A volunteer just appeared in the garden, so it must be something winter
hardy, or it would've appeared earlier than September. Though very, very
tiny so far (one-inch leaves & smaller), they should be easy to recognize
even just by the young leaves, which are quite unique double-lobed things.
Nothing like them has ever popped up in the garden before that I can
recall.

An inch tall at this point, they are golden yellow leaves on short stems
poking staight up from the ground. They're growing in an area that was not
watered during summer but is damp now with rain season started. I'm
MOSTLY certain I never planted anything there, as it is a spot that was
built up with quite a big percentage of unfinished compost & not ready for
plants until next spring.

http://www.paghat.com/images/cooldou...thing_sept.jpg
http://www.paghat.com/images/cooldoubleleaf_sept.jpg

-paghat the ratgirl

--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com

paghat wrote:
A volunteer just appeared in the garden, so it must be something winter
hardy, or it would've appeared earlier than September. Though very, very
tiny so far (one-inch leaves & smaller), they should be easy to recognize
even just by the young leaves, which are quite unique double-lobed things.
Nothing like them has ever popped up in the garden before that I can
recall.

An inch tall at this point, they are golden yellow leaves on short stems
poking staight up from the ground. They're growing in an area that was not
watered during summer but is damp now with rain season started. I'm
MOSTLY certain I never planted anything there, as it is a spot that was
built up with quite a big percentage of unfinished compost & not ready for
plants until next spring.

http://www.paghat.com/images/cooldou...thing_sept.jpg
http://www.paghat.com/images/cooldoubleleaf_sept.jpg

-paghat the ratgirl



I've seen those before but an having trouble remembering just what they
are. Those are the cotyledons, and the real leaves won't look anything
like that from what I remember.

It might be morning glories, or some kind of weedy tree seedling -- I
wanna say catalpa, but I think morning glory or bindweed is more likely.

Best regards,
Bob

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(paghat) wrote:

A volunteer just appeared in the garden, so it must be something winter
hardy, or it would've appeared earlier than September. Though very, very
tiny so far (one-inch leaves & smaller), they should be easy to recognize
even just by the young leaves, which are quite unique double-lobed things.
Nothing like them has ever popped up in the garden before that I can
recall.

An inch tall at this point, they are golden yellow leaves on short stems
poking staight up from the ground. They're growing in an area that was not
watered during summer but is damp now with rain season started. I'm
MOSTLY certain I never planted anything there, as it is a spot that was
built up with quite a big percentage of unfinished compost & not ready for
plants until next spring.

http://www.paghat.com/images/cooldou...thing_sept.jpg
http://www.paghat.com/images/cooldoubleleaf_sept.jpg

-paghat the ratgirl

Those look like some kind of Ipomoea seedlings to me. My cardinal
climber (Ipomoea x multifida) seedlings look very similar to them. The
cotyledons are only about 3/4" long when they are just sprouted. They
also look like moonflower (Ipomoea alba) seedlings, but their cotyledons
are much, much larger and meaty. Some morning glory seedlings look like
that, too.

In article , Mark Herbert
wrote:

In article ,
(paghat) wrote:

A volunteer just appeared in the garden, so it must be something winter
hardy, or it would've appeared earlier than September. Though very, very
tiny so far (one-inch leaves & smaller), they should be easy to recognize
even just by the young leaves, which are quite unique double-lobed things.
Nothing like them has ever popped up in the garden before that I can
recall.

An inch tall at this point, they are golden yellow leaves on short stems
poking staight up from the ground. They're growing in an area that was not
watered during summer but is damp now with rain season started. I'm
MOSTLY certain I never planted anything there, as it is a spot that was
built up with quite a big percentage of unfinished compost & not ready for
plants until next spring.

http://www.paghat.com/images/cooldou...thing_sept.jpg
http://www.paghat.com/images/cooldoubleleaf_sept.jpg

-paghat the ratgirl

Those look like some kind of Ipomoea seedlings to me. My cardinal
climber (Ipomoea x multifida) seedlings look very similar to them. The
cotyledons are only about 3/4" long when they are just sprouted. They
also look like moonflower (Ipomoea alba) seedlings, but their cotyledons
are much, much larger and meaty. Some morning glory seedlings look like
that, too.

Ah! You are likely right. Now that you mention it, I did put some ipomoea
seeds in that area earlier in the year thinking some fast-growing vines
might fill in temporarily until the area was ready to plant for real.
Since they never sprouted I assumed they were bad seed or died or were
eaten, but maybe it was simply too dry they were waiting for some rain.
Thanks for the help!

-paghat the ratgirl

--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com

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In article ,
(paghat) wrote:

A volunteer just appeared in the garden, so it must be something winter
hardy, or it would've appeared earlier than September. Though very, very
tiny so far (one-inch leaves & smaller), they should be easy to
recognize
even just by the young leaves, which are quite unique double-lobed
things.
Nothing like them has ever popped up in the garden before that I can
recall.

An inch tall at this point, they are golden yellow leaves on short stems
poking staight up from the ground. They're growing in an area that was
not
watered during summer but is damp now with rain season started. I'm
MOSTLY certain I never planted anything there, as it is a spot that was
built up with quite a big percentage of unfinished compost & not ready
for
plants until next spring.

http://www.paghat.com/images/cooldou...thing_sept.jpg
http://www.paghat.com/images/cooldoubleleaf_sept.jpg

-paghat the ratgirl

Those look like some kind of Ipomoea seedlings to me. My cardinal
climber (Ipomoea x multifida) seedlings look very similar to them. The
cotyledons are only about 3/4" long when they are just sprouted. They
also look like moonflower (Ipomoea alba) seedlings, but their cotyledons
are much, much larger and meaty. Some morning glory seedlings look like
that, too.

I agree. They look exactly like the moonflower seedlings I started this
year.

A volunteer just appeared in the garden, so it must be something winter
hardy, or it would've appeared earlier than September. Though very, very
tiny so far (one-inch leaves & smaller), they should be easy to recognize
even just by the young leaves, which are quite unique double-lobed things.
Nothing like them has ever popped up in the garden before that I can
recall.

An inch tall at this point, they are golden yellow leaves on short stems
poking staight up from the ground. They're growing in an area that was not
watered during summer but is damp now with rain season started. I'm
MOSTLY certain I never planted anything there, as it is a spot that was
built up with quite a big percentage of unfinished compost & not ready for
plants until next spring.

They look like the Ipomoea batatas 'Marguerite' that I grew from seed a couple
of years back.
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