18-06-2013, 05:56 PM | #1 |
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Weed ID please
Any ideas on this one? I think it looks like a really big nipplewort but not seen them get this big! Its as tall as me!
This is a smaller version growing nearby: And this has been growing in my garden a while, think a cat sat on it and flattened it :S Thanks in advance!
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18-06-2013, 07:46 PM | #2 |
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I agree, the first plant is Nipplewort. If I put too much of this in the mix the big leaves do not always get eaten. The second looks like Creeping Jenny, does it have yellow flowers?
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I agree with Lottey about both plants. I also noticed that there is some violet growing by the base of the pot that the CJ is in. The heart-shaped leaves.
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Is violet edible...am I wrong in thinking I read that it is?
Nipplewort defo edible, Grace. A good one there. Not sure about the Jenny creeper... PS Nice to see you back, Grace xx |
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Its good to be back! Moved house so have a whole new garden to sort out
Dorothy absolutely loves the little violets, eaten them all on the patio already greedy boy. Just feeding them the tall nipplewort now (what a good name!) and may give them a small amount of the creeping jenny later. Dorothy looks like he likes the nipplewort, but then again he will eat anything, including my origami and newspapers! Naughty tortoise!
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yes the violets are edible too
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