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what is this
james new
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I planted fennel swede lettuce and beetroot. got 1 beetroot strange looking lettuce and 5 rows of this what is it ? I have never seen it before has anyone come across it please let me know My wife says they are weeds but out of seed packets ?
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That looks more like Fat Hen, Chenopodium album, than beetroot gone to seed, though they are in the same family.
In the sticks near Peterborough
thank you out they come in the morning
Someone earlier in the year received seeds from a reputable source and ended up with a big fat hen in a hanging basket! Ooer!
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/plants/big-fat-henhow-embarassing/985493.html
Found it!
Last edited: 31 August 2016 07:54:47