Something got planted in the deck garden and escaped a label. Since
several family members were digging through the seed envelopes (of
which there are at least 150, many with no photos or drawings) and
plating that day, I have (almost) no idea of what it is.

It was placed along side the pots that have lettuce spinach and
greens, so I am guessing it might be some sort of edible, but frankly,
it would be nice to confirm that. I have boldly tasted a leaf and it
is peppery - in fact, similar to a green pepper taste.

I have a bunch of Asian vegetable/greens seeds with no English on
them. Something along those lines perhaps? The leaves are not soft, as
spinach would be, they are bendable, surely, but more stiff. The
plants are about 12" tall right now.

Nevertheless, with all the fun had by everyone the day of planting,
this might be anything. Mystery can be interesting, I suppose. Please
don't let me lead you down the primrose path with the info above.

Any help is appreciated.

http://i40.tinypic.com/6qw86p.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2uj1k6x.jpg

Boron

Boron Elgar wrote:
Something got planted in the deck garden and escaped a label. Since
several family members were digging through the seed envelopes (of
which there are at least 150, many with no photos or drawings) and
plating that day, I have (almost) no idea of what it is.

It was placed along side the pots that have lettuce spinach and
greens, so I am guessing it might be some sort of edible, but frankly,
it would be nice to confirm that. I have boldly tasted a leaf and it
is peppery - in fact, similar to a green pepper taste.

I have a bunch of Asian vegetable/greens seeds with no English on
them. Something along those lines perhaps? The leaves are not soft, as
spinach would be, they are bendable, surely, but more stiff. The
plants are about 12" tall right now.

Nevertheless, with all the fun had by everyone the day of planting,
this might be anything. Mystery can be interesting, I suppose. Please
don't let me lead you down the primrose path with the info above.

Any help is appreciated.

http://i40.tinypic.com/6qw86p.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2uj1k6x.jpg

Boron

It looks a bit like sweet potato but not exactly.

David

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:40:47 +1000, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote:

Boron Elgar wrote:
Something got planted in the deck garden and escaped a label. Since
several family members were digging through the seed envelopes (of
which there are at least 150, many with no photos or drawings) and
plating that day, I have (almost) no idea of what it is.

It was placed along side the pots that have lettuce spinach and
greens, so I am guessing it might be some sort of edible, but frankly,
it would be nice to confirm that. I have boldly tasted a leaf and it
is peppery - in fact, similar to a green pepper taste.

I have a bunch of Asian vegetable/greens seeds with no English on
them. Something along those lines perhaps? The leaves are not soft, as
spinach would be, they are bendable, surely, but more stiff. The
plants are about 12" tall right now.

Nevertheless, with all the fun had by everyone the day of planting,
this might be anything. Mystery can be interesting, I suppose. Please
don't let me lead you down the primrose path with the info above.

Any help is appreciated.

http://i40.tinypic.com/6qw86p.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2uj1k6x.jpg

Boron

It looks a bit like sweet potato but not exactly.

David

Alas, that is one thing I am sure did not get planted.

Boron

It could be Mirabilis(Four-O'-Clocks) not yet in bloom... If you are
sure it is a vegetable then maybe it is New Zealand spinach.

Boron Elgar said:

Something got planted in the deck garden and escaped a label. Since
several family members were digging through the seed envelopes (of
which there are at least 150, many with no photos or drawings) and
plating that day, I have (almost) no idea of what it is.

It was placed along side the pots that have lettuce spinach and
greens, so I am guessing it might be some sort of edible, but frankly,
it would be nice to confirm that. I have boldly tasted a leaf and it
is peppery - in fact, similar to a green pepper taste.

I have a bunch of Asian vegetable/greens seeds with no English on
them. Something along those lines perhaps? The leaves are not soft, as
spinach would be, they are bendable, surely, but more stiff. The
plants are about 12" tall right now.

Nevertheless, with all the fun had by everyone the day of planting,
this might be anything. Mystery can be interesting, I suppose. Please
don't let me lead you down the primrose path with the info above.

