Ultimate Dandelion Guide – 20+ Dandelion Recipes and Crafts

I am going to open the discussion around dandelions. Spring has arrived and the dandelion is popping up all over the place. I have read many comments on Facebook about peoples’ battles with dandelions. I had to investigate whether this persistent little plant is our friend or foe. After all, we’ve shared many different posts about creating beautiful home gardens and dandelions are a hot topic that needs to be talked about.

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Should we be ripping out those yellow flowers and throwing it away or should we embrace the yellow pom-poms? So, I’ve put together this ultimate dandelion guide – a brief history of the dandelion, how to remove dandelions, dandelion craft ideas and dandelion recipes.

The Ultimate Dandelion Guide

Dandelion Throughout History – Truth be told, history paints a very different picture of our ancestors relationship with this common weed. While we “pull it and pitch it”, in the past the dandelion was honoured. Acclaimed for its medicinal properties, generations of people around the world have harvested the dandelion crop for various reasons. Here’s a list of some of the things dandelions were believed to help with; liver problems, heart aliments, treatment of anemia, digestive aid and rheumatism. Today the dandelion is still used for it’s medicinal properties. Dandelion is rich in vitamin A, D, iron, potassium and zinc. The dandelion is actually an incredibly useful plant!

Dandelion Recipes to Make

 How refreshing and beautiful does this dandelion lemonade from Creative Home Living look?

Bake up a batch of dandelion cookies from 5 Orange Potatoes

Look for something a little stronger? Check out Morning Chores recipe for making your own bottles of dandelion wine.

Use the dandelion greens to make dandelion pesto from Food Babe

The kids are going to love this dandelion ice cream from Practical Self Reliance

Fresh baked dandelion bread...who knew…from Homespun Seasonal Living.

These dandelion fritters look light and crispy, from Deep Roots at Home

I love all things lemon! Dandelion lemon bars from Bakers Brigade look amazing.

Spread a little dandelion jelly on your morning toast, with this recipe from Creative Homemaking

Homesteading by Hippy whipped up this amazing dandelion honey butter…looks yummy

If tea isn’t your favourite, try making dandelion coffee with this recipe from Forest and Fauna

Dandelion Craft Ideas

Scratch Mommy show us how to make dandelion lip balm

These dandelion wishes key chains are so lovely, from Sunny Day Today Mama

Why not paint with dandelions? Kitchen Floor Crafts shares how to use dandelions as paint brushes

Make a beautiful crown of dandelions like this one from Fireflies and Mudpies

Love how this thumbprint dandelion craft from Glued to My Crafts Blog let’s kids celebrate the beauty of dandelions

How to Remove Dandelions from Your Yard

Whether you want to use the dandelions that dot your lawn in a delicious recipe, or you aren’t fond of them for aesthetic reasons, you need to know how to properly pull out a dandelion plant.  How do you get the roots, shoots, leaves, flowers and all? Fortunately, the dandelion has a tap root, like a carrot. This root structure makes it easier to pull. Unfortunately, the dandelion has a super-strong root…it holds on with all of its might!

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