[Dave Mack]

I've just notice today that one of my parsnips is a little different 
I  put the parsnips straight into the ground in rows ... so i'm not sure if this is a weed or a seed that was in the parsnip packet ... here is a picture of the intruder 

[Trillium]

Hmm puzzling. Definitely not chard or beets or spinach. I suspect you'll find out when it matures 

[agapanthus]

I would have said chard Trill!!

[Dave Mack]

Right thanks guys ... i will just leave it and see what it turns into 

[Aunt Sally]

Brassica ?

[mumofstig]

looks exactly like my silver chard  

[Dave Mack]

Mum ... lets see a pic of your silver chard   
Aunt Sally ... i thought Brassica , then i tried to match it with all the Brassica's i've planted ... there was nothing the same in my beds , oh well its early days yet ... we might get somebody  clever with a answer 

[savbo]

i would have gone for perp spinach...

[Puenktchen]

I would say perpetual spinach too, our`s look the same.

[JayG]

I'd vote for perpetual spinach as well, although I'd be wondering how it got there as its seeds look nothing like parsnip seeds! 

[Swing Swang]

Those 'snips look very close together - are you planning on eating them as fingerlings?

[Dave Mack]

This is my first year at growing veg ... yeah i think i should of spaced them out a bit more  but i will learn by my mistakes this year .
As for spinach ... i've never bought any seeds , so i haven't got a clue how it got there if it is spinach .
i moved in our house last May , the garden was over grown with weeds ... it was a right mess , so the last owner did'nt have green fingers .
As soon as anything shows or happens with the plant ... i will post another pic in this thread 

[DavidT]

I`d agree with Spinach.

[Dave Mack]

I've just done a google search for a Spinach plant ... i got a match  how the h*ll did i end up with one of these 

[JayG]

I've just done a google search for a Spinach plant ... i got a match  how the h*ll did i end up with one of these 

It's puzzling (have you got pop-eyes?)