I tried growing seeds from healthy vigorous wild dandelion specimens indoors during the winter, under conditions in which they would have done reasonably well outdoors during any other season of the year. (My motivation was to investigate dandelions as a potential year-round source of salad greens.) Dandelions are notorious for being able to thrive under most non-freezing conditions, yet all I managed to get was spindly sprouts that did not survive for very long.
Dear Karl,
Personally, I hate dandelions, had to pick too many. It is interesting though that you couldn't grow any because I live in Nevada and they survive with little soil and water and lots of soil and water. But, they do not seem to grow year round.
brigid
The soil was from the same location as the parent plants, so the nitrogen level should've been the same. I had thought of weak winter light and shorter days as the culprit, but then remembered that my other houseplants did okay in similar conditions and so ruled that out on the assumption that dandelions are tougher than those plants.
Dear Karl,
Personally, I hate dandelions, had to pick too many. It is interesting though that you couldn't grow any because I live in Nevada and they survive with little soil and water and lots of soil and water. But, they do not seem to grow year round.
brigid
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