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Cabbage growing wild
I've spotted several cabbage plants growing in the garden! Wonderful,
but I didn't plant them! We had a bird seed spillage earlier in the year - didn't see anything that sounded cabbagey on the list though. Although I don't know what dari is! -- http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for delivery http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
Cabbage growing wild
On Tue, 13 May 2008 18:38:35 +0100, Mogga
wrote: I've spotted several cabbage plants growing in the garden! Wonderful, but I didn't plant them! We had a bird seed spillage earlier in the year - didn't see anything that sounded cabbagey on the list though. Although I don't know what dari is! rapeseed most like -- "For those who are missing Blair - aim more carefully." To reply direct rot13 me bURRt the 101 Camper www.simoni.co.uk 200TDi Disco with no floor - its being fixed at last! 200 TDi Disco, "the offroader" 1976 S3 Lightweight |
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On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:57:44 +0100, Simon Isaacs
wrote: On Tue, 13 May 2008 18:38:35 +0100, Mogga wrote: I've spotted several cabbage plants growing in the garden! Wonderful, but I didn't plant them! We had a bird seed spillage earlier in the year - didn't see anything that sounded cabbagey on the list though. Although I don't know what dari is! rapeseed most like Ahh yeah prob - will check the bag in the morning. I did toy earlier in the year with buying a huge sack of it and covering the field at the back in it, and just seeing what grew./ Probably only ever so slightly naughty though. :) -- http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for delivery http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
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On Tue, 13 May 2008 22:09:03 +0100, Mogga wrote:
I did toy earlier in the year with buying a huge sack of it and covering the field at the back in it, and just seeing what grew./ Probably only ever so slightly naughty though. :) I don't think bird seed has that weed in any more, for just that reason. Used to be a very common plant on landfill sites. -- Cheers Dave. |
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"Mogga" wrote Ahh yeah prob - will check the bag in the morning. I did toy earlier in the year with buying a huge sack of it and covering the field at the back in it, and just seeing what grew./ Probably only ever so slightly naughty though. :) Just go to a Fishing Tackle shop and buy some Hemp seed (if it's still available), used to use it boiled for catching Roach etc. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Mogga wrote:
I've spotted several cabbage plants growing in the garden! Wonderful, but I didn't plant them! We had a bird seed spillage earlier in the year - didn't see anything that sounded cabbagey on the list though. Although I don't know what dari is! I've seen a variety of some cabbage growing wild on the south coast of England. It looked strange seeing it growing there, somehow out of place growing on the beach. It must have a high salt tollerance. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Mogga" wrote Ahh yeah prob - will check the bag in the morning. I did toy earlier in the year with buying a huge sack of it and covering the field at the back in it, and just seeing what grew./ Probably only ever so slightly naughty though. :) Just go to a Fishing Tackle shop and buy some Hemp seed (if it's still available), used to use it boiled for catching Roach etc. You can buy henp seed at a supermarket - well, Waitrose anyway. No good for roach though. Doesn't even taste wonderful. Mary |
Cabbage growing wild
"David in Normandy" wrote in message ... Mogga wrote: I've spotted several cabbage plants growing in the garden! Wonderful, but I didn't plant them! We had a bird seed spillage earlier in the year - didn't see anything that sounded cabbagey on the list though. Although I don't know what dari is! I've seen a variety of some cabbage growing wild on the south coast of England. It looked strange seeing it growing there, somehow out of place growing on the beach. It must have a high salt tollerance. That is a real wild cabbage, I've seen it growing as far north as Scotland. And eaten it :-) Mary |
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In message , David in Normandy
writes Mogga wrote: I've spotted several cabbage plants growing in the garden! Wonderful, but I didn't plant them! We had a bird seed spillage earlier in the year - didn't see anything that sounded cabbagey on the list though. Although I don't know what dari is! I've seen a variety of some cabbage growing wild on the south coast of England. It looked strange seeing it growing there, somehow out of place growing on the beach. It must have a high salt tollerance. I've seen what I've assumed to be a wild form of Brassica oleraceus (yellow-flowered crucifers tend to look similar) growing just above the beach on the coast of Galloway. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley http://florulaprima.blogspot.com |
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In article , Stewart Robert Hinsley writes: | | I've seen what I've assumed to be a wild form of Brassica oleraceus | (yellow-flowered crucifers tend to look similar) growing just above the | beach on the coast of Galloway. White-flowered ones can be non-trivial to identify, too :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On Tue, 13 May 2008 22:32:27 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote: On Tue, 13 May 2008 22:09:03 +0100, Mogga wrote: I did toy earlier in the year with buying a huge sack of it and covering the field at the back in it, and just seeing what grew./ Probably only ever so slightly naughty though. :) I don't think bird seed has that weed in any more, for just that reason. Used to be a very common plant on landfill sites. Whatever this is something is scoffing it as fast as it can grow. I have seen a couple of caterpillas in the area but none on it yet. (There was a very strange red streaked one that looked just the same colour as the fence paint OH was using last week...) -- http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
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In message , mogga
writes Whatever this is something is scoffing it as fast as it can grow. I have seen a couple of caterpillas in the area but none on it yet. (There was a very strange red streaked one that looked just the same colour as the fence paint OH was using last week...) Cinnabar moth caterpillar? (Normally eats ragwort.) -- Stewart Robert Hinsley http://florulaprima.blogspot.com |
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In message , Nick Maclaren
writes In article , Stewart Robert Hinsley writes: | | I've seen what I've assumed to be a wild form of Brassica oleraceus | (yellow-flowered crucifers tend to look similar) growing just above the | beach on the coast of Galloway. White-flowered ones can be non-trivial to identify, too :-) I know; I've currently got a Lepidium awaiting identification. Regards, Nick Maclaren. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley http://florulaprima.blogspot.com |
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On Thu, 15 May 2008 11:46:12 +0100, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote: In message , mogga writes Whatever this is something is scoffing it as fast as it can grow. I have seen a couple of caterpillas in the area but none on it yet. (There was a very strange red streaked one that looked just the same colour as the fence paint OH was using last week...) Cinnabar moth caterpillar? (Normally eats ragwort.) They're the stripey ones? This had a top half red and underside green... as if it'd been painted... -- http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
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On 15 May, 12:50, mogga wrote:
On Thu, 15 May 2008 11:46:12 +0100, Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote: In message , mogga writes Whatever this is something is scoffing it as fast as it can grow. I have seen a couple of caterpillas in the area but none on it yet. (There was a very strange red streaked one that looked just the same colour as the fence paint OH was using last week...) Cinnabar moth caterpillar? (Normally eatsragwort.) They're the stripey ones? This had a top half red and underside green... as if it'd been painted... --http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.ukhttp://www.holidayunder100.co.uk This is not a Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar. These are striped yellow and black and only eat Ragwort and some related plants. This is some other kind of moth. In my experience most caterpillars on cabbage are moths. Neil Jones http://www.butterflyguy.com |
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