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arry the plant · 04-03-2012, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Peek

"Sean Straw" wrote in message
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On Sat, 3 Mar 2012 00:26:59 +0000, CheshireCouple
wrote:
Thank you so much for your comments, I think it might be Hypericum. I
will be watching out for the yellow flowers to confirm. I hope it isnt
deadly nightshade, just read about it and am scared!

Why would you be scared of deadly nightshade? Do you make a habit of
picking weeds and eating them?

Actually, I do. Many common garden weeds are edible, delicious and just as
(or more so) nutricious as commonly grown greens.

I only eat weeds I can positively identify. For instance, when I weed
in the spring, I pluck wild radish sprouts, rinse them, and add them
to salads. Stinging nettle is said to make a good soup, though I
haven't tried.

Nettle makes a delicious potherb, much better than spinach IMO.

A friend of mine offered me some weeds to grow indoors. I am currently growing them now but they give off a very strong odour which fills the house. Im not sure what variety they are but they have pointy leaves, 7 or 9 on each stem. Any idea what they could be ? Im new to the whole gardening thing so dont really know much about them.