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dargaonfly1054
True Blue Farmgirl
257 Posts
Georgette
Nicholville
NY
USA
257 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 11 2006 : 12:25:09 PM
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Can anyone tell me what this plant is? We got some heirloom seeds this spring and planted them.....beets, carrots, etc. But this thing came up and we don't have a clue as to what it is.....HELP!!!
"There is a voice that doesn't use words........Listen." |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Jul 11 2006 : 2:06:38 PM
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Georgette- It looks like a beet. Whatever it is , it sure is healthy, and huge!!
Karin |
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dargaonfly1054
True Blue Farmgirl
257 Posts
Georgette
Nicholville
NY
USA
257 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2006 : 2:34:18 PM
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Oh Karin, I was thinking beet too, but the leaves just aren't beet leaves...... Anybody else out there got any idea?
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LJRphoto
True Blue Farmgirl
760 Posts
Laura
Hickory Corners
MI
USA
760 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2006 : 4:15:27 PM
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It looks to me like a radish that's been in the ground too long. Are the leaves a little prickly?
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." -E. B. White
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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dargaonfly1054
True Blue Farmgirl
257 Posts
Georgette
Nicholville
NY
USA
257 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2006 : 03:37:07 AM
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Aren't horseradish white and the leaves different? I don't know if I should pull it out and try eating it? I don't want to get .... sick........!! I was thinking that with the heirloom seeds we got, a seed from something else got in there. All I had in the garden last year was sunflowers and a zucchini......and tomatoes at the other end. Not knowing what it is, we've left it to grow!!!
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junebug
True Blue Farmgirl
2421 Posts
Sue
West Plains,
Mo.
USA
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lawsec03
True Blue Farmgirl
112 Posts
Melissa
Richmond
KY
USA
112 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2006 : 06:27:03 AM
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I have no idea what it is, but now I want to know! I will keep checking to find out if you figure it out!
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ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
705 Posts
Robin
An organic farm in the forest in
Maine
USA
705 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2006 : 06:54:27 AM
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It looks like a beet to me. Have you tasted the leaves? I don't think a seed company would send you something poisonous.
Robin
www.thymeforewe.com
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dargaonfly1054
True Blue Farmgirl
257 Posts
Georgette
Nicholville
NY
USA
257 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2006 : 06:59:18 AM
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Sue, you know I hadn't thought of that, that because it was an heirloom that the leaves would be different. I'll have to tell my sweetie that....!!
I'll let you know Melissa........I may just pick it and cut it and taste it.....and will let you all know.
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2006 : 08:27:09 AM
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It looks like a beet We have the same vairety instead of round, they are oblong like this
the greens are mild and tasty in a salad too to me it all tastes kind of like mild dirt......(not that I go around eating dirt all the time) did you gals know beeys are good for the blood?? hubby is training for a cycling competition and has read where eating liver and beets helps boost the blood. He participated in a ride yesterday and rode 60 miles in 3 1/2 hours
he can have the liver though |
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garliclady
True Blue Farmgirl
274 Posts
Reidsville
NC
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dargaonfly1054
True Blue Farmgirl
257 Posts
Georgette
Nicholville
NY
USA
257 Posts |
Posted - Jul 18 2006 : 03:31:48 AM
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Bingo garliclady!! I couldn't resist any longer, I picked it and cut it. It looked like a radish, then I smelled it, it smelled like a radish, then I tasted it. Yep, it was a radish!! So there you go Melissa, it is a radish!! Pretty ugly looking one, but a radish!!
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Garden Gate: what is it?? |
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what is it??
