Don't Spray the Dandelions in your Yard | They're there for a reason!

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4 жыл бұрын

Dandelions are regularly portrayed as a noxious weed that is unsightly and bad to have in your yard but believe it or not these little guys actually serve a big purpose when it comes to the health of your soil and spring wildlife.
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@ExpeditionHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

SPREAD THE WORD BY SHARING WITH OTHERS IF YOU LOVE DANDELIONS TOO!!

@dukejay3594 3 жыл бұрын

pro tip: watch series on Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching loads of movies during the lockdown.

@shannenlibres2365 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know they were good for mulch, I keep harvesting them to make wine. Basically it tastes like a boozy chamomile tea

@mstaffor1 3 жыл бұрын

Glad that I found this video! I was plotting how to murder all my dandelions and now I just want to let them be and let go of worrying what my neighbors might think about all the "weeds" 😉 Thanks for this, and I'm definitely going to share and check out more of your videos!

@kingchile1568 3 жыл бұрын

Me too I was just pulling some out . Now I feel bad lol

@J00se_1 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@donnieharness2 2 ай бұрын

Yeah he came up with a lot of malarkey on why to have a ugly yard didn't be a lazy person's delight this guy here they don't Benifit the yard anymore then the grass clippings and you'll have a yellow spotted yard instead of a nice green one that looks good yard without them are so much better looking and the grass seems to grow thicker and more uniformly but he did make a convincing argument to be lazy and not get rid of them didn't he people usually do that when they don't want to put in the effort

@livenotonevil8279 2 ай бұрын

@@donnieharness2When I was little, I loved the yellow flowers across the lawn, thought they were beautiful. Not until "smart adults" told me they were ugly did I decide they were ugly. As to your point about being lazy ... I work my a$$ off in my yard and garden to make everything as wonderful as possible (and it's absolutely therapeutic). But why would I work and spend money to destroy something that is actually good and beautiful?

@sophieh9319 Жыл бұрын

The dandelion's #1 enemy? a HOA..

@landofevolution9757 2 ай бұрын

Hoa everyone's #1 enemy 😂

@millerfam 3 жыл бұрын

Yay!!! I feel so relieved I don’t have to do anything but enjoy the beautiful yellow and health benefits these guys give. I was so distressed about our new home’s yard being taken over by them and not knowing what to do because we don’t want to spray carcinogenic chemicals.. so happy right now.

@NorthlanderMN 3 жыл бұрын

This year I’m not using any weed killers. I’ll still fertilize my lawn. I’m so sick of being concerned of what my neighborhood thinks. I’m 50 and I just don’t care whatever they may think. I find the yards like in this video to be much more beautiful. Yea!

@colonialstraits1069 Жыл бұрын

Right on! I’m 52 and I gave up about 7-8 years ago!! I want a natural lawn, not AstroTurf. I keep it “long” and almost never water (I live in Michigan). It looks intentional, not painstakingly manicured. My new next door neighbors have adapted to my way of thinking and I’m hoping it spreads. Keep it up!

@TheCompleteMental 9 ай бұрын

I love the look of them, a sprinkling of yellow over all the green

@launchpadmcquack2386 Жыл бұрын

I have a huge section of yard that had previously been a horse pasture, and after that, a cornfield. In the last 2 years I've stopped mowing it in May, and seen 1000s of dandelions pop up. The quality of the soil in that area has seen a night and day difference.

@robertfaber6796 4 жыл бұрын

In my area (middle Georgia) the Dandelions begin blooming around Christmas and are nearly gone by now. They appear to be a good source of food for the early emerging insects and human foragers. The trees don’t provide pollen for the bees until well after the Dandelions here. We don’t have a large number of the classic Dandelions here though, we do have a huge crop of Coastal Dandelions. These bloom later and last all summer. The flower stalks reach @ 3 feet tall with multiple flowers per stalk. They are also edible, but I don’t find them as tasty.

@analienfromouterspace 2 жыл бұрын

I do weed treatment and often use chicken manure, or any ordinary manure, works everytime and keeps feed for the next season.

@EL-tf5ek Жыл бұрын

Dandelions are SUPER IMPORTANT FOR BEES! They’re the first source of pollen to show up early season for the bees. Don’t kill them! Most “weeds” are beneficial to pollinators. Big reason bees are struggling.

@babetteplaisted2663 3 ай бұрын

Yay! Love dandelions!! Good job!👍👍

@flashlitestriker4028 2 жыл бұрын

I love this info! I just "adopted" a Starling bird 2 weeks ago.... & had heard that they loved to have dandelion leaves & clover leaves (perhaps cuz of the aroma) in their nest boxes... so I went outside & found a few... brought them back to my Star... & she got happy & excited (& it was close to her bedtime, & she'd BEEN settling down for the night...), then she ATE one of the dandelion flowers (AND it's 4" long stem)... but THEN, she had tons of "happy energy" for the next hour... before calming down & going to sleep! MY reasoning, henceforth, was thus: "I have been drinking that bitter expensive Espresso for energy -- & I coulda just ate a free common dandelion or so, instead!" Ha!

