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Don't Spray Your Dandelions! Do this instead.

Published: May 13, 2015 Modified: May 7, 2020 by Everblossom Team This post may contain affiliate links, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Dandelions are starting to pop up all over my yard. I welcome the happy little yellow reminders that spring really has sprung and I can put away the snow boots.

There are so many real uses for dandelions - don't spray them, do this!

I know it's really common to spray dandelions with roundup and be rid of them. I'm going to be putting them to good use instead - there are a bunch of great uses for dandelions!

  • Save them for the bees! Honeybees love dandelions. Since bees need all the help they can get these days, leave them your dandelions! We need our pollinators.
  • Harvest dandelion root. Dandelion root can be eaten or made into a coffee-like beverage that is great for your kidneys.
  • Eat them. The entire dandelion plant is edible and super nutritious. The flowers are delicious in stir-frys or just cooked on their own with a little salt and butter. Early spring leaves are great in salad!
  • Make body products.  Try lip balm, dandelion salve, or lotion bars.
  • Make wine. Yes, dandelion wine! It's delicious and easy.

Whether you're eating them, or using them on your skin - pesticides are not your friend. Don't harvest dandelions anywhere chemicals are sprayed!

Have you ever tried any of these ideas or heard of other uses for dandelions?

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  1. Jessica

    May 14, 2015 at 9:25 am

    Hooray for dandelions!!! Yes, they always signify the end of a cold season...finally closing that chapter and opening a new, warmer one. 🙂

    I have made coffee with them before (yum!), infused them into body products, but have not eaten them yet. We have a dandelion smoothie recipe on our site, but I have yet to try it. Thank you for reminding me...I'm going to give it a go! OH...and I have not made wine, but am intrigued!!!

    Great post and very timely. 🙂

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  2. Kristen

    May 14, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    We feed them to our Guinea pigs! They love them!

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    • Kylie Worthington

      May 14, 2015 at 9:30 pm

      Awesome! I love them too. 😉

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  3. carol

    May 15, 2015 at 8:30 am

    Novel ideas on using dandelions. I've been putting them in my smoothies and after reading this post, I will try them in my salad. The dandelion root "coffee" sounds interesting. Thanks!

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  4. Jessica

    May 15, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    we love our dandelions!! 🙂

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  5. Cat

    June 13, 2015 at 7:19 am

    I love dandelion coffee! It's the closest (and healthiest) alternative I've found to the real deal.

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    • Kylie Worthington

      June 19, 2015 at 8:32 pm

      Yes, it's delicious!

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  6. Sue D

    August 28, 2015 at 9:44 pm

    I always like dandelions for our honey bees and this year for the first time I made dandelion jelly.

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    • Kylie Worthington

      August 28, 2015 at 9:51 pm

      Sounds wonderful!

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  7. Lisa

    May 10, 2017 at 9:01 pm

    Do you know of a wine recipe?

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  8. Lisa

    June 20, 2017 at 12:29 pm

    I am trying the following wine recipe now. I just racked it off the lees at the 3 week mark and it is a beautiful yellow. I expect it to clear over the summer and may be ready for a taste around Thanksgiving. There are many recipes that use citrus as the acid. I opted to use the wine acid blend (partly because I had it on hand from my experiments with my grapes and partly because I wanted to taste the dandelion instead of lemon or orange).

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