Any help is appreciated.

http://i40.tinypic.com/6qw86p.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2uj1k6x.jpg

Are the stems round, or are they (at least slighty) square?

It almost looks like it could be some sort of exotic basil-ish sort
of thing, which would have square stems. But I can't convince
myself one way or the other, based on the pictures.

--
Pat in Plymouth MI

"So, it was all a dream."
"No dear, this is the dream, you're still in the cell."

email valid but not regularly monitored

Boron Elgar said:

Something got planted in the deck garden and escaped a label. Since
several family members were digging through the seed envelopes (of
which there are at least 150, many with no photos or drawings) and
plating that day, I have (almost) no idea of what it is.

It was placed along side the pots that have lettuce spinach and
greens, so I am guessing it might be some sort of edible, but frankly,
it would be nice to confirm that. I have boldly tasted a leaf and it
is peppery - in fact, similar to a green pepper taste.

I have a bunch of Asian vegetable/greens seeds with no English on
them. Something along those lines perhaps? The leaves are not soft, as
spinach would be, they are bendable, surely, but more stiff. The
plants are about 12" tall right now.

Nevertheless, with all the fun had by everyone the day of planting,
this might be anything. Mystery can be interesting, I suppose. Please
don't let me lead you down the primrose path with the info above.

Any help is appreciated.

http://i40.tinypic.com/6qw86p.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2uj1k6x.jpg

Wait a bit and see if it blooms and fruits. Looks to me like some kind
of pepper plant.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.


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Are the stems round, or are they (at least slighty) square?

It almost looks like it could be some sort of exotic basil-ish sort
of thing, which would have square stems. But I can't convince
myself one way or the other, based on the pictures.

Juat noting that basil is easily tested for by squashing a leaf and
smelling it.

McGerm wrote:
It could be Mirabilis(Four-O'-Clocks) not yet in bloom... If you are
sure it is a vegetable then maybe it is New Zealand spinach.

I reckon that's it, see

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/...0spinach-1.jpg

David

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:44:22 -0400, Pat Kiewicz
wrote:

Boron Elgar said:

Something got planted in the deck garden and escaped a label. Since
several family members were digging through the seed envelopes (of
which there are at least 150, many with no photos or drawings) and
plating that day, I have (almost) no idea of what it is.

It was placed along side the pots that have lettuce spinach and
greens, so I am guessing it might be some sort of edible, but frankly,
it would be nice to confirm that. I have boldly tasted a leaf and it
is peppery - in fact, similar to a green pepper taste.

I have a bunch of Asian vegetable/greens seeds with no English on
them. Something along those lines perhaps? The leaves are not soft, as
spinach would be, they are bendable, surely, but more stiff. The
plants are about 12" tall right now.

Nevertheless, with all the fun had by everyone the day of planting,
this might be anything. Mystery can be interesting, I suppose. Please
don't let me lead you down the primrose path with the info above.

Any help is appreciated.

http://i40.tinypic.com/6qw86p.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2uj1k6x.jpg

Are the stems round, or are they (at least slighty) square?

It almost looks like it could be some sort of exotic basil-ish sort
of thing, which would have square stems. But I can't convince
myself one way or the other, based on the pictures.


This may be on the right track, as I have some seeds for Holy (Thai)
basil, and, if I recall correctly from previous years, it doesn't
resemble the standard Italian-type basils at all. I'll check later on.
Thanks.

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:54:23 -0500, Omelet
wrote:


Boron Elgar said:

Something got planted in the deck garden and escaped a label. Since
several family members were digging through the seed envelopes (of
which there are at least 150, many with no photos or drawings) and
plating that day, I have (almost) no idea of what it is.

It was placed along side the pots that have lettuce spinach and
greens, so I am guessing it might be some sort of edible, but frankly,
it would be nice to confirm that. I have boldly tasted a leaf and it
is peppery - in fact, similar to a green pepper taste.

I have a bunch of Asian vegetable/greens seeds with no English on
them. Something along those lines perhaps? The leaves are not soft, as
spinach would be, they are bendable, surely, but more stiff. The
plants are about 12" tall right now.