@Isosceles1 3 жыл бұрын

The problem with dandelions is the leaves lie flat against the grass and kill the grass, leaving craters in the lawn.

@jeremiahcollazo1430 3 жыл бұрын

I heard it’s good to trim the leaves and leave them in the grass for the grass to use it’s calcium!! If you want to take the time ofc, others do not

@dj-nr8nm 3 жыл бұрын

They do this when the soil needs them however, once the nutrients in the soil improve, the leaves no longer stay flat but rise allowing other plants to out compete them. Kind of neat.

@4pitts1burgh28 2 жыл бұрын

Lol good video. I guess I'm a dick, but I hate how it makes my yard look. I'll take a steak over ever trying to eat a weed. The bees can get pollen from my lily's and other flowers. They're a weed period end and they must die! "Insert evil laugh".

@tadblackington1676 3 жыл бұрын

Dandelions are a beautiful immensely helpful friend and should be treated as such.

@olympiakallman3561 Жыл бұрын

They are a beautiful, immensely helpful friend for human consumption But the best is to buy it at an organic produce department - not from a yard where others' herbicides can possibly have contact with it. Dandelions are our liver's best friend.

@kayingthao5072 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video

@haroldo5889 Жыл бұрын

Great information, I’m telling my brother why he bothers uprooting the these dandelions on the yard , it’s too much work to do that and it shouldn’t be done

@joshrmcgee 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. My dandelions gotta go. Such an eyesore to my beautifully cut yard. I did get Sunday Lawn care though that is good for the environment.

@ExpeditionHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for keeping the environment in mind my friend! 😊

@ziziaixianluo 4 жыл бұрын

I keep dandelions in my garden for bee :)

@livenotonevil8279 2 ай бұрын

bless you!

@kevinwest1607 3 жыл бұрын

My yard is full of them.

@denisbarriault6781 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info.Well explained i will try eating them instead of pulling them out. Well washed that is.

@ExpeditionHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!!! I’m excited for this new outlook that you have 🙂 hope you enjoy

@m.6343 Жыл бұрын

Yes I always get mad when I see people mowing grass when dandelions are there. Not only they make the city look so beautiful they also are useful plants. They are not weeds to get rid of them. Useful for bees for us as a natural remedy and they are so beautiful beside they don't last long themselves so no need to cut them.

@VictorHafichukMusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your contribution to health. We tread on a God-given med bed; don't kill it dead; be well-fed instead; nuf said.

@RagnarLothbrok2222 2 ай бұрын

I don’t mind the dandelions but my yard grass is hard and dying!

@louis0531oogle 2 жыл бұрын

Great video... I never even considered them beneficial. Thank you so much!

@ExpeditionHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I’m glad you’ve found value in the video

@joncody8344 4 жыл бұрын

Can they get out of hand, even with the benefits?

@milesmanges 4 жыл бұрын

Dandelion is lovely, ive never understood why people pull them, i love to eat the flowers raw

@ExpeditionHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree! I’ve never eaten them raw but instead sauté them up with butter, YUM🌿

@bluelightnin9819 3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionHomestead Sounds like I should try it. I'm gettin' hungry here.

@brianbacich9999 3 жыл бұрын

If I’m mulching will this be spreading dandelions to my neighbors yard? I only ask because I know they spray their dandelions.

@coreinstincts2659 2 жыл бұрын

So when would be the best time to cut the dandelions for my yard but they don’t pollinate to get in my neighbors yard? I just I’m gonna have to sit on my lawnmower and wait.Thanks for the advice I appreciate it

@ExpeditionHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

It’s Typically about 7-15 days after blooming before they turn to the little puff balls

@juleswombat5309 4 ай бұрын

Can you smoke them ?

@michaelbahr7267 4 жыл бұрын

Dandelion cookies, Tea, wine,(we don't drink wine tho'), coffee supplement, salad or salve. Left a lile

@ExpeditionHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Totally a superfood!

@SlingstoneGiantKiller 2 жыл бұрын

My dandelions are HUGE and grow the better part of a foot tall. How can I keep them small and pretty, like yours are?

@mweber5459 4 ай бұрын

Same here 😅

@jko0526 3 жыл бұрын

lol but you said that eventually when your yard gets healthy they would disappear. But in the background your yard is full of them!

@AmandaJ__ 3 жыл бұрын

This is nothing compared to an actual yard full of these, around my neighbourhood they cover every inch

@mweber5459 4 ай бұрын

My father in law survived the Great Depression by eating the leaves

@kb_100 Жыл бұрын

Aren't dandelions invasive in north America? They're from Europe. I never spray but I also try to mow the flowers because I don't want them to get fertilized and turn to fluff. The fluff really gunks up my AC unit

@MichaelGuy Жыл бұрын

Tell that to the HOA. We got fined bigtime. Waste of time.

