[stephent]

First time allotment holder and veg grower, so please excuse the silly questions

99.9% sure these are carrots...



But they have started to flower?

Is this because they are crowded by weed?

I have put another few rows in so not the end of the world if they are useless.



edit to fix photo link

[Beetroot queen]

They aint carrots 

[DD.]

Common Fumitory!

[Beetroot queen]

Common Fumitory!

Is that otherwise known as a weed  honestly DD we are all novices. Well i speak for myself at least 

[DD.]

A weed is a plant where you don't want it.

As I assume they wanted carrots, yes then it's a weed! 

[mumofstig]

It's a wild flower, herb or weed depending how you look at it 

In that context ^^ it's a weed, I agree 

[Beetroot queen]

MOS you say herb, is it an edible herb then. I could put my weeds to good use.

[mike0001]

I have sown some on my plot about 2 weeks ago and just coming through, they are quite spiky looking , I sowed quite heavy  in straight line , difficult to describe but easily find on google images,

 watching monty on gardners world he was talking about carrot fly ..... they seem to smell from if I recall half a mile away ? advice was to thin at night oncew there a certain height  , I am a novice and am sure other more experienced growers will chip in

[mumofstig]

Don't eat it! It might be poisonous 

It's a medicinal or dye herb not a pot herb!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumaria_officinalis

[Beetroot queen]

Don't eat it! It might be poisonous 

It's a medicinal or dye herb not a pot herb!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumaria_officinalis

Wont add it to a chutney then 

[wil4025]

not carrots!