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« Reply #375 on: June 07, 2013, 10:49 »
Thanks Mum - that's really what I meant.  I realise they will come back - particularly as my plot neighbour has done nothing to their plot and there are 2 foot high weeds now.  I'm thinking of asking the committee if they mind if I take my strimmer to it in order to minimise the damage from it.

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« Reply #376 on: June 10, 2013, 11:27 »
If a weed is something troublesome then this isn't one - not sure I've seen it for sale anywhere though - can someone say what it might be please?


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« Reply #377 on: June 10, 2013, 11:40 »
Could it be a Thorow-wax?http://wildseed.co.uk/species/view/26
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« Reply #378 on: June 10, 2013, 12:01 »
Could be. I was going to suggest marsh marigold based on the leaf shape, but the flowers are wrong.
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« Reply #379 on: June 12, 2013, 01:01 »
There is an 'incredible edibles' scheme operating behind a charity shop I volunteer in, at least I'm told it is operating back there as I never see any work done on the area. There is a lot of questionable decisions going on, such as soil that looks like it was just dug out of an allotment sitting in a container with no drainage... But there are signs something went on last year, such as the dried remains of runner beans on a trellis.

Since nothing is happening I've been given permission to do what I want back there, and the first task is weeding.



There are a few identifiable plants still there such as some neglected strawberries, but I keep seeing these large leaves with reddish stems in pots. Before I rip them out, I just wanted to check if they're actually anything or just a weed if possible?

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« Reply #380 on: June 12, 2013, 07:02 »
Dock.

It'll have a very deep root!

Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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« Reply #381 on: June 12, 2013, 08:30 »
Just as well that it's in a container then  ;)

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« Reply #382 on: June 12, 2013, 11:43 »
Ah good, lucky for me it's in a pot then  :D

Thank you for the identification.

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« Reply #383 on: June 14, 2013, 17:51 »
Good luck - we have lots of edible york beds around the city and they are really well supported, in the main!
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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« Reply #384 on: June 15, 2013, 22:52 »
If a weed is something troublesome then this isn't one - not sure I've seen it for sale anywhere though - can someone say what it might be please?

I get this appearing randomly in flower pots sometimes. It is called Montia perfoliata, from the caryophyllaceae order. Pretty little thing with its flowers coming out of the centre of the leaves.


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« Reply #385 on: June 23, 2013, 11:36 »
HilaryG said - I get this appearing randomly in flower pots sometimes. It is called Montia perfoliata, from the caryophyllaceae order. Pretty little thing with its flowers coming out of the centre of the leaves.


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Thanks HilaryG – wiki says it's a native american and the gold rush miners ate it, hence common name 'miner's lettuce' - and I found it in 'Wild flowers of Britain' where it says a rare introduced annual of sandy soils called 'Spring Beauty' --- this one is underneath a big (sort of) giant redwood
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« Reply #386 on: June 23, 2013, 18:31 »
Bocking 14 is the sterile version and root cuttings are cheap as chips on fleabay :)
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« Reply #387 on: June 26, 2013, 14:50 »
Can anyone help identify this as it matures it produces a red plume like thing.... sorry am a newbie to this allotment stuff.

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Re: What weed is this ? Please post pics of your weeds here!
« Reply #388 on: June 26, 2013, 16:36 »
Look like one of the many variants of Willow Herb.

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« Reply #389 on: June 30, 2013, 14:15 »
I have quite a lot if this and it's a * to pull out. Don't know what it is though.
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