Identification Help

badger09

Hoping some of you very knowledgeable can help. I bought a packet of Wild Garlic seeds recently & from a liberal sprinkling, these are the only things growing. 

I think they’re both varieties of Goosefoot which is not what I wanted. They’re both about 6” tall but the 2nd is much bushier. Can anyone confirm please.

Brie

Doesn't look like any wild garlic I've ever seen.  As to what it is haven't a clue.

badger09

My thoughts exactly😠. If I’m right, they’re both ‘edible weeds’ but I’m not risking that without confirmation. 

Keep_pedalling

You are correct with the first one it is Goosefoot (probably  Chenopodium album) but I think the second one is a non native species possibly Green Amaranth (Amaranth viridis) 

badger09

Keep_pedalling said:

You are correct with the first one it is Goosefoot (probably  Chenopodium album) but I think the second one is a non native species possibly Green Amaranth (Amaranth viridis) 

Thank you. That was another name I came across. At least that’s also edible. 

I’m going to buy some wild garlic bulbs & hope they do better. Wish I’d brought some from our previous home where they grew very happily on shady bank behind garage. Doubt they’d have survived 2 moves or storage though. 

Brie

badger09 said:

I’m going to buy some wild garlic bulbs & hope they do better. Wish I’d brought some from our previous home where they grew very happily on shady bank behind garage. Doubt they’d have survived 2 moves or storage though. 

Any chance of popping over to the old homestead and asking if you could have some?  Given that bulbs happily endure storage and shipping etc they should quite easily put up with a bit of a commute.  And the new owners might be happy to be rid of "those smelly weeds" that are running rampant.

alicef

@badger09 - just a heads up - wild garlic spreads like mad ....

for example

Apodemus

Top one I would have called Fat Hen rather than Goosefoot, but they're both the same beastie!  

Could the second one perhaps just be a slightly sick-looking basil plant?

Dustyevsky

Have you considered the seeds purchased might need a winter outdoors before doing their thing? I can't say for sure without looking up their dormancy, but I'm sure you can do that.

 I know some other baby alliums I have took some time, and then they vanished in mid-summer to stay as a small 'pip,' popping up again in spring.

LessImpecunious

I agree with Dusty (think that's the second time I've managed to get that Genny Lec reference in recently) re. the need for cold - see e.g., https://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item_76d_allium_ursinum_seeds.

Agree with the Fat Hen id, but the second plant looks to me a lot like a young Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris)...

badger09

Brie said:

badger09 said:

I’m going to buy some wild garlic bulbs & hope they do better. Wish I’d brought some from our previous home where they grew very happily on shady bank behind garage. Doubt they’d have survived 2 moves or storage though. 

Any chance of popping over to the old homestead and asking if you could have some?  Given that bulbs happily endure storage and shipping etc they should quite easily put up with a bit of a commute.  And the new owners might be happy to be rid of "those smelly weeds" that are running rampant.

We got on really well with our buyers and we went through a lot of stress together with our moves, but I think I’ve left it too late. They moved in on 8 Jan 21. I’d love to see what they’ve done with it though.