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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Paulj on June 07, 2013, 10:54

Title: Grass or Sweetcorn seedlings?
Post by: Paulj on June 07, 2013, 10:54

In the part of my plot where I planted my sweetcorn and minipop seeds, I obviously missed a few pesky grass roots, and they have started springing up, and I don't want to pull them up in case they are the seedlings! :wacko:

Is there an easy way to tell the difference?  I don't have a picture to post but will try to get one later as I'm sure that will help.

Title: Re: Grass or Sweetcorn seedlings?
Post by: mumofstig on June 07, 2013, 10:56

cannot you tell from the spacing........did you plant in a block  18 ins apart or something like that  ;)

Title: Re: Grass or Sweetcorn seedlings?
Post by: Paulj on June 07, 2013, 11:09

I did, but I'm convinced that some of it is sweetcorn and some is grass.  I know it should be that simple, and there are bits that are out of the rows that I can get shot of easily, but its the bits that have actually grown in the rows I'm having difficulty identifying...

Title: Re: Grass or Sweetcorn seedlings?
Post by: J_B on June 07, 2013, 12:56

suggest u wait a little longer and see how it grows...u will be able to identify better then

Title: Re: Grass or Sweetcorn seedlings?
Post by: Paulj on June 07, 2013, 13:55

That's what I was originally thinking, but if it's couch grass I didn't want it to get too out of hand. oh well...

Title: Re: Grass or Sweetcorn seedlings?
Post by: mumofstig on June 07, 2013, 16:09

I think the leaves on the sweetcorn  are wider than grass leaves.

Title: Re: Grass or Sweetcorn seedlings?
Post by: gavinjconway on June 07, 2013, 19:45

This may help  :D  :D  :D