Guest Julie Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Do you think it would be possible to dig up a dandelion root and pot it up indoors so that it would be possible to have dandelion earlier and available all year round? Julie Link to comment
Guest Imotive Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Why don't u just use the seeds i mean they grow extremelt fast! Link to comment
Guest pixie25 Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Do you think it would be possible to dig up a dandelion root and pot it up indoors so that it would be possible to have dandelion earlier and available all year round?Julie <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i would imagine so julie, as dandelion is a weed and manages to root right where you dont want it to, so i dont think it should have any problems rooting in a plant pot! just keep it in direct sunlight so that the glass from the window acts as a greenhouse would, then i suppose it may be possible to have it all year round Link to comment
Guest Cindy Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Yes julie, you can cultivate dandelion. As we are in a drought we were finding it hard to find any in our area. So my sister dug up three of hers and we potted them. That was July 2004 and we are still using it on our birds. We did the same with milk thistle. Cindy Link to comment
Guest Imotive Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 HMM i got to try this i was told dandelion leaves are great for budgies look at this site http://www.mywestie.com/parsley/bath2.htm Link to comment
Guest Julie Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Oh that's great thanks because dandelion is an all time favourite with my two,I'm giving it a go today. Julie. Hubby's just informed me the ground is frozen solid so may have to wait awhile-snow forecast too Julie Link to comment
Guest Imotive Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Cool i gotta give it a go too too bad my backyard is covered with 3 feet of snow! Link to comment
Bea 0 Posted March 25, 2005 Member ID: 860 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 400 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,240 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,695 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/03/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 22, 2009 Birthday: 12/09/1989 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I want snow!!! Cool!!! I would honestly never have thought of growing dandylions as they are a weed. But i guess it would be nice to have a regular supply! What if you're little budgies got into the dandylion farm??? You would have some chubby budgies on your hands!!! Link to comment
Guest mistymoo Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 i will try and pot some dandelions up for indoor use? are they okay for our birds to eat them .mistymoo Link to comment
Guest Julie Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Yes they love dandelions,the flower and the leaves(well mine do anyway!) Julie Link to comment
Boomberry 0 Posted April 18, 2005 Member ID: 875 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 56 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 826 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 7,200 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/03/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 20, 2008 Birthday: 15/01/1976 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Can they eat the whole flower Julie I havent tride any with mine yet but my garden is full of them at the moment - might wash a few up when I get home. Link to comment
Guest Julie Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Yes the whole flower is good!They do end up with orange faces though! Julie Link to comment
Bea 0 Posted April 24, 2005 Member ID: 860 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 400 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,240 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,695 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/03/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 22, 2009 Birthday: 12/09/1989 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Hehee! I should see if Blinkie like them! Link to comment
Guest Bhups Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 WIKID!!! Something as easy as dandilion to give the budgies! ITS GREAT! thought it would be a limited wild UK diet for budgies but apple trees and weeds like dandilions are some of the simplest things to get hold of! i will just have me a nice big tray and grow a bunch of dandilions on it.. (multipurpose compost shouldnt be bad for budgies should it?) can have a nice park of grass and dandi's for the bird to feast on and also bird poo being good nutes for the plants would make it a nice cycle for a all year round meal Link to comment
Guest Bhups Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 can u put a compost grass/plants base for the bird cage? or will that attract alot of mites etc and make it back for the bird? like i said above, if the birds poo on the base it will be okay as u can mix it up and it will be a nice mix for the soil. info will be great. B Link to comment
Guest Bhups Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 (edited) http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=dandel...yGB&sa=N&tab=wi dandelion :S i thought dandelion was the yellow plant, y is it that on google it shows the snow types of plants as dandelions? also where can the seeds come from (in the wild. dry dandelion petels?)? B Edited April 26, 2005 by Bhups Link to comment
Rainbow 0 Posted April 26, 2005 Member ID: 198 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 31 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,028 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 15,290 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/03/04 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 15, 2009 Birthday: 24/04/1965 Share Posted April 26, 2005 (edited) bhups, dandelion flowers are yellow...at first. When they mature and the seed heads pop out, that is when they look white and fluffy. The white fluffy part is the seeds. Haven't you ever picked one and blown on it to watch all the little seeds blow everywhere? Here's a picture of an immature dandelion. Is that what you were thinking of? Edited April 26, 2005 by Rainbow Link to comment
Bea 0 Posted April 27, 2005 Member ID: 860 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 400 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,240 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,695 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/03/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 22, 2009 Birthday: 12/09/1989 Share Posted April 27, 2005 WOW! That's so cool! I always though the 2 flowers were different! :(Laughing out loud): Link to comment
Guest Bhups Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 cheers Rainbow :bluebudgie: I also thought that they were 2 different plants (Laughing out loud)... now that i know, TIME TO START POTTING SOME DANDELIONS!!! :bluebudgie: Thanks alot B Link to comment
Guest Bhups Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Do budgies each garden grass as well? Link to comment
Guest Julie Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Mine do-they also quite like to bathe on it in their bathing bowl! You know when you blow the husks outside,well sometimes a seed will grow in the lawn so I use that grass for them too. Julie Link to comment
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