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Hello, Hubby & I have just taken over an allotment. It is a little overgrown and will need some clearing. There are some fruit trees/bushes that we plan on keeping but there are a few things that we are not sure of as we are both novices. Could you offer some advice on what they maybe?
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Oh dear - I recognise 1 and 3 but I've gone blank - senior moment.
Someone with a decent memory will be along soon (Wales vs Portugal football notwithstanding) - in the meantime welcome to the vine...
good luck with the new plotsigpic
1574 gin and tonics please Monica, large ones. -
Not certain, here's what I think the first 2 might be
1 - Teasel?
2 - Ground Elder ?
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Hi and welcome to the vine
1. looks like thistle to me
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3. Plum or damsonComment
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Thank you for the replies. We thought it might be damson as there is another on the plot but it looked slightly different. We have identified a pear & damson tree and some raspberry, gooseberry & redcurrant and a possible blackcurrant bush. The rest seems to be a selection of overgrown weeds.Comment
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Thank you for the replies. We thought it might be damson as there is another on the plot but it looked slightly different. We have identified a pear & damson tree and some raspberry, gooseberry & redcurrant and a possible blackcurrant bush. The rest seems to be a selection of overgrown weeds.Comment
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I concur:
thistle / damson
(half time, part of my brain-function has returned)sigpic
1574 gin and tonics please Monica, large ones.Comment
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Globe thistle, weed don't know the name and plum familyGardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poetComment
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Hi & Welcome
1. ? globe thistle (ornamental)
2. The one with burr seed heads and yellow flowers looks like wood avens. Invasive - get rid!
3. Plum or damson - as Norfolk grey.Comment
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Pic 3 Plum or Damson, as already mentioned, be aware of the maggot that may lurk inside them, check before you eat or cook them, the fruit not the maggot that is...
Best of luck with your new allotment.Comment
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