dandelions

has55 1/27/2020, 4:53 pm

I let this grow in my SFG bed to try juicing it, but now I’m having second thoughts. It was a volunteer. Does anyone have experience with juicing this plant. it would be organic.

**AtlantaMarie** 1/28/2020, 9:35 am

From what I understand, they have a lot of health benefits....

markqz 1/28/2020, 9:59 am

has55 wrote:I let this grow in my SFG bed to try juicing it, but now I’m having second thoughts. It was a volunteer. Does anyone have experience with juicing this plant. it would be organic.

I think you're supposed to harvest them when they're younger, before they get bitter. The milky sap is actually a form of latex. I have a book on wild foods where the author casually mentions that eating too much dandelion gives him headaches. That makes me wonder what the point of eating it is?

has55 1/28/2020, 10:26 am

markqz wrote:
has55 wrote:I let this grow in my SFG bed to try juicing it, but now I’m having second thoughts. It was a volunteer. Does anyone have experience with juicing this plant. it would be organic.

I think you're supposed to harvest them when they're younger, before they get bitter. The milky sap is actually a form of latex. I have a book on wild foods where the author casually mentions that eating too much dandelion gives him headaches. That makes me wonder what the point of eating it is?

good point

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