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[–] 52 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Get rid of the large swaths of green fucking grass, which completely useless when one cuts it down. Let the Dandy Lions grow like we do in Europe and plant more native flowers too.

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  • [–] 28 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    Clover. Clover is great:

    • Lush and green
    • Holds down soil we
    • Soft to walk on
    • Needs less water than grass
    • Needs less mowing
    • Bees love it
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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    I spread a bunch of clover seed around my yard, and where the grass was struggling (I don’t water or fertilize at all) the clover took over, and where the grass was doing ok naturally the clover sort of let the grass have that space mostly. Now the whole yard looks nice, and the clover is just fucking loaded with bees all day. It’s great. My dog just lies in the lush clover and watches the bees buzz around.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago*

    It's also way less ugly than dandelions that have finished blooming and started spreading seeds, as a bonus. In fact, it looks pleasing to the eye.

    IIRC it also grows really easily, you can guerilla plant clover seeds around town at night if you really want to.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago

    I have a native meadow lawn and it's awesome. Zero maintenance, barely any watering (just peak dry season) and incredibly beautiful. The ecosystem takes care of itself as long as you don't buff one side by accident.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Question from a yank: Is it 'dandy lion' or 'dents-de-leon'?

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    He wrote it wrong. Its dandelion, and its pronounced in English just like you do, but dependent on the country, we have different words for it. In danish its “mælkebøtte”. Which means “milk bucket”. I think because of the white liquid they have inside. Its good for mosquito bites.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (1 child)

    I was always told that 'dandelion' is an Anglicization of the French name, "dents-de-léon" (Lion's Teeth). But some English speakers spell it as "dandy lion" as in "A gentlemanly and well-dressed lion", for its cheerful yellow 'mane'.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Ah so it’s more of a question about the origin of the word, and it seems you’re right about the lion’s teeth. People who say dandy lion probably misinterpreted the sound. But hey that’s how language evolves.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    The whole plant is edible too but gets more bitter the older it gets. Especially delicious as a spring salad mix in.

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