So my dandelions in a bucket are growing. I was planning to store the seeds they give off. But now I'm thinking I might wanna eat some of them. They bucket they were grown in, got rained in. So much so, that algae grew on the surface. The algae has died now. And there is a white covering(?), most likely fungus, on the top layer of dirt.

I've heard this fungus is harmless to plants. I've seen it more than a dozen times. And it can be easily removed. I'm just wandering if the dandelions are still safe to eat?

Still safe to eat.

so... tell us about these dandylions...
are these some special ordered seeds for micro greens?
or some wild collected seed?

when iv'e eaten dandylion leaves... they were bitter... some people like bitter... i know someone who grows arugula on purpose...

But... yeah... If I wanted to eat raw greens... I'd probably go ahead and eat those...
and... next time... I'd plant them in the yard.

seems tedious to attempt growing them in such a small container...

I collected the seeds "wildly."

So you want to eat them before they grow flower pods.

The moment the plant decides to flower, the leaves become bitter. This is when the plant decides to develop a flower pod. In other words, before the flower pod is visible.

I will try both and see how the taste differs.

To me they taste bitter, even before flowers.

I found them unpleasantly bitter, but someone suggested covering leaves when they grow to protect from sunlight - pot or smth similar and it should taste better. Did not try it yet.