Dandelion

A cultivated selection, roots and leaves are both culinary and medicinal.

The tender leaves can be used as a green vegetable, steamed, stir-fried or in salads. Roots can be roasted until crisp and ground up as a coffee substitute. The flowers are edible.

Known as Pu-gong-ying in China it’s used there as a blood cleanser, blood sugar balancer, diuretic and liver stimulant.

Easy to grow and a good source of food for wildlife and pollinators.

Stratify: Chilling seeds in the fridge for 2-3 weeks prior to sowing will promote germination by breaking seed dormancy.

Surface Sow: Requires light to germinate. Sow seed on the surface. Press seed down into the soil.  Keep moist.