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Ever thought you yanked a dandelion out by the entire root? Think again: https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/676/rec/3 https://images.wur.nl/digi

Ever thought you yanked a dandelion out by the entire root? Think again: https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/676/rec/3 https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/676/rec/3

fragmede 1y ago
no wonder the damned things keep coming back!
- loandbehold 1y ago
  That's where glyphosate comes in handy.
  - alphan0n 1y ago
    The cancer was worth it to rid ourselves of a mildly offensive flower.
    - 0_____0 1y ago
      I reckon you could skip spraying it if you were going to eat it anyway. Did you know that wheat in the US is sprayed with glyphosate right before harvest? It causes all the wheat to dry evenly, avoiding the need to cut down the wheat and windrow it for drying. This means extra weeks in the growing season to squeeze another crop in.
      - garbagewoman 1y ago
        How would you squeeze another crop in?
        tracker1 1y ago
        By planting one after harvesting the wheat...
  - jacobolus 1y ago
    Why do you need to get rid of dandelions?
    - NoMoreNicksLeft 1y ago
      Instead of getting rid of them, I was hoping to find seeds for Russian dandelions. I'd like to grow some. Haven't been able to find any for sale though...
- sva_ 1y ago
  How much of the root needs to still be in the ground for it to be able to grow back?
  - throwup238 1y ago
    New rosettes arise from buds at the crown and upper taproot so anything deeper than about 10cm is very unlikely to come back. That drawing is from a very rare specimens too. Most dandelions do not grow that deep.
dsalzman 1y ago
Whats the units?
- zyberzero 1y ago
  It says cm, so centimeters (1/100 meter) - slightly less than 0.4 inches
  - tejtm 1y ago
    decimal place issues... I hope. there are ten mm in a cm 456cm == 4560mm there are 24.5 mm per inch (it is the law). 4550mm / 25.4 = 179.527 inches or about 14.9 feet which is about 5 yards which is 20% of a 'murican football field if that helps
    - margittai 1y ago
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    - jacobolus 1y ago
      The above comment was pointing out that each 1 centimeter is slightly less than 0.4 inches. If you want to be more precise, each centimeter is about 0.3937 inches.
      - tejtm 1y ago
        Your correction to my perception of what you intended 0.4 inches to represent is accepted.
    - rkomorn 1y ago
      [dead]
- MikeCoats 1y ago
  Centimetres. Their 13 cm high plant specimen had a 456 cm deep root.
nfriedly 1y ago
My dad told me that one year his school held a contest over the summer to see who could get the longest dandelion root.
collinvandyck76 1y ago
Always good to have a weed puller in your toolshed. A stand-up puller, specifically, that operates as a lever, allowing it to first grab deeply and then through a rotation of the handle it pulls out quite a bit of the root system. A lifesaver if you have a rain garden which is really just a synonym for weed garden.
- colordrops 1y ago
  Any recommendations for a particular weed puller?
  - foofoo12 1y ago
    I've never used a bad one, although I wouldn't class any of them as anything stellar. All of them have looked like a snake's twisted tongue. Using them depends on the delicate combination and application of brute force and technique. If your technique and brute force is up to spec, a crowbar works as a makeshift weed puller.
  - jonah-archive 1y ago
    It's kinda gimmicky but I found this thing on clearance at a local hardware store and it works fairly well (gets most weeds out without me having to bend over, which is nice): https://grampasweeder.com/collections/grampas-gardenware/products/grampas-weeder https://grampasweeder.com/collections/grampas-gardenware/pro... It doesn't get everything but I can do more work on the tough ones when so many come right out.
  - jacksavage 1y ago
    This CobraHead weeder has worked well for me https://www.amazon.com/CobraHead-Original-Weeder-Cultivator-Garden/dp/B000JKONAO https://www.amazon.com/CobraHead-Original-Weeder-Cultivator-...
  - downboots 1y ago
    https://tinyurl.com/467m3frp https://tinyurl.com/467m3frp
  - 1y ago

