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Bumblebear

  • Joined Jun 2012
    • Norfolk
    • http://southwellski.blogspot.co.uk/
Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
« on: August 05, 2012, 10:08:22 am »




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....
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deepinthewoods

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Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2012, 10:19:52 am »
it looks like a variety of dandelion?
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Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
    • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
« Reply #2 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
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
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Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2012, 12:09:34 pm »
Sow thistle?
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Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
    • South Lanarkshire
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Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2012, 12:43:00 pm »
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There is NO planet B - what are YOU doing to save our home?

Do something today that your future self will thank you for - plant a tree

 Love your soil - it's the lifeblood of your land.

colliewoman

  • Joined Jul 2011
    • Pilton
  • Caution! May spontaneously talk rabbits!
Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2012, 03:27:23 pm »
Yup definitely sow thistle!
My rabbits have eaten the lot here :o ;D
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feldar

  • Joined Apr 2011
    • lymington hampshire
Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
« Reply #6 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.
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Bumblebear

  • Joined Jun 2012
    • Norfolk
    • http://southwellski.blogspot.co.uk/
Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2012, 11:09:54 pm »
Thanks everyone  :thumbsup:  Shame I don't have rabbits then....... ;)
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hexhammeasure

  • Joined Jun 2008
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Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2012, 12:26:15 am »
yup milky thistle... we feed it to the hens..then the leftovers go to the compost
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Sylvia

  • Joined Aug 2009
Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2012, 07:54:47 am »
Sows love it too, it increases milk yield!
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Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
    • Durham
Re: Common weed (in my garden anyway!!!) but what is it!?
« Reply #10 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  ;)
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