Yes, there are Dandelions in Alaska!

[Truebrew]

Back in March I promised to post some photos of dandelions growing this far north in Alaska (abt 65° lat) to prove they actually grow here. They started emerging in my yard last week.

Photo 1 is next to the greenhouse where it couldn't be mowed so it grew even more after this photo was taken.

Photo 2 is an area of the lawn after they'd been mowed once.

Ya just can't keep a good (or is that bad?) dandelion down!!

Susan

 

[Runningwolf]

Truebrew, what a coincidence you posted this now. I just picked up my SIL last night at the airport who is also from North Pole and we were talking about dandelion wine.

 

[Wade E]

Those things grow anywhere and are almost unstoppable! You can mow on Monday and have some by Wednesday that tall again!

 

[Truebrew]

The best remedy my husband and I have found for dandelions is geese. Turns out it's their favorite food. First all the yellow flowers, then all the greens. The year we had them, there wasn't a dandelion in the yard! The drawback was instead of dandelions, there were lots of geese poo piles in their place. Oh well, the grass was greener that year, too!

 

[Flem]

I've found the best remedy is either Weed-B-Gone or Turf Builder Plus II. They both work wonders.

 

[docanddeb]

Or a retired husband that is obsessed with digging them up 1 by 1!!

Debbie