Ever thought you yanked a dandelion out by the entire root? Think again: https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/676/rec/3 https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/676/rec/3

fragmede 1y ago

no wonder the damned things keep coming back!

loandbehold 1y ago
That's where glyphosate comes in handy.
- alphan0n 1y ago
  The cancer was worth it to rid ourselves of a mildly offensive flower.
  - 0_____0 1y ago
    I reckon you could skip spraying it if you were going to eat it anyway. Did you know that wheat in the US is sprayed with glyphosate right before harvest? It causes all the wheat to dry evenly, avoiding the need to cut down the wheat and windrow it for drying. This means extra weeks in the growing season to squeeze another crop in.
    - garbagewoman 1y ago
      How would you squeeze another crop in?
      - tracker1 1y ago
        By planting one after harvesting the wheat...
- jacobolus 1y ago
  Why do you need to get rid of dandelions?
  - NoMoreNicksLeft 1y ago
    Instead of getting rid of them, I was hoping to find seeds for Russian dandelions. I'd like to grow some. Haven't been able to find any for sale though...
sva_ 1y ago
How much of the root needs to still be in the ground for it to be able to grow back?
- throwup238 1y ago
  New rosettes arise from buds at the crown and upper taproot so anything deeper than about 10cm is very unlikely to come back. That drawing is from a very rare specimens too. Most dandelions do not grow that deep.

dsalzman 1y ago

Whats the units?

zyberzero 1y ago
It says cm, so centimeters (1/100 meter) - slightly less than 0.4 inches
- tejtm 1y ago
  decimal place issues... I hope. there are ten mm in a cm 456cm == 4560mm there are 24.5 mm per inch (it is the law). 4550mm / 25.4 = 179.527 inches or about 14.9 feet which is about 5 yards which is 20% of a 'murican football field if that helps
  - margittai 1y ago
    [dead]
  - jacobolus 1y ago
    The above comment was pointing out that each 1 centimeter is slightly less than 0.4 inches. If you want to be more precise, each centimeter is about 0.3937 inches.
    - tejtm 1y ago
      Your correction to my perception of what you intended 0.4 inches to represent is accepted.
  - rkomorn 1y ago
    [dead]
MikeCoats 1y ago
Centimetres. Their 13 cm high plant specimen had a 456 cm deep root.

nfriedly 1y ago

My dad told me that one year his school held a contest over the summer to see who could get the longest dandelion root.

collinvandyck76 1y ago

Always good to have a weed puller in your toolshed. A stand-up puller, specifically, that operates as a lever, allowing it to first grab deeply and then through a rotation of the handle it pulls out quite a bit of the root system. A lifesaver if you have a rain garden which is really just a synonym for weed garden.

colordrops 1y ago
Any recommendations for a particular weed puller?
- foofoo12 1y ago
  I've never used a bad one, although I wouldn't class any of them as anything stellar. All of them have looked like a snake's twisted tongue. Using them depends on the delicate combination and application of brute force and technique. If your technique and brute force is up to spec, a crowbar works as a makeshift weed puller.
- jonah-archive 1y ago
  It's kinda gimmicky but I found this thing on clearance at a local hardware store and it works fairly well (gets most weeds out without me having to bend over, which is nice): https://grampasweeder.com/collections/grampas-gardenware/products/grampas-weeder https://grampasweeder.com/collections/grampas-gardenware/pro... It doesn't get everything but I can do more work on the tough ones when so many come right out.
- jacksavage 1y ago
  This CobraHead weeder has worked well for me https://www.amazon.com/CobraHead-Original-Weeder-Cultivator-Garden/dp/B000JKONAO https://www.amazon.com/CobraHead-Original-Weeder-Cultivator-...
- downboots 1y ago
  https://tinyurl.com/467m3frp https://tinyurl.com/467m3frp
- 1y ago