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Growing => Identification => Topic started by: Bumblebear on August 05, 2012, 10:08:22 am

Title: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
Post by: Bumblebear on August 05, 2012, 10:08:22 am

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It is tall and I haven't seen it in any books or on websites.  The closest thing I have found was nipplewort, but the leaves aren't round....

Title: Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
Post by: deepinthewoods on August 05, 2012, 10:19:52 am

it looks like a variety of dandelion?

Title: Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
Post by: Fleecewife on August 05, 2012, 11:03:40 am

Do you have a pic of an open flower?   It could be a hawkweed or a lettuce.  Flower pods are like groundsel but leaves are not.   Does it have milky stuff in the stems when you cut them?
You can see why it's common in your garden with all those seeds blowing around  ;D

Title: Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 05, 2012, 12:09:34 pm

Sow thistle?

Title: Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
Post by: Fleecewife on August 05, 2012, 12:43:00 pm

Quote from: SallyintNorth on August 05, 2012, 12:09:34 pm

Sow thistle?

That's it Sally  :trophy: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
Post by: colliewoman on August 05, 2012, 03:27:23 pm

Yup definitely sow thistle!
My rabbits have eaten the lot here :o ;D

Title: Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
Post by: feldar on August 05, 2012, 05:13:09 pm

We call it milk thistle here, the sap is milky white when the stem is broken, it is good stuff for pet rabbits and guinea- pigs.

Title: Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
Post by: Bumblebear on August 06, 2012, 11:09:54 pm

Thanks everyone  :thumbsup:  Shame I don't have rabbits then....... ;)

Title: Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
Post by: hexhammeasure on August 07, 2012, 12:26:15 am

yup milky thistle... we feed it to the hens..then the leftovers go to the compost

Title: Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
Post by: Sylvia on August 07, 2012, 07:54:47 am

Sows love it too, it increases milk yield!

Title: Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
Post by: Mammyshaz on August 07, 2012, 08:17:24 am

Quote from: hexhammeasure on August 07, 2012, 12:26:15 am

yup milky thistle... we feed it to the hens..then the leftovers go to the compost

This is good to know  :thumbsup: sometimes a sneaky one pops up between the veg. Will try the hens with it. I like free treats  ;)