identify weed type

powera24 · Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:13 pm Post subject: identify weed type

Hi all, started working on my garden (first home) and the garden is covered with the weed I've attached the pic of. Couldn't find anything like it when I went searching online. Hoping you can help... I plan on putting a veg garden where these have spread so don't want to use chemicals. Can I just pull them up? Anyone know what species they are?

cooler · Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:27 pm Post subject:

Looks like a wild mallow to me powera24.

powera24 · Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:53 pm Post subject:

Thanks cooler. Could be.. haven't seen them flower in the year I've been here though. they are 4ft tall and The leaf growth is almost like a perfect ball sitting on top of a tall slim trunk... I'm going to pull them.

I've attached 2 more pics of other weeds with are plentiful in my garden at the moment. Any help is appreciated

powera24 · Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:54 pm Post subject:

Another weed

James Kilkelly · Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:48 pm Post subject:

PicsArt_1362404744263.jpg looks like Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa )

powera24 · Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 3:17 pm Post subject:

Thanks James... There is a fair bit of it around the garden and was just reading it can be harmful to pets... And me!! (If I decided to eat it). So thanks for the reply.. ill get rid of it straight away

powera24 · Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:45 pm Post subject:

Sorry.. I was reading up on common ragwort. Figwort won't do any harm

Greengage · Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:56 pm Post subject:

sorry lads the first one is Malow the next is Angelica, need better pic for the other two, check google images for confirmation,