[Enfield Glen]

Thanks, AKA Lords and Ladies and according to the RHS website should not flower until Autumn which aligns with the thread on the chat board that is say it feels like Autumn.

[JoyPegs]

Not sure if this is a weed or not - no others appear to be growing nearby and have a nagging memory of seeing something similar with red tipped leaves that was some form of  Asian or Caribbean greens?

Anyone recognise it?

[jaydig]

I have heard of something called callaloo, which is related to the amaranth plant, but I've no real idea if this is what the picture shows.  I'm sure someone on this site will be able to enlighten you.

[mumofstig]

The leaves remind me a bit of Thorn Apple (aka Datura) do check it out because if it is that it's a poisonous plant..
Hopefully I'm wrong.

[Aunt Sally]

Red Goosefoot.

I’ll try to find some info.

[Aunt Sally]

https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Chenopodium+rubrum

More pictures HERE

[JoyPegs]

Thank you Lesley & Aunty - I think red goosefoot most likely from the way flower buds are forming, but I‘ll heed Lesley’s warning and wait for the flowers to come out to be sure. 

From what I’ve now read about goosefoot, like other greens once it bolts the leaves turn bitter so it won’t be a useful leaf crop now, if that’s what it is.  I got excited that the seeds can be harvested as wild quinoa, but the difficult extraction process hardly seems worthwhile.  Interestingly the seeds are also said to contain a lot of saponins though, so if it turns out to be this maybe a home made soap or cleanser might be possible 

Thank you again for responding.

[New shoot]

It’s groundsel - Senecio vulgaris if you want the proper name and yes it self seeds everywhere.  Very prone to rust as you say.

[chumpy7]

wouldn't really call this a weed but it's got me baffled, looks like some sort of fungus. I built 5 raised beds end of last season  for this year and this one has some wierd fungussy stuff growing init, none of the other 4 have it.I've got logs in the bottom covered by garden soil and topped off with bought in top soil. Nothing planted in this one yet. The logs came out of the local woods, birch , hawthorn and some unknowns.
Any ideas ?

[snowdrops]

Might be a fungi called jelly ears from what I’ve gleaned from a foraging group I’m on, but don’t take my word for it!

[bobbyt]

Hi, anyone know what these are, they have been appearing on my plot for ages, but seem to have more this year. Also, can I just hoe them off, or do roots need removal to stop them i.e. are they perrenial or annual. Thanks. they pop up everywhere on my plot, if I catch them small, they are not too hard to pull out, or hoe. Any advice appreciated!

[New shoot]

Looks like Rosebay willow herb.  The seeds could be blowing in from other plots.  If you leave even tiny bits behind in the soil, it can regenerate so hoeing will work so long as you are vigilant and persistent. I usually weed it out.

[bobbyt]

THanks NewShoot, I've looked at the leaves in pictures on line, and they look different, the plant you mention has quite distinctive pattern on the leaves, which isn't on mine. also I've never seen flowers like that on my weeds.

Anyone else have any suggestions, I'll try plant id app, but never had much success with that as they need to be quite distinctive for app to recognise. Thanks everyone.

[bobbyt]

Here are the two photos of leaves together, I think they are different ? Anyone help with ID. First one is Rosebay Willow. Thanks.

[mumofstig]

Is it a speedwell, maybe either veronica  longifolia or veronica longifolia?