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Cultivated dandelion has larger less bitter leaves than wild. All parts edible — leaves in salad, roots roasted as coffee, flowers for wine.
Cichorium intybus (Sugarloaf)
vegetable
A fellow Asteraceae — similar growing habits to Dandelion
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant DillExcellent, ChrysanthemumGreat and CeleryGreat nearby.Direct-sow Dandelion outdoors about 4 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 20 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 90 days.
Keep track of the seeds you own.
Water: Low · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Adaptable — any soil
Aphididae
Curled leaves, sticky honeydew and ants on patrol — usually with something already eating them.
These three thrive alongside Dandelion — and alongside each other.
