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Seedling ID please

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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Sowed loads of ols seeds out of my seed tin. I was pretty sure they were nasturtiums ( something to do with India), but they don't look right. Can anyone tell me what they might be?

Ps have you noticed what predictive text makes of nasturtium😳?
In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Malva family is all I can say at this stage.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Spot on @BobTheGardener!

    Thank you
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Out of interest @B3 , how old are those particular seeds?  I think many in this family have a very long seed viability.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    They arent old. I got them this year and forgot about them.
     Most of my other seeds are pretty old and have germinated. That's probably why I didn't recognise the mallow. No sign of thunbergia though and I particularly wanted them
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    I'm relying on old runner beans this year as I went a bit silly with my bean seed shopping and have all sorts of interesting legumey things but forgot to order runners!  I accidentally left the seed I kept from last year's crop outside sandwiched between 2 seed trays so that rotted and am now down to remains of old packets from up to 10 years ago..
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It's worth trying. You can reuse the compost for something else if they dont grow
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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