Weed id please

[shepp726]

have a small patch of wild area in the garden and this bad boy has appeared.
have no idea what it is.
can anyone help.

[WendyC]

Don't know what it's called but I had it on my old plot. It has really prickly leaves and a long tap root. Make sure you get the whole root out when you dig it out or it will regrow. Having said that I did used to compost it and never had any problems with it persisting in the compost. Wear gloves!

[shepp726]

very prickly everywhere wendy.
its in a bit of a wild patch with nettles that i let grow in the garden so am not gonna dig up, but am not going to let it seed.
just wish i knew what it was called.

[Glutton4...]

It's a Thistle. Don't know which one, but you wanna get it out before it sets seed.

Some plants, like Dandelions, for example, can still set seed from flower after they've been dug up, so best to burn or compost it, just in case.

[veggiechicken]

Prickly Sow thistle? Prickly sow-thistle - Weed information - Organic Weed Management
Little known facts - up to 60,000 seeds per plant
Seeds collected by aircraft at 2000 feet.
You may need to know this for your next pub quiz

[Two_Sheds]

Yep it's one of the sowthistles: sonchus asper. My guinea pigs love 'em

[Glutton4...]

LOL, my first thought was Sow Thistle, but I gurgled to make sure, and all I got was smooth-leaved ones. Every day's a school day...