Thank you Ushadi. The weather has been stormy since this afternoon and I am wondering if I am likely to find any intact heads tomorrow. Will report when I do find them.
Regards, Ashwini On 30-Apr-2015, at 7:27 pm, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: if you blow on them they'll fly and you'll never catch them blow for photos of the "stars" but to collect seeds break the seed head, preferably carrying a large envelope with its mouth wide open , bend the head's stalk in to the envelope and break/cut it off, let it fall into the envelope, then the fallen seeds would be in your envelope, bring the seed heads in, and let them dry whole, the little pappus will fall off slowly and not fly off, then store as above usha di On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 6:51 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected]> wrote: > I will try and do so tomorrow. Shall I just collect the whole wispy heads > or break them by blowing on them first? > > On 30-Apr-2015, at 6:47 pm, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Wonderful story Gurcharanji > yes even some green grocers carry the dandelion and parsley roots.. good > for the liver and kideny, eaten in soups., they tend to be a bit > bitterish. Not as affective or prized as Burdock roots, still these are > readily available and eaten. > > Dandelion leaf rosette as it first appears is tender and can be eaten raw. > in salads > You could just pick some roots and all > roots are nutritious too > > but what we get in green groceries in the usa are big often as big as 10 > to 12 inches long > wash cut up and saute quickly like you would bok choy or very tender > mustard green shoots > add some garlic to oil sometimes > thai cooking adds salt and black pepper too... > > I wish we would develop a horticulture fashion of sorts to plant and sell > dandelion leaves in india, it has more calcium then milk, more iron than > spinach oz per ounce, and list is long ... ASHWINI could you collect > several hundred seeds, now?? if you do, dry in a cup with fabric over it > for 3 or 4 days in a cool place and then put in a thick envelope and in > side a folded aluminium foil cover ... not plastic bags... > > Dandelion was brought to usa by migrating housewives and they planted the > seeds around their homesteads where ever they stopped for a season or two > on their way to the golden california > that's how an eurasian plant got to usa and now people consider it a bad > weed > > and pseudo - beauty minded folks have poisoned the land and the aquifer > with strong/stronger weed killers... > > enjoy them while you have them > > usha di > > > > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> We used to cook it as a vegetable along with leaf rosettes of Cichorium >> and Capsella >> In West it is used as green salad, cooked in soups >> Roots as substitute of coffee like Cichorium >> It is also used as medicine to increase urine production and decrease >> swellings, and other remedies. >> >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Ashwini Bhatia < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This is lovely, Dr Singh. Thank you very much for sharing it. >>> >>> How were the leaves used as a vegetable? Cooked or raw in a salad? >>> >>> Warm regards, >>> Ashwini >>> >>> On 30-Apr-2015, at 2:55 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> One of our favourite chilhood pastime. The plant is very common in >>> Kashmir. In addition to harvesting leaf rosettes for vegetable (In >>> California markets they are sold in stores) we used to play with fruit >>> heads Topi vs turban. By holding a full head in hand we would ask another >>> child to choose (if his choice results he/she wins, otherwise I win). If >>> other person opts for turban, we would blow heavily on head to dislodge all >>> fruits, if she/he opts for cap we would blow partially to dislodge only a >>> few fruits so that it looks like a turban. >>> >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 8:30 AM, Ushadi Micromini < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> wonderful, ashwini, now you have shown us the SUN and the MOON >>>> pictures... >>>> >>>> As to the stars it take a few experiments with your equipment and >>>> helpers, >>>> >>>> if you want to try this ... if there are many many of these seedheads >>>> around >>>> get some black background or dark background behind one of the deed >>>> head >>>> >>>> set you camera on a tripod or one of those gorrilla gizmos, to get >>>> closer to the ground >>>> set shutter to 1/60 th sec or so (experiment// several speeds ) >>>> >>>> lightly blow on the deed head from the left while you release the >>>> shutter >>>> you'll get your star pictures... >>>> >>>> I have tried with hair dryer to blow air but that's too fast. and >>>> haphazard dispersal. >>>> strong lungs is a better option >>>> >>>> >>>> google images for a search* "dandelion fruits flying"* will show you >>>> what to expect ... >>>> and may be make you impatient to try it out.. >>>> >>>> usha di >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 9:57 PM, Ashwini Bhatia < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The dandelions are displaying their wispy puffballs. While researching >>>>> for information on their seed dispersal I came across some interesting >>>>> info >>>>> on them. Here are some photos and facts; >>>>> >>>>> *Taraxacum officinale* >>>>> Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP >>>>> 1800m >>>>> 27 April 2015 >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> Ashwini >>>>> >>>>> <IMG_8475_iPhone.jpg><IMG_8503_iPhone.jpg> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Different types of insects pollinate dandelion. Yellow flower turns >>>>> into puff ball that consists of large number of fruits called achenes. >>>>> Seed >>>>> of dandelion has disk-like extension that acts like a parachute and >>>>> facilitates dispersal by wind.Seed can travel 5 miles before it >>>>> finally reaches the ground.Dandelion resembles sun, moon and stars >>>>> during the certain parts of its life cycle. Yellow flower looks like sun, >>>>> spherical head with seeds looks like moon while dispersing seeds look like >>>>> stars.Name dandelion originates from French words "dent de lion" >>>>> which mean lion's tooth. This name is given because of deeply toothed >>>>> leaves of dandelion. >>>>> >>>>> For more see: >>>>> http://www.softschools.com/facts/plants/dandelion_facts/597/ >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Usha di >>>> =========== >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > > -- Usha di =========== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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