16-03-2010, 11:29 PM
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Unknown Plant (again)
On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:30:51 -0700, Billy
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In article
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Pat Kiewicz wrote:
Bill Rose said:
Can anyone identify this plant? It came up in a germination cell that
should have been onions.
http://tinypic.com/1r509n5u
Unknown Plant folder
First pic upper left.
I'm thinking epazote, but I've never grown it before.
Some type of pigweed (Amaranthus sp.) and a slightly anemic
looking specimen, at that.
Aw, give it a break, it's only 4 weeks old and growing like . . .
a weed.
Pigwweeds can be hard to ID down to
species without having the mature inflorescence to look at.
http://www.oisat.org/pests/weeds/bro.../pigweeds.html
http://ipm.illinois.edu/bulletin/pas...s/200122g.html
After reading the 2 above cites, I'm tempted to take a flame thrower to
the little guy.
http://www.saltspringseeds.com/recipe/powerfoods.htm
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