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Title: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: CambourneSandra on March 19, 2012, 17:42:04

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Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: raisedbedted on March 19, 2012, 17:50:46

I would go for...

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

Would leave it in place and see.

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: goodlife on March 19, 2012, 17:52:14

Looks very much like fennel for me too.

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: CambourneSandra on March 19, 2012, 18:00:23

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

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: CambourneSandra on March 19, 2012, 18:00:59

Quote from: raisedbedted on March 19, 2012, 17:50:46

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.

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: Chrispy on March 19, 2012, 18:44:38

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.

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: BarriedaleNick on March 19, 2012, 19:53:45

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

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: chriscross1966 on March 20, 2012, 12:52:56

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

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: gwynnethmary on March 20, 2012, 13:28:24

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.

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: Digeroo on March 20, 2012, 14:13:26

Another vote here for fennel.

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: Ru1 on March 20, 2012, 14:39:45

I also agree to fennel

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: alexE on March 24, 2012, 23:05:20

and another vote for fennel, good with fish and salads

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: CambourneSandra on March 25, 2012, 20:44:03

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?

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: Chrispy on March 25, 2012, 20:47:39

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

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: CambourneSandra on March 25, 2012, 21:08:16

Quote from: Chrispy on March 25, 2012, 20:47:39

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

thanks :-)

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: CambourneSandra on April 01, 2012, 09:38:55

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

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: taurus on April 01, 2012, 09:42:52

makes nice tea

Title: Re: Is this a plant or a weed?
Post by: goodlife on April 01, 2012, 10:53:35

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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.. ::)