New dandelion plants will sprout from root pieces. Ask anyone who calls it a "weed" and has tried to obliterate it by pulling it. *grin* I've also seen it first hand with the bits of roots that have been left behind after I have harvested them.

I don't know a specific method but as long as you don't live in a desert or Antarctica or some other extreme climate, I'm sure there are plenty of wild dandelion plants around to try experimenting with.

Advice from those that pick wild dandelion, they say avoid the "red" dandelions for eating as a veggie. Stick with the "white" ones. Look down deep into the rosette to see the colors of which I speak. I believe the direct quote was, "one red-one will spoil the whole potful!" Good luck!

FataMorgana

Hi fatamorgana,
I was hoping that was how propagation should be.
Have lots of dandelion recipes from GW "herbalism" forum & internet praise of health benefits.
I want to do a progression harvesting out of stackable trays, like a potager crop.
Dandelion should do OK without permanent sun all day.
The clue to avoid red hue is thoughtful of you, mucho thanks.

Advice from those that pick wild dandelion, they say avoid the 'red' dandelions for eating as a veggie. Stick with the 'white' ones. Look down deep into the rosette to see the colors of which I speak. I believe the direct quote was, 'one red-one will spoil the whole potful!' Good luck!

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To me that doesn't make much sense. We prefer the red veined dandelions. IMHO, they taste much better, the leaves usually grow much larger, so easier to harvest, bigger yield per plant, etc.

Hi someguyinmaine,
OK, will have to try both varieties.
If you have a favorite way to use dandelion please tell me what it is.
My interest is it's suitability for nutritious, low input & resilience. Sort of an alternative to leafy micro-green fussiness & harvest fiddling.
The propagation makes it an easy resource for crop dissemination to improve nutrition for many families.
I found a stackable tray with good growing features (drainage, ventilation, transparency, durable, aesthetic, light weight) that have used indoors.
? Do you know if it will survive in hot climates, like Haiti ?
I assume it will grow, given some common sense protection. And I am thinking it will only be a annual, since lose out on winter dormancy.

Hi, someguyinmaine. Perhaps the differences in the red versus white dandelion opinions are due to regional differences in dandelion. Here the red are smaller and more bitter while the white are the larger and tastier. The white in good locations here can have leaves a foot or more in length while the red barely gets off the ground.

From what I understand the dandelion has hundreds of sub & "microspecies" and so each dandelion eater should probably do their own taste tests...

FataMorgana