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What is this plant? Friend or foe?

Novice2020Novice2020 Posts: 42
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I don't know what this plant is that is popping up everywhere. I can't identify it clearly in the books I have bought.

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  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    Bitter cress. Can be eaten and tastes rather like rocket. It is a weed and does seed around a lot. If it gets flowers it develops pods that pop open flinging seeds out everywhere if touched. 
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391
    edited June 2020
    Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) an extremely fast maturing weed (from seed to seeding itself in 5 weeks!)


    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Novice2020Novice2020 Posts: 42
    Thank you. Do I just pull it out? Or is there a specific way to control it?



    BobTheGardener said:
    Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) an extremely fast maturing weed (from seed to seeding itself in 5 weeks!)



  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391
    Just pull them out - they hardly have any roots.  Unfortunately, when they do seed, the seed pods 'explode' and scatter seeds far and wide, so try and not let any get to that stage:

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Novice2020Novice2020 Posts: 42
    Thank you everyone. I'm learning something new each day.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 3,996
    Novice2020 said:
    [...] I'm learning something new each day.
    Me too! That's the beauty of life.
    You are invited to a virtual visit of my garden (in English or in French).
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