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I planted seeds from a mixed greens packet. I can't always tell the greens from the weeds. Can you please identify any plants in the attached photos t...
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Identifying mixed greens #829313
Asked May 10, 2023, 10:07 AM EDT
I planted seeds from a mixed greens packet. I can't always tell the greens from the weeds. Can you please identify any plants in the attached photos that are weeds?
Baltimore County Maryland
Expert Response
Hi,
It doesn't appear that the photos attached. Could you try again?
Emily
I know I attached them before. Attaching photos again...
It's challenging when they're that small but here are our best guesses:
We think that your first photo (3305) looks like
mizuna, lettuce, some kind of Brassica, and beet leaves.
In your second photo,(3306) on the left, possibly tatsoi, and that's arugula is on the right, but we are not sure about the plants in the middle.
Your third photo (3307) shows arugula as the plant on right. Not sure about the other ones.
(They look a bit like young Pokeweed, which could seed in if you have that growing in other areas of your yard. While eaten in some parts of the south, it's only when young and specially prepared. We don't recommend it here.)
Christine
We think that your first photo (3305) looks like
mizuna, lettuce, some kind of Brassica, and beet leaves.
In your second photo,(3306) on the left, possibly tatsoi, and that's arugula is on the right, but we are not sure about the plants in the middle.
Your third photo (3307) shows arugula as the plant on right. Not sure about the other ones.
(They look a bit like young Pokeweed, which could seed in if you have that growing in other areas of your yard. While eaten in some parts of the south, it's only when young and specially prepared. We don't recommend it here.)
Christine
