Dandelions are actually a very tough hardy flower, and roses, the actual NY state flower, can be a difficult weed to deal with if you ever come across the feral variety.
Pretty flower, but extremely difficult to eradicate from your yard. I think that some people possibly eat the greens and I believe there is such a thing as dandelion wine.
Don’t get it. Too american for us yurro-peons I guess. Dandelion and Burdock is a delicious drink. Important early flowering plant for insects. Pis-en-lit (p**s your bed) in France.
This strip has really gone downhill: it’s supposed to at least be taking place in a different time and space from modern life. Now we asked to believe that a place called “New York State” existed in that world.
The name, dandelion comes to us from the French “Dent de lion” or “tooth of the lion” because of the shape of its leaves.
According to a beekeeper friend on mine dandelions are good. They are one of the first flowers of spring and are important in the making of more bees. He recommends letting them flower but then cutting them before they go to seed.
The whitish sap is actually latex and can be used to make rubber. I don’t know what the quality of it is as compared to a rubber tree. Obviously, it’s not economically sound to make rubber this way or someone would be doing it. Even in World War II when Japan controlled many of the rubber-producing countries in the world, the United States made artificial rubber from other materials.
The best “organic” way of controlling dandelions and other weeds is frequent waitering and cutting of the lawn. I am careful of using fertilizers on my lawn because I live on a small lake that drains to a creek that empties into the city’s water supply. Whatever I put on my lawn I wind up drinking a week later.
This technique is based on Darwin’s concept of “survival of the fittest.” With adequate water and frequent mowing, grass is fitter than weeds.
Not even close. I grew up in Chicago, I’ve visited New York. Mastroianni and Hart have obviously never visited Alaska in the summer. Entire lawns in Anchorage are nothing but yellow flowers and white puffs.
Ripped up the backyard about 6 years ago and had a beautiful Japanese garden put in. Lovely, with rocks and trees and lanterns and a fountain and pool. And dandelions. There has to be a zen koan there.
My Father use to make Dandelion Wine and bottled a case or so ….. put the full bottle on the third floor laundry room ….. one “HOT” summer day we heard some sound but didn’t really pay attention ……. Later, in the kitchen next floor down …….. something started dripping from the kitchen ceiling ….. we all went up to find out what happened …… there we found half a dozen or so broken bottles and all the wine all over the floor ……………… 50 years later could still faintly smell the wine …… ;)
Reading about the dandelion wine reminded me of a homemade wine I tasted when I married into a Southern family: kudzu wine? Not sure if I’m remembering correctly. Is that a thing? I divorced out of that family, so not sure. It was a Southern Baptist family, so maybe I’m confused.
sergioandrade Premium Member about 1 month ago
Dandelions are actually a very tough hardy flower, and roses, the actual NY state flower, can be a difficult weed to deal with if you ever come across the feral variety.
charliefarmrhere about 1 month ago
Pretty flower, but extremely difficult to eradicate from your yard. I think that some people possibly eat the greens and I believe there is such a thing as dandelion wine.
sousamannd about 1 month ago
It’s a weed, just like NYC has become.
The dude from FL Premium Member about 1 month ago
We picked the leaves and my mother boiled them down and did her hocus pocus and they were delicious
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault about 1 month ago
Lions tooth or tooth of lion.
Always liked the things though.
zeltus about 1 month ago
Don’t get it. Too american for us yurro-peons I guess. Dandelion and Burdock is a delicious drink. Important early flowering plant for insects. Pis-en-lit (p**s your bed) in France.
Samrhoads Premium Member about 1 month ago
So nobody else gets it either.
rdav1248961 Premium Member about 1 month ago
New York State’s official flower is the rose.
gammaguy about 1 month ago
Official flower of MGM studios?
DavidSharp Premium Member about 1 month ago
This strip has really gone downhill: it’s supposed to at least be taking place in a different time and space from modern life. Now we asked to believe that a place called “New York State” existed in that world.
Prey about 1 month ago
There certainly is and one that is mixed with burdock. The New York whine is Eric Adams!
loubarra about 1 month ago
Someone explain the joke to me please.
rockyridge1977 about 1 month ago
Excellent feed for bees……
bunwarpgazoo Premium Member about 1 month ago
It’s the flower symbol of the Green party in Sweden.
Just-me about 1 month ago
I don’t know about it being the official flower of the state of New York, but it certainly is the official weed of my yard.
dflak about 1 month ago
The name, dandelion comes to us from the French “Dent de lion” or “tooth of the lion” because of the shape of its leaves.
According to a beekeeper friend on mine dandelions are good. They are one of the first flowers of spring and are important in the making of more bees. He recommends letting them flower but then cutting them before they go to seed.
