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Main takeaway is apparently I've never really pulled up a dandelion root. Never expected them to have that giant potato on the end!
by themanmaran 3y ago
Main takeaway is apparently I've never really pulled up a dandelion root. Never expected them to have that giant potato on the end!
- koolba 3y agoIf you yank them too fast or the soil is too dry, you’ll only get the stem. To get the root out you need to do it the day after a good rain and use a dedicated tool to get leverage beneath the surface.
- freedomben 3y agoYep, the roots are remarkably good at staying in the ground. In the western (desert climate) US you pretty much have to carry a watering can if you want to harvest the roots. It takes minutes for the soil to moisturize and loosen up enough to get those roots out
- throwawaaarrgh 3y agoKeep in mind you damage the soil when you dig up wet soil. Best to leave room between ones you want to dig up and try to disturb as little as possible.
- carapace 3y agoYears and years ago, before the Internet, I saw a lady being interviewed on some gardening show who had been gardening organically for a billion years or something. At one point she sticks her arm into her garden bed up to the shoulder, and casually says something like, "you should be fluffy and lose a yard deep"... This was rich dark lovely soil with all kinds of plants booming up out of it, and she can reach into it w/o digging arm-deep. Something to think about, eh?
- carapace 3y agos/lose/loose/
- throwawaaarrgh 3y agoSure, loam is a great thing to shoot for, but most people have a hard time making really good soil. It's much harder than just growing an average plant in less ideal soil
- carapace 3y ago> most people have a hard time making really good soil Isn't it strange? I mean, that's literally what life does: make really good soil, eh?