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taleye

11-05-2011 06:59 PM

What is this plant / veg??

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Hi, please can someone identify this plant, its growing in a deep bed in my garden (just moved into property) and had a PH/moisture detector in the ground, these plants have grown big in 1 month, leaves approx 45cm long, spiky, and collects water around the stem

thanks!!

Wolf K[_2_]

11-05-2011 10:48 PM

What is this plant / veg??

On 11/05/2011 1:59 PM, taleye wrote:
Hi, please can someone identify this plant, its growing in a deep bed in
my garden (just moved into property) and had a PH/moisture detector in
the ground, these plants have grown big in 1 month, leaves approx 45cm
long, spiky, and collects water around the stem

thanks!!

Looks like lettuce that's "bolted", ie it failed to develop a proper
head. Several reasons for that, google will find more info for you.
Bolted lettuce tastes bitter.

HTH
Wolf K.

Drobium

13-05-2011 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by taleye (Post 920963)

Looks to me like 'Teasle'.
If you where to leave it, you'd be rewarded with a thistle like flower , with small purple flowers.
These can be dried and used for decoration in vases and flower arranging.

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