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SweetEyedFish
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Me again. I know 
Im trying to distract myself from the fact my dog has cruciate surgery tomorrow so I know I'm being a pain with weed ID's. Tigger is helping me
Anyone know whether these are weeds?
and another view of same mystery,
But, please tell me this next pic shows Cornflower seedlings. The Rudbeckia seeds must have not taken.
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Aquilegia, calendula? bottom one fat hen weed. You can pick them out, the new leaves look somewhat crystalline.
Tell me you don't know a weed when you see one.The one in you 2nd shot is daisy are a weed. The 2nd is a clover and is a weed also. If you find one that has four leaves it is a 4 leaf clover, you are lucky. There are not to many of these. Haven't you heard of the song with the words, I am looking over a four leaf clover. You are too young to know the song. You helped me to know the other weeds name Corn flower. I live in FLORIDA and I never saw them,I don't think. Do not let your DOG eat the weeds. They could be poisonous to the dog. When a dog eats grass it means it has a stomach ache. It is OKAY for the dog to eat grass only. What kind of surgery is your DOG having. THANK-YOU, for posting. PAT D.
I can't say what the first picture shows, but the second picture looks like Calendula (it looks how mine look anyway).
The third picture looks very cornflower like to me! the leaves are a giveaway (again, based on how mine looked).
I can't say what the fourth picture shows as I don't recognise it.
Aargh I thought thd bottom pic showed Cornflower - which is not a weed @patriciadrummond or at least it better not be! Ha!
Dont worry the dog doesn't eat any plants. He's having cruciate surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his left hind leg. Still waiting for vets update.
Havent sown Calendula but I'll check them out ?
Note to self: sow seeds IN POTS with labels in future
Thanks to all for help.
First one does look like an aquilegia seedling, the second and third - either calendula or wall flower?, the last one not a clue.
The last ones are just weeds.
This is another reason why I like to grow all seeds in pots and trays, you know what you've got right from the start.
Last edited: 23 June 2017 16:15:34
First one is clover (three leaflets to a stem)
2 and 3 could be calendula (marigolds) or self seeded forget-me-nots - I'd hang on to them to see how they develop (the first pair of leaves are naot necesaarily the true leaves)
4 is fat hen - helpful in the compost bin so long as it hasn't run to seed.
Thank you everyone
How disappointing to sow two different seeds and end up with neither!