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Week 5 of our Crisis Gardening series has us looking at our weeds – and eating them. Specifically the mighty dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale). Now, it’s slightly crazy that we spend so much time pampering “traditional” vegetables in the garden when some of the weeds growing in our lawn are significantly more nutritious than they’ll ever […]
Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale) is easily recognisable from it’s serrated bright green leaves, vibrant yellow flowers and “puffball” seed heads. In Australia it’s usually referred to as a weed, sprayed with poison and/or pulled out. As soon as you start looking, you’ll notice it’s pretty much everywhere. However, did you know that you can use the […]