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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Snap Dragon on June 16, 2009, 00:09

Title: Weed ID Please
Post by: Snap Dragon on June 16, 2009, 00:09

I'm assuming it's a weed.....

Whatever it is it's encroaching on my sprout bed so it'll be going when I get back from our hols!

It is very pretty though  :nowink:

(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e196/deb1928/CIMG9783.jpg)

(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e196/deb1928/CIMG9784.jpg)

Title: Re: Weed ID Please
Post by: DD. on June 16, 2009, 05:06

Looks like Cranesbill

Linky to piccie (http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/image_uploads/flowers/Cranesbill-Cut-leaved-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/plant_detail.php%3Fid_flower%3D76%26wildflower%3DCranesbill,%2520Cut-leaved&usg=__lCYNk09FHooZfKHqRfMQjy1hdzc=&h=281&w=420&sz=35&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=L787A1GTvS75AM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=125&prev=/images%3Fq%3Duk%2Bweed%2Bcranesbill%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GFRD_en-GBGB324IE284%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1)

Title: Re: Weed ID Please
Post by: celjaci on June 16, 2009, 06:30

Definately a cranesbill - Geranium sp

Should dig out easily enough though there may be a few seedlings spring up - not a real problem

Title: Re: Weed ID Please
Post by: andreadon on June 16, 2009, 16:43

it is a geranium.
so technically not a weed, unless it's where you don't want it in which case it is a weed.
they self-seed.

Title: Re: Weed ID Please
Post by: Swing Swang on June 17, 2009, 08:36

To hijack this thread

I have an overseas friend who loves gardening and took over the garden in her rented accommodation. She'd never seen bindweed before and when she showed me around her garden she'd trained it up specially made bamboo wigwams!!!

Does this stop bindweed being a weed?

SS

Title: Re: Weed ID Please
Post by: DD. on June 17, 2009, 08:55

In her case - yes!

Title: Re: Weed ID Please
Post by: joyfull on June 17, 2009, 09:01

Quote from: Swing Swang on June 17, 2009, 08:36

To hijack this thread

I have an overseas friend who loves gardening and took over the garden in her rented accommodation. She'd never seen bindweed before and when she showed me around her garden she'd trained it up specially made bamboo wigwams!!!

Does this stop bindweed being a weed?

SS

a weed is only a wild flower growing in a place you don't want it to  :D