tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324809186303107648.post8113428448464655805..comments2020-11-30T10:01:57.078+00:00Comments on skycarrots: Trying new things...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324809186303107648.post-2093173446999397142009-07-30T09:16:23.708+01:002009-07-30T09:16:23.708+01:00Dandelion roots tend to be fatter and sweeter when...Dandelion roots tend to be fatter and sweeter when the weather starts to turn cold in autumn; they're doing what many plants do and they use a swollen root as a winter store. They're never great, but they're okay.<br /><br />I've used fat hen seed, but to be honest I'm mostly too lazy to, when I can buy a bag of quinoa for pennies at a shop round the corner from here. I'm way more likely to use fat hen leaves rather than seeds.cabnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324809186303107648.post-27070555656868973482009-07-29T22:52:31.737+01:002009-07-29T22:52:31.737+01:00OK, thanks Cab, I'll try dandelion root again ...OK, thanks Cab, I'll try dandelion root again in the Autumn. I sort-of assumed I could eat it at any time due to the fact that the plants are at random different stages of growth all through the year?<br /><br />I wasn't sure if I'd picked Fat Hen seeds or flowers, they looked like tiny buds but when I rubbed them from the stems little black seeds came out (I ate the green buddy/flowery bits too). They were nice anyway! Do you use them yourself?<br /><br />Thanks for info, you are very helpful! :)Sarah Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563504942567412019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324809186303107648.post-83823447328784814312009-07-29T22:43:54.136+01:002009-07-29T22:43:54.136+01:00Dandelion... Well, the best thing to do with the r...Dandelion... Well, the best thing to do with the root is to roast it with sweeter roots; mix it with, say, scorzonera. But do it in autumn or winter, its not so good at this time of year.<br /><br />Fat hen seeds... Well they're okay, but again, at least looking at them here I think you're a little early in the season. The ones infesting my allotment aren't ripe yet :)Cabnoreply@blogger.com