With new-to-you plants that are directly seeded into the garden, it's very
useful to sprout some in sterile potting soil first so you can see what the
sprouts look like. That will help you differentiate them from almost all of
the weeds that might turn up in the garden.

Now wshy didn't I think of that . . .


Are the any resourses, paper or digital, that you would recommend for
identifying unwanted plants?

I've used everything from a field guide to wildflowers (in which almost
every weed you find will turn out to be 'alien' to North America) to the
Internet.

One place I have bookmarked is:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/weeds_common.html

This looks nice, and I hadn't seen it yet. Thanks much! (For your
suggestions and info!)

--Liashi