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Re: danelion wine

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> My neighbor bought a really neat tool for pulling up Dandelions last year.
I
> can't remember the name of it, but it had the word "dog" in it somewhere.
It
> was a pole that had about 5 nails on the end, point down, which you
centered
> over the dandelion. You then stepped on a pedal which pushed the nails
down
> into the ground. The ends of the nails came together and when you pull up,
> you get the whole plant out of the ground.
>
> Makes it very easy to harvest the little buggers. I believe he bought it
at
> Home Depot.

   Sounds like it would work great for harvesting.  As to getting ALL the
root
and ending the plant, I doubt it.  They have deep roots and are very
persistent.
however if done with leaving the grass tall then the new shoots will get
shaded
 to death as they do love sunlight.  I will go to home depot and see if I
can get
one.  Then I can use the greens cooked, the stems with pasta, and the flower
heads for wine.  The root and collar can get buried in compost to be cooked
to
death for next years compost.
   There is another device which consists of what looks like a snakes tongue
on a stick with the inside of the fork being sharp to cut the root when
shoved
under the plant but again it doesn't get all the root.  It's like
horseradish.  Leave
a little root and it will become a whole plant.  Think I will try that in a
5 gal.
bucket.


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