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Re: What weed is this ? Please post pics of your weeds here!
« Reply #75 on: June 17, 2011, 14:31 »
Hello all, my Father worked for the local council and one of his tasks was digging graves in the local cemetery, one day he showed me a bindweed root that was half an inch thick, he found it at 6 feet down!

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« Reply #76 on: June 17, 2011, 14:41 »
Scary  :wacko:
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Re: What weed is this ? Please post pics of your weeds here!
« Reply #77 on: June 17, 2011, 16:14 »
And can I eat them without ending up in A&E?

Have a look at this site. Then throw them in the bin because you will still not be sure.
http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/
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« Reply #78 on: June 21, 2011, 21:40 »
       

How about this one? The roots go down very deep.
I`m left handed, what`s your excuse?

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« Reply #79 on: June 21, 2011, 21:51 »
looks a bit like comfrey to me

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Re: What weed is this ? Please post pics of your weeds here!
« Reply #80 on: June 21, 2011, 21:55 »
I think the leaves look too smooth & the stem too woody for that, however, I don't know what it is!
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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« Reply #81 on: June 21, 2011, 22:00 »
       

Another angle.

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Re: What weed is this ? Please post pics of your weeds here!
« Reply #82 on: June 21, 2011, 22:05 »
I think it's Redshank, note the similar dark patch in the centre of the leaf:

Redshank
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« Reply #83 on: June 21, 2011, 22:28 »
Certainly fits the description DD, although the ones I have appear to have perrenial roots when I try to dig them out. It is listed as an annual, growing from seed, but also a member of the dock family.

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Re: What weed is this ? Please post pics of your weeds here!
« Reply #84 on: June 22, 2011, 06:30 »
From this, it appears to be a very tenacious weed, with seed remaing viable for up to 45 years!

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicweeds/weed_information/weed.php?id=18

I wouldn't be suprised if the roots appear to be perennial. (Assuming I've hit on the correct I.D.).

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Re: What weed is this ? Please post pics of your weeds here!
« Reply #85 on: June 22, 2011, 07:47 »
Yes it is Red Shank/Red Leg

The roots go on and on and are also red!! Digging it out everytime you see any seems the only way to get rid of it

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« Reply #86 on: July 07, 2011, 20:06 »
HI, would salmo,s remedy for bind weed work on horsetail? sounds like a great idea if it would.Cheers

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Re: What weed is this ? Please post pics of your weeds here!
« Reply #87 on: July 12, 2011, 15:40 »
Took this pix down allotment growing down a side of the walkway/carpark. What wild flower is this? Small round flowers really yellow. Like little suns.
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Re: What weed is this ? Please post pics of your weeds here!
« Reply #88 on: July 12, 2011, 16:12 »
It's Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) some forms are more double than others....that's a nice one though  :)

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Re: What weed is this ? Please post pics of your weeds here!
« Reply #89 on: July 12, 2011, 21:41 »
Blimey

Don't eat them! They have a sac at the bottom which is a fair indicator of "oh dear, why did want to do that" after you have given them a try.

I am a fairly experienced forager and there is only one rule - 99% is NOT good enough. You must be certain.

Happy foraging.

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