Specifications:
- Scientific Name: Taraxacum Officinale
- Hardy Perennial
- Sow in Spring and summer
- Soil preference: Well drained
- Loves a sunny position but will tolerate partial shade.
- Leaves can be used in salad and soup.
- Roots can be used as a coffee substitute.
- Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.
Suggested uses:
- Dandelion leaves can be harvested as fresh salad greens when young and tender, and are highly nutritious.
- Most commonly used as a salad green and in teas. Also has medicinal uses.
Jyothy Ramachandran –
water, water, water. Never let the soil dry out until the Dandelion seeds have sprouted for a few days.
Archana Lekhi –
I had trouble getting into sprout for a while but it eventually sprouted
Deepshikha Verma –
Eager to watch them grow all over my neighbors’s lot!(lol)
Vijay Piramal –
Simply tossing seeds and expecting lots of growth is not how you should think- be patient and expect them to grow in areas you did not expect.