entire plant is edible and they’re a cute little flower.
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 years ago
Some people are allergic to joy.
_cnt0@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Not joy in general; just other people’s joy.
unreachable@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
And they are amazing for bees
Somethingcheezie@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I heard their pollen doesn’t provide enough nutrients for the hive/queen. Specifically protein.
DannyMac@lemm.ee [bot] 2 years ago
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
BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 2 years ago
Did you know you can get them in pink and white?
Really piss off your neighbors!
jupiter_jazz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
I saw a bunny once systemically behead a bunch of dandelions in an area. It was cute and scary.
0ops@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Goats love dandelions. It’s like cocaine
frezik@midwest.social 2 years ago
They’re technically an invasive species in North America. Been around long enough now that they could maybe be considered native. If you’re looking to do a natural lawn in NA, though, you should probably still consider them a weed.
Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
That’s a good point, and I fact I keep forgetting. Probably because the people who typically take issue with them aren’t concerned about native species (if they were, they wouldn’t like the grass either.
stebo02@sopuli.xyz 2 years ago
maybe they’re allergic to the pollen