Can anyone tell me what this is?

[forgetmenot]

A while ago I direct sowed carrots, parsnip and celeriac into my plot, marked out the lines with string and then waited ( and waited some more) for something to pop up.
In a neat line right where my drill/ string is these plants have appeared. The trouble is that I'm not sure sure they're what I wanted. Can anyone tell me if they resemble any type of carrot or celeriac you know? I wanted to check before I dig them up and put them into the compost bin!

[veggiechicken]

The seedlings with 2 narrow strappy leaves could be carrots but I don't know what the bigger blueygreen leaves are.

[roitelet]

I agree with VC, strappy leaves carrots and I think the bluey green ones weeds. They always grow faster than the crop. You also have some oxalis in there too, shamrock type leaves.

[Penellype]

I agree the smaller ones look like carrot or parsnip seed leaves. The bigger ones with 3 leaflets are oxalis, which is a weed although edible (a relative of Oca which is oxalis tuberosa) - they have little bulblets which drop off easily when you pull or dig them out so they are quite hard to eradicate. The flowers are quite pretty though https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis

[PyreneesPlot]

Are the bigger seedlings rocket, maybe?

[forgetmenot]

Thanks guys. I will wait another week or so to watch the growth and then decide whether or not to pull them out.

[planetologist]

Yes, it's much easier to identify seedlings once they have their first true leaves (in addition to the two seed leaves that dicotyledons make).

[forgetmenot]

name that weed time!

A while ago I posted that in amongst my carrot / parsnip rows there seemed to be another row of what could have been veg growing. I left them growing for a while just in case I had accidentally sown something rather wonderful / edible. I am absolutely no further on in figuring out what it could be so I have returned to ask for more suggestions! I still have this plant growing in a perfect line, in fact I have 2 almost straight lines growing where I thought I had planted veg seedlings. I pulled one up and have photographed it below. Its root smells kind of familiar, a bit radishy/mustardy but I haven't dared taste it just in case I keel over. Any ideas will be gratefully received!

[vixylix]

some kind of parsnip? parsley?

[veggiechicken]

I think its a Mayweed/chamomile or maybe Pineapple weed.

PS Threads merged!

[forgetmenot]

thanks VC. Now I'm intrigued and will leave it for longer to see what flowers it throws up!!

[veggiechicken]

I'm intrigued too. Look forward to the next update!