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Is it a weed or a vegetable?!
charlotte-chevelle
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in Fruit & veg
Hi, im a novice at gardening and need some help!
I planted some swede and some parsnip but i am struggling to work out if what is growing is swede, parsnip or weeds. It all seems to look like the same leaves but there are some leaves where i did not plant my swede and parsnip. I used the strips of seeds, planting 2 rows of each in my greenhouse.
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Those bigger leaves look like swede to me
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The ones with a stem between the ground and the leaves are your swedes. The ones with leaves growing straight out of the ground (eg right at the top of the 2nd photo) are weeds. The purple clover-like leaves are oxalis, another weed. I don't see any parsnips but those take a lot longer to germinate than swede seeds.
Okay thats good news! Thanks for your help.
Would you recommend pulling some out to make them about 10cm per 1 plant?
You could gently lift some out (use a seed label or dinner fork) and transplant them. Don't waste them.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.