Dandelions: why you should never kill dandelions
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Dandelions are a common flower to spring up in gardens across the country, though many people view them as a nuisance. Due to the way they disperse their seeds, they can be difficult to
control, with people finding new hacks to get rid of dandelions for good. "But somewhere in the twentieth century, humans decided that the dandelion was a weed. "Nowadays, they’re
also the most unpopular plant in the neighbourhood – but it wasn’t always that way." Thanks to their wide-spreading roots, dandelions can loosen packed soil, aerate the earth and help
to reduce erosion. As they pull up calcium from lower down in the soil via their taproot, making it more available to other plants - including your lawn. DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS FOR LOOKING
AFTER YOUR LAWN? JOIN THE CONVERSATION IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW Bees in particular are dying out and stripping them of dandelions will remove yet another vital nectar source for them.
Between April 2020 and this April, losses across the country averaged 45.5 percent according to preliminary data from the Bee Informed Partnership. These insects eat the seeds of the
dandelions for their nectar and without them, they’ll die off more quickly. We need bees to pollinate and keep plants growing and without them, we’d have 80 percent fewer wildflowers in
Europe.