06-11-2015, 01:15 PM | #1 |
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Weed/Plant IDs please
hey, still an egg so it takes a while for me to respond, apologies in advance. i have recently moved and ive started trying to ID plants in my new garden but second guessing everything so i hope no one minds more then afew uploads. i have a none fussy eater on my hands
1. i think this is a geranium, it's everywhere so would be handy 2. 2 photos of this hairy little guy, 2nd probs isnt very helpful 3. i thought these were bramble from afar, but no thorns, lacking long sterms 4. no idea its in the middle of a path 5. these leaves are huge 6. |
09-11-2015, 11:46 AM | #2 |
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1. Is a garden Geranium and I think it's edible but my torts don't like it.
2. Might be fox and cubs which is edible. 3. Wood Avens is not edible. 4. I think this is evening primrose. Mine eat the flowers and ignore the leaves. 5. Is bugle which is edible but has tannins in it. Some torts won't eat it. 6. Pulmonaria is edible but should not be a mainstay food. And yes please feel free to post pics for ID.
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09-11-2015, 11:54 AM | #3 |
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this is so useful thanks, CB
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09-11-2015, 02:09 PM | #4 |
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wow, thanks for the help, it's pretty amazing what you can find in the garden when you have a good look i hope number 2 is fox and cubs they look pretty.
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09-11-2015, 02:17 PM | #5 |
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It's a pity about the Wood Avens, seems our entire property is covered in that stuff and ivy
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09-11-2015, 03:54 PM | #6 |
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they seem to creep everywhere so not sure what you can do. my lot don't touch them. Aquilegia isn't good for them either and my garden is covered in them but they do eat them ! its really difficult , they will even stretch up for them. yours may not go near the wood avens so don't despair. CB
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09-11-2015, 04:44 PM | #8 |
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arrrr lovely tortoise, i think Irwin would be after that dandelion. shes like a dandelion seeking missile. sadly we cant really let her in the new garden yet, she would most definitely get lost. we basically have 1/3 of an ache of this. It's going to be a living hell clearing it.
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09-11-2015, 05:22 PM | #9 |
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See what you mean! If it was me I would probably cover a lot of it with black plastic and leave it for a year or two. The remainder I would tackle by hand.
Greenhouse could do with a bit of TLC too.
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A flame thrower would sort it x x x hugs x x x x
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