Sow thistles look like scraggly dandelions with spiny leaves. Vicky McMillan Provided Sow thistles look rather like scraggly dandelions with prickly leaves. They’re neither dandelions nor thistles, ...

Sow thistle is commonly found in crops, gardens and waste areas. As with many members of the Asteraceae family, it starts life as a rosette, and then bolts to form an upright flower stem. Sow thistle ...

Forager Nicole Zempel explains how to identify the Sow Thistle. Forager Nicole Zempel explains how to identify the Sow Thistle. She shares information on how to harvest and prepare the plant for ...

Some of the biggest and nastiest weeds are thistles. The most common is annual sow thistle, which can get taller than 4 feet in just a few months. It is relatively easy to handle, since the bristly ...