"Cereus-validus....." wrote:

Phytolacca americana, better known as "Poke Weed".

The fruit is a berry and birds drop the seeds everywhere in their poop.

Checked out some photos online, looks like a match. Even found one
showing the tiny leaves sprouting from the crotches. Although almost
all the pictures show red stems. The seedling pictures I found look
like the smaller weeds I am pulling out in bunches out back. It was a
new one this year... hadn't seen that seedling type before.

I can't be bothered with cooking it for greens--have to cook them as
they are poisonous raw and/or when mature. Out it comes.

Thanks to all...



"DigitalVinyl" wrote in message
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Found this foot tall...weed? Seems to have magically appeared in about
2 days. I just pulled bolted spinach from the bed on Saturday and
Monday evening and never noticed this foot-tall, foot-wide plant was
there.

Unless it is a volunteer of somethign I can't recognize.

Anybody recognize the critter?
DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email)
Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound
3rd year gardener
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DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email)
Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound
3rd year gardener
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/royalf...=/2055&.src=ph