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Topic	Why are dandelions seen as bad ?
MrAntisocial 04/29/24 10:27:35 AM #43:	If I remember right, dandelions are not native to North America and were brought by Europeans because of their medicinal qualities. They are also a legume that can fix the nitrogen in the soil (there's a fungus that can grow on the roots of legumes that can make nitrogen in the air bioavailable to plants). But companies that make herbicides had a hard time creating a herbicide that kills weeds but not dandelions, so we see them as weeds --- [insert signature here] <cite>MrAntisocial posted [p:980151485] in Why are da... [t:80758031]...</cite> <quote>If I remember right, dandelions are not native to North America and were brought by Europeans because of their medicinal qualities. They are also a legume that can fix the nitrogen in the soil (there's a fungus that can grow on the roots of legumes that can make nitrogen in the air bioavailable to plants). But companies that make herbicides had a hard time creating a herbicide that kills weeds but not dandelions, so we see them as weeds --- [insert signature here]</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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