help identifying a weed / flower
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powera24 Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 03 Mar 2013 Posts: 21 Location: Portrane
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:07 pm Post subject: help identifying a weed / flower |
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Hi guys,
Looking for help identifying the weed in the attached photo.. came back from holidays to find it all over my new flower bed.
At first I thought it was the flowers sprouting but I had different flowers in different areas and the flower in the attched pic has spread everywhere
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michael brenock Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 1275 Location: cork
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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fat hen or lambs quarter or dungweed also known as orache
michael brenock
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tippben Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 921 Location: north tipperary
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Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 4:27 am Post subject: |
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It is delicious, either as a cooked veggy like spinach, or as young leaves in salad. Analysis of "bog bodies" has shown that it was a staple vegetable is bronze age times. It is a very common weed though, so don't let it spread, but instead of throwing it away, eat it!
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Margo Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Posts: 1984 Location: Summerhill Mayo Ireland
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Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:06 am Post subject: |
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tippben wrote: | It is delicious, either as a cooked veggy like spinach, or as young leaves in salad. Analysis of "bog bodies" has shown that it was a staple vegetable is bronze age times. It is a very common weed though, so don't let it spread, but instead of throwing it away, eat it! |
How do you cook it and for how long
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powera24 Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 03 Mar 2013 Posts: 21 Location: Portrane
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Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 8:52 am Post subject: garden is covered |
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I'm selling it by the kilo here if your interested
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Margo Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Posts: 1984 Location: Summerhill Mayo Ireland
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Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 9:11 am Post subject: |
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Do you want some more
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tippben Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 921 Location: north tipperary
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Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 11:38 am Post subject: |
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Sure, no probs. If you'll deliver it... Plenty around here.
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