Apparently we have the French to thank for breeding a dandelion salad herb cultivar. I got mine as seeds from a local merchant. We like the occasional dandelion leaf addition to green salads, and friends have commented favourably on it, but it’s definitely for those who don’t mind a bit of bitterness. You can blanch the leaves under a pot to reduce the flavour, but who’s organised enough for that? Growing dandelion I would have said this hardly needs instruction. It stretches the boundary between weed and herb if you’ve got…
Read MoreDay: 14 July 2012
Photoperiodism
This plane tree is on my daily circuit. In mid Winter (July 14th) these branches still hold their leaves because the day length is artificially extended by the street light. The rest of the tree is bare. I reckon in a colder climate the cold nights would tip the balance.
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