From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 4/8/19 3:38 AM, hubops@ccanoemail.ca wrote:   
   > On Mon, 8 Apr 2019 01:15:31 -0700, T  wrote:   
   >    
   >> On 4/7/19 4:08 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Death to Dandelions!   
   >>>>   
   >>>> :-)   
   >>>>   
   >>>     Oh, I don't mind dandelions , the bees love 'em . Besides , we don't   
   >>> have a "lawn" , just some wild grasses here and there amongst the weeds   
   >>> and wild flowers . This is a clearing out in the woods y'know .   
   >>> Landscaping is not high on the priority list , however I need to make   
   >>> some decisions . We bought some bee-friendly shrubs yesterday (Weigela   
   >>> and Rose of Sharon) and I need to decide where to put them . I'm   
   >>> thinking a bee/hummingbird/butterfly garden spot somewhere near the   
   >>> house so we can watch . Probably not too close to the house on the south   
   >>> side so we can watch from the deck or window .   
   >>   
   >> My dandelions like to grow in my ground pots.  I think of them as   
   >> nutrition  thieves.  And since they are so close to what I actually   
   >> want to grow, I just pull and re-pull them out.   
   >> Right now I am waiting for the ground to dry out so I can pickle   
   >> them a month or so before planting in my pots.   
   >>   
   >    
   >    It's just a matter of perspective  -   
   >     ..  some people call dandilions  "weeds"  -   
   > .. I call them  "pretty yellow lawn flowers"  !   
   >    and  yes  -  the bees do indeed  love them.   
   > and you can learn to love them too   -   
   >   if you just think about it for a minute.   
   >    John T.   
   >    
      
   They are still thieves!   
      
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