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Lilylarkin Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 10:08 am Post subject: Help me identify this seedling |
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Hi all,
I am a complete beginner to gardening and sowed a LOT of seeds in February in my hotpress. Unfortunately I didnt label any so now I am looking at all these thriving plants and do not know where to plant them. I sowed a mix of veg and flowers. I attach pictures of some of them and would be really grateful and if anyone could identify some of them for me. Many thanks.
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The leaves are kind of thick and furry to feel with pink stems. |
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Bobby Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Hi Lilylarkin,
The top pic just might be tarragon, you could try tasting a little bit off one of the leaves to check. I'd say the other two are almost certainly flowers.
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barremic Rank attained: Rowan Tree

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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:22 am Post subject: |
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Do you have any of the seed packets from feb that you planted, it may help narrow them down.
Do the leaves on the bottom picture feel almost like a suculent?
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Lilylarkin Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:54 am Post subject: Identify plants |
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Hi Bobby,
Ive just been through my packets of seeds and the only herbs I planted were basil and parsley. The parsley i can recognise. The other veg I planted were cucumbers, peppers, spinach, beans and tomatoes. I recognise the beans and tomatoes.
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Lilylarkin Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:03 pm Post subject: Identify plants |
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Hi, thanks for the response, below are the list of seed packets:-
Livingstone Daisy Mix
Heliopsis
Geranium
Phlox Paniulata
Akelei Aquilegia
Hemerocallis Mix
Incarvillea Delavayi
Sweet Alyssum
Callistephus, Aster
Dianthus Caryophyllus
Chinese Annual
Antirrhinum Majus
Myosotis Alpestris
Lathyrus Odoratus
Snapdragon
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Lilylarkin Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:07 pm Post subject: Identify plants |
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Hi Barremic,
Yes the leaves do feel succulent and thick and have almost furry feel.
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Lilylarkin Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:45 pm Post subject: Identify plants |
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Great thanks. Thats great and it is blooming and I planted it out last night in the hope that it was a flower and not a veg. I fully expect to find cucumbers and peppers growing in my flowerbeds!
Thank you for the response.
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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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Number 2 looks very like spinach.
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Lilylarkin Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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2 down 1 to go!!
I planted livingstone daisy mix out last night and it says on the packet (now that i know which packet to read) plant out late may. Should i take them back in?
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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe if we ruled out some of the list
picture one is defo not
hemerocallis
Livingstone Daisy Mix
Geranium
Dianthus Caryophyllus
Antirrhinum Majus
Snapdragon
IMO i dont think it is any of these above
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Bobby Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Liliylarkin,
Your pictures are definitely NOT cucumbers or peppers.
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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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It could be the aster (pic 1 I mean)
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Lilylarkin Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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I think it might be hemerocallis and I looked up a pic of that flower and it seems to have long narrow leaves?
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