Grow Dandelions for Your Plants and Your Health
Introduction. They have been used by humans for much of recorded history. Early European settlers regarded the dandelion plant so useful with its varied uses that they brought them to settle in the new county both as a food source and a medicinal herb. For these reasons they brought dandelions to the Americas. The dandelion has historically been prized for its healing medicinal properties, and for a number of therapeutic values of the active compounds it contains. At one time dandelions were a popular salad green. According to the USDA Bulletin #8, "Composition of Foods", in terms of overall nutritional value dandelions ranks in the top 4 green vegetables. Dandelion is a perennial herb plant with leaves that can grow from 3 up to 10 inches long and 1/2 to 2 inches wide. The dandelion is self-fertile thus seeds can develop without cross-pollination, thus a flower can fertilize itself. Reasons to grow Dandelions. There are two main reasons to grow dandelions. To use as compani...