The whitish sap is actually latex and can be used to make rubber. I don’t know what the quality of it is as compared to a rubber tree. Obviously, it’s not economically sound to make rubber this way or someone would be doing it. Even in World War II when Japan controlled many of the rubber-producing countries in the world, the United States made artificial rubber from other materials.
The best “organic” way of controlling dandelions and other weeds is frequent waitering and cutting of the lawn. I am careful of using fertilizers on my lawn because I live on a small lake that drains to a creek that empties into the city’s water supply. Whatever I put on my lawn I wind up drinking a week later.
This technique is based on Darwin’s concept of “survival of the fittest.” With adequate water and frequent mowing, grass is fitter than weeds.
David Vaklyes Premium Member about 1 month ago
However, the emblem of the University of Rochester in NY is the dandelion.
Niko S about 1 month ago
My mom made some greens from dandelions once. OMG YUK YUK YUK unbelievably bitter and left a horrible taste in your mouth.
elvira.alejandro about 1 month ago
The grand-grand-father of Ambrose Bierce’s Devil dictionary?
Alberta Oil Premium Member about 1 month ago
My very first hangover was due to dandelion wine, ~60 years later I can still recall the agony.
Frank Burns Eats Worms about 1 month ago
Dandelion…a large, well-dressed cat.
ragsarooni Premium Member about 1 month ago
Same here in the Chicagoland area…..
medagliadoro Premium Member about 1 month ago
The statement is an insult to the dandelion. New York would deserve stinging nettles, let alone dandelions Stink weed might be appropriate.
vorlon42 about 1 month ago
Not even close. I grew up in Chicago, I’ve visited New York. Mastroianni and Hart have obviously never visited Alaska in the summer. Entire lawns in Anchorage are nothing but yellow flowers and white puffs.
Bruce388 about 1 month ago
Vineland, NJ has a dandelion festival in the spring. Lots of salads and wine. Allegedly.
ladykat about 1 month ago
I like dandelions. I really don’t understand why people think they are weeds.
kaycstamper about 1 month ago
They’re used for bee pollination…however, when googled it says rose, trillium is wildflower, but daffodils was it after 911 and before the rose.
Hex Goblinweb about 1 month ago
Dandelions, as well as many other misunderstood “weeds”, are excellent sources of food, from root to flower.
zeexenon about 1 month ago
Some gardeners in Wisconsin actually plant them … much to the chagrin of their downwind neighbors, and with the help of brandy Manhattans.
bnz about 1 month ago
New York Yankee Doodle Dandelion
Watchdog about 1 month ago
It’s the national flower
mousefumanchu Premium Member about 1 month ago
Both are correct
JPuzzleWhiz about 1 month ago
Charlie Brown once had a problem with dandelions. Start here (omit the spaces when pasting into your browser):
gocomics .com /peanuts/1965/04/01?ct=v&cti=1028975
awgiedawgie Premium Member about 1 month ago
It may not be the official state flower of any state, but it’s certainly the UNofficial state flower of many states – Michigan, for one.
Robert Craigs about 1 month ago
Dandelions are one of the first food sources for bees. Without bees we would have very few food choices.
Teto85 Premium Member about 1 month ago
Ripped up the backyard about 6 years ago and had a beautiful Japanese garden put in. Lovely, with rocks and trees and lanterns and a fountain and pool. And dandelions. There has to be a zen koan there.
Thanksfortheinfo2000 about 1 month ago
Dandelion was the official flower of Detroit, then the team improved, aa bit.
Ji535m about 1 month ago
Or any state.
mistercatworks about 1 month ago
I’m sitting here on a rainy day remembering what we used to say down South: “The official State Flower of Mississippi is Mildew”. :)
C wolfe about 1 month ago
I remember the song “Dandelion Wine” by Tom T. Hall.
bwswolf about 1 month ago
My Father use to make Dandelion Wine and bottled a case or so ….. put the full bottle on the third floor laundry room ….. one “HOT” summer day we heard some sound but didn’t really pay attention ……. Later, in the kitchen next floor down …….. something started dripping from the kitchen ceiling ….. we all went up to find out what happened …… there we found half a dozen or so broken bottles and all the wine all over the floor ……………… 50 years later could still faintly smell the wine …… ;)
cracker65 about 1 month ago
I don’t mind dandelions. They are pretty. Just mow them and keep on going.
BW42 about 1 month ago
And what is the New York reference about? I have been plagued with dandelions in all of the (many) US states I have lived in…
Cathy P. about 1 month ago
Reading about the dandelion wine reminded me of a homemade wine I tasted when I married into a Southern family: kudzu wine? Not sure if I’m remembering correctly. Is that a thing? I divorced out of that family, so not sure. It was a Southern Baptist family, so maybe I’m confused.
eddi-TBH about 1 month ago
Somebody’s lawn is having a weed issue.