@jennamicieli2931 2 жыл бұрын

I don't spray them but I pull them because they make the yard look like shit.

@ExpeditionHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Well at least there’s that! Better then spraying 😊

@derekthornton1328 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure I agree with your take on dandilions. I do agree that dandilions are healthy eating. I also agree that you should not use poisons to kill them. However, dandilions are an envasive species (Europe) and none of our native species reley on envasives to survive. I personally have only seen one species of insect feeding on dandilions and that is the honey bee. The honey bee is also envasive and from Europe as well. Next time you see a native wildflower, butterfly milkweed, black-eyed susan, purple coneflower, look at all the insects that are attracted to it. Now compare that to a dandilion. Nothing is attracted to dandilions, just like nothing is attracted to a day lilly or any flower sold from big box stores. If you want to help nature please plant native wildflowers. They are just as beautiful as any of those big box store envasives.

@mikefox2379 2 жыл бұрын

I disagree, I have let them go a few years now and my yard looks HORRIBLE! My neighbors are about to evict me from the neighborhood. Their yards look like golf courses.

@ExpeditionHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like your neighbors are likely poisoning the ground water and local insect/bee populations with all the chemicals being used in their yard.

@ExpeditionHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I suggest finding a nice young lad willing to work for $10 an hour to pull them out for you. But please don’t spray!

@jesseschumacher4080 2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionHomestead you can get safe chemicals that are effective for control. I don’t see out of control yards returning to health through dandelion nutrient distribution. Interesting concept but I’d rather plant other pollinators rather than trust my lawn health to weeds. They also tend to kill a large footprint of surrounding grass.

@landofevolution9757 2 ай бұрын

Sadly, dandelions are not native. We should consider choosing natives of all types for the pollinators ❤ poisons are not good for anything.

@domv2462 2 ай бұрын

Dandelion is the UGLIEST plant I have ever lain eyes on. Immediate pluck every time.

@blackwec56 4 жыл бұрын

I respectfully disagree with your assessment about dandelions. Dandelions are not necessary for early pollinators. This is a huge myth and you should correct your statement. Bees collect tree pollen well before dandelions and dandelions only serve as a fallback if other things aren't available. If you have flowering trees in your yard the bees will prefer that to dandelions 100% of the time. I pull my dandelions and maintain a weed free turf. But also ensure that there are other early blooming sources of pollen for bees. Maintaining a healthy, green, weed free turf is not mutually exclusive from ensuring the health and population of bees.

@ExpeditionHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

curtlawncare I didn’t say that it’s the only source for pollinators in the spring but it is most definitely critical in case other flowers aren’t available like you said. Unfortunately in many areas there are few flowering trees around. Exclusively on the topic of pollinators the most harm is done by the pesticides and herbicides that are sprayed on lawns, it’s an absolute travesty.

@McScott76 2 жыл бұрын

I think it greatly depends on where you live. Here in Ohio, dandelions are in full bloom long before trees even begin to bud. Maintaining weed-free turf might work in postage stamp yards in the suburbs, but maintaining dandelion free lawns in rural areas with large yards is basically impossible without lots of chemicals. I have 6 acres with about 2 acres that I mow and maintain as a "yard." Dandelions are just part of the natural cycle. It would be ridiculously expensive and harmful to the environment to constantly be treating all that grass with weed killer to prevent dandelions.

@michaelfisher7835 3 жыл бұрын

Oh really?!!! You should look at my neighbors yard! Dandelions have completely destroyed it and invited other noxious weeds into it. I have to constantly spray mine to keep his infestation out of my lawn!!!

@jko0526 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! This guy doesn’t have a clue.

@KJV7154 2 жыл бұрын

Move problem solved

@michaelfisher7835 2 жыл бұрын

@@KJV7154 I wish I would have years ago. lol

@McScott76 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever stopped to think why having a perfect patch of curated monoculture turf grass is so important to you? Could it be that you're trying to achieve something that has little to do with any real benefits to you or your environment and everything to do with status? Maybe try buying yourself a sports car or something if status is so important. Why so much anxiety over grass? Just sayin'. This guy is absolutely correct about the benefits of dandelions. You just don't like how they look. And that's because you've been groomed all your life to believe that people who "care" about their property have golf-course like grass. So it's about you projecting your worth to your neighbors (and apparently judging your neighbor's worth on the basis of his or her weed control).

@ExpeditionHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Preach it!! TRUTH!

@BO_Riddle 2 жыл бұрын

this sounds really nice in theory but is BS in reality.

@ExpeditionHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

We will agree to disagree on this one ☝️ I love dandelions

@AlexKunstar 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate this video.... But dandelions are getting killed in my yard. Period. I can air rate myself and fertilize myself.

@turftamer4629 3 жыл бұрын

This is just a lazy explanation to not treat or remove them. Every single one of your points, can be countered with better science, than your laughable explanations in dandelions favor. You will never see a lawn with dandelions as healthy, as a lawn without them.

@carolblakeman2312 Жыл бұрын

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.