We have grown Kale for the last two years and they never did go to seed?????
Maybe it was a deadend hybrid
You are valiant soul to eat dandilon cooked - I have never tried it cooked or fresh in an appreciable quantity. But the health benefits of dandilon are legend.
What about lambs quarters???? We used to stir fry them in a little oil with onions..
But I think I remember reading that they are kin to spinach which has oxalic acid (I think that is what it is) that is taxing on the liver.