Topic: Is this a plant or a weed?

[CambourneSandra]

http://tyrer-allotment.blogspot.co.uk/

picture in my blog. Thanking you in advance :-)

[raisedbedted]

I would go for...

Asparagus
or
Achillea
or
Fennel (does it smell of aniseed?)

Would leave it in place and see.

[goodlife]

Looks very much like fennel for me too.

[CambourneSandra]

I too was thinking asparagus... there are loads of plants popping up all over the plot. So as you say for the time being I am going to let them grow and see what they turn in to  ;D

[CambourneSandra]

I would go for...

Asparagus
or
Achillea
or
Fennel (does it smell of aniseed?)

Would leave it in place and see.

not sure of the smell, will have a sniff next time i go to the lottie.

[Chrispy]

Looks like fennel to me.
Fennel self seeds everywhere, so hard to say if it is a plant or a weed, depends where it is.

[BarriedaleNick]

The debris and leaves look typically of fennel but you'll know once you smell it..

[chriscross1966]

Love in the Mist?... otherwise known as the spice Kalonji.... the thing that makes Naan bread smell like naan bread

[gwynnethmary]

A weed is a plant in the wrong place, or so they say!  It'll be interesting finding out anyway.  Asparagus would be nice, but I'd say it's a mite early for that.  Fennel does get everywhere- I once planted one plant, and it's a battle all through the summer to keep it under control.

[Digeroo]

Another vote here for fennel.

[Ru1]

I also agree to fennel

[alexE]

and another vote for fennel, good with fish and salads

[CambourneSandra]

i must say there are bits of this plants popping up all over the plot, so it is probably fennel. What does fennel smell like?

[Chrispy]

It has a very strong aniseed smell, you can't mistake it.

[CambourneSandra]

It has a very strong aniseed smell, you can't mistake it.

thanks :-)

[CambourneSandra]

I went up lotties a few days ago and it is indeed fennel :-) There are lots of it oppping up all over the place  :o

[taurus]

makes nice tea

[goodlife]

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makes nice tea
Yes it does.. ;D..as I only just discovered after having it growing in my lottie for years and self seeding all over the place..and I never really had any use for it.. ::) Only couple of weeks ago I finally had courage to actually taste it as 'tea'. I'm not overly keen for anything with aniseedy taste..BUT...for my great surprise it tasted beauuutiful.. ;D
Now my plants can't keep up growing as much as I want to harvest....so far...I've spotted some seedlings popping up all over the place although I thought I weeded most of them out last year.. ::) Perharps trip to 'specsavers' would be in place.. ::)