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Have no idea - help with ID please

Sandra ASandra A Posts: 78
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I have down some cineraria seeds and these started to pop. Have no idea what this is, can I have your help, please? Thank you

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391
    edited May 2020
    That looks like a rush (juncus species.)  Not a keeper - see this old thread:

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Sandra ASandra A Posts: 78
    BobTheGardener said:
    That looks like a rush (juncus species.)  Not a keeper - see this old thread:

    Thank you, I see what you mean.. so, the next question would be... why on earth are these things showing up when we buy packets of seeds... they should not be sold contaminated by other seeds 
  • AsarumAsarum Posts: 621
    It was probably in the compost or soil you used.  Some seeds get blown in with the wind too.
    East Anglia
  • Sandra ASandra A Posts: 78
    Asarum said:
    It was probably in the compost or soil you used.  Some seeds get blown in with the wind too.
    I thought John Innes was safe! It cannot be the wind because the pots were inside. I just opened the soil bag, filled the pots, used the seeds and left them in the window that doesn't open. I will have to see if it has showed up somewhere else.

    Thank you for helping me here!
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