Nevertheless, with all the fun had by everyone the day of planting,
this might be anything. Mystery can be interesting, I suppose. Please
don't let me lead you down the primrose path with the info above.

Any help is appreciated.

http://i40.tinypic.com/6qw86p.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2uj1k6x.jpg

Wait a bit and see if it blooms and fruits. Looks to me like some kind
of pepper plant.


I have peppers of all sorts growing and even the most adventurous
among the family would not have dropped that much pepper seed into one
pot.

Nevertheless...

G

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:37:28 -0400, phorbin
wrote:

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september.org, says...


Are the stems round, or are they (at least slighty) square?

It almost looks like it could be some sort of exotic basil-ish sort
of thing, which would have square stems. But I can't convince
myself one way or the other, based on the pictures.

Juat noting that basil is easily tested for by squashing a leaf and
smelling it.

And I will try that.

Thanks

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:51:41 +1000, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote:

McGerm wrote:
It could be Mirabilis(Four-O'-Clocks) not yet in bloom... If you are
sure it is a vegetable then maybe it is New Zealand spinach.

I reckon that's it, see

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/...0spinach-1.jpg

David


The leaf edges of the NZ SP are irregular and this has smooth edges.

Crazy, eh?

Boron

"Boron Elgar" wrote in message
...
Something got planted in the deck garden and escaped a label. Since
several family members were digging through the seed envelopes (of
which there are at least 150, many with no photos or drawings) and
plating that day, I have (almost) no idea of what it is.

It was placed along side the pots that have lettuce spinach and
greens, so I am guessing it might be some sort of edible, but frankly,
it would be nice to confirm that. I have boldly tasted a leaf and it
is peppery - in fact, similar to a green pepper taste.

I have a bunch of Asian vegetable/greens seeds with no English on
them. Something along those lines perhaps? The leaves are not soft, as
spinach would be, they are bendable, surely, but more stiff. The
plants are about 12" tall right now.

Nevertheless, with all the fun had by everyone the day of planting,
this might be anything. Mystery can be interesting, I suppose. Please
don't let me lead you down the primrose path with the info above.

Any help is appreciated.

http://i40.tinypic.com/6qw86p.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2uj1k6x.jpg

Boron

Did you by chance have pepper seeds in there? Kinda looks like one of the
Korean green pepper plants albiet a bit wide at the leaf base. The leaves
of chiles are sometimes used as a green. A suggestion for IDs is to put a
common point of reference, such as a short ruler, a coin, etc. in your
pic. Too far from your decking to get an estimate of the leaf size.

phorbin said:


In article -
september.org, says...


Are the stems round, or are they (at least slighty) square?

It almost looks like it could be some sort of exotic basil-ish sort
of thing, which would have square stems. But I can't convince
myself one way or the other, based on the pictures.

Juat noting that basil is easily tested for by squashing a leaf and
smelling it.

Hard to do that with a picture. 8^)

And some of the more exotic Asian/Thai basils I've tried, while very
aromatic, don't exactly look, taste, or smell like the more familiar
Italian basils.

--
Pat in Plymouth MI

"So, it was all a dream."
"No dear, this is the dream, you're still in the cell."

email valid but not regularly monitored

In article ,
says...
phorbin said:


In article -
september.org, says...


Are the stems round, or are they (at least slighty) square?

It almost looks like it could be some sort of exotic basil-ish sort
of thing, which would have square stems. But I can't convince
myself one way or the other, based on the pictures.

Juat noting that basil is easily tested for by squashing a leaf and
smelling it.

Hard to do that with a picture. 8^)

And some of the more exotic Asian/Thai basils I've tried, while very
aromatic, don't exactly look, taste, or smell like the more familiar
Italian basils.

We grow ocimum sanctum which is quite has a different scent and a
somewhat different conformation from the basic spice basils but I'd bet
that any basil leaf would tend to smell quite different from a crushed
spinach leaf :-)

That said, We have a red kale variety (we got from a friend who got it
from a friend) that smells like a mild incense when cooked. Raw, it has
a milder than usual but distinctive brassica scent and taste.