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  • #1

    Weed? Or Plant?

    Hope you can tell from photo - but is this a weed or a plant?
    It's growing next to the unkempt pond with other things that I recognise to be actual plants ...

    It reminds me of a dandelion - the 'flower' hasn't opened yet, but looks to be yellow (dandelion!) - it's grown tall - about 3ft - and there is another one the same growing on the opposite side of the garden...

    Am VERY tempted to hoick em out .....
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  • #2
    Photos not very clear, but I would say weed. Can't think what they're called for the moment.

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    • #3
      I think it's a sowthistle. Weed.
      My gardening blog: In Spades, last update 30th April 2018.
      Chrysanthemum notes page here.

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      • #4
        ^^Concur with Martin

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        • #5
          Cheers you lot..! . I can now remove said WEED(S) without compunction !!
          ~~~ Gardening is medicine that does not need
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          • #6
            Originally posted by SusieG View Post
            Cheers you lot..! . I can now remove said WEED(S) without compunction !!
            Although I did read on Wikipedia that you can eat sowthistles if you want:

            "Leaves are eaten as salad greens or cooked like spinach. This is one of the species used in Chinese cuisine as kŭcài (菜; lit. bitter vegetable). Blanching or boiling removes bitter flavour."

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonchus_oleraceus
            My gardening blog: In Spades, last update 30th April 2018.
            Chrysanthemum notes page here.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Martin H View Post
              Although I did read on Wikipedia that you can eat sowthistles if you want:

              "Leaves are eaten as salad greens or cooked like spinach. This is one of the species used in Chinese cuisine as kŭcài (菜; lit. bitter vegetable). Blanching or boiling removes bitter flavour."

              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonchus_oleraceus
              Aaaah, Martin - just got back in from digging up my sowthistles which have been despatched to the brown bin - don't really fancy rummaging around in there to take them back out to cook them..!!!
              I'll stick with my spring greens for now, thanks.

              It was a very interesting link though!
              Last edited by SusieG; 17-06-2016, 12:31 PM.
              ~~~ Gardening is medicine that does not need
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              - Author Unknown ~~~

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              • #8
                Just because something is edible doesn't mean it tastes good. It just means if you've got nothing else to eat it won't kill you.

                Most edible weeds and "unusual vegetables" fall into this category, in my opinion!
                My gardening blog: In Spades, last update 30th April 2018.
                Chrysanthemum notes page here.

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