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What's this?
Janeylondon
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I'm not sure what this is or what the little plant that's growing beside it is. I'm thinking it might be a food plant or some sort of herb. I've been away for 3 months and had a friend water my balcony troughs when possible. I cannot remember what I plant if I'm honest. Please help
I'm thinking the plant next to it is a weed?
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the little one is one ofthe weed geraniums but I don't recognise the other.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thank you nut cutlet. Have you any idea of the other one? It might peak my memory?
I don't Janey. It's nothing I've grown sorry
In the sticks near Peterborough
Pinch the leaves and sniff. It will then be obvious if it is a herb. The plant to the left is definitely a weed.
LOL Janey - my Missus is exactly the same. I always label my stuff. It doesn't look like a herb but pinching the leaves will definitely tell you if it is. I wouldn't eat it unless you do know either!
Thank you
I think the plant to the right could be Mirabilis jalapa or Four o'clock flower.
Janey, you never said whether the leaves smell of anything, with or without pinching them.
I don't think it's mirabilis, I grow that most years
In the sticks near Peterborough
Ok I will pinch and smell
Could it be pepper?