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joel hickeyjoel hickey Posts: 5
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hi im new to gardening could somebody id this palnt 

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  • joel hickeyjoel hickey Posts: 5

    is it really what i think it is , its not mine . someone is taking the micky out of me !. 

     

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,928

    It's hemp, most likely grown from wild bird seed - it's from the same family as marijuana but much less potent.  

    Any of the stronger hemp seed used in bird seed is heat treated to prevent germination, so yours is likely to be industrial hemp, used for making fibres for rope and cloth.  


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Lupin 1Lupin 1 Posts: 8,916

    They once found some growing in a police station garden not too far from here, that was image

  • joel hickeyjoel hickey Posts: 5

    so it is weed , i genuinley didnt know . sorry 

  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    I just showed this my OH who knows very little about plants.......should I be worried that he knew what it was?? image

  • Stacey DochertyStacey Docherty Posts: 1,759

    Lol it's hemp!!!!!! It's related to cannabis but it has a lower thc compound ( the weeeeee in weed!!!) lol it's not illegal and can be quite pretty when it flowers!!!

  • joel hickeyjoel hickey Posts: 5

    and i have my pa1 and pa6 tests starting tomorrow , 

  • Lupin 1Lupin 1 Posts: 8,916

    OL I take it that he feeds the birds and weeds up what grows under the feeders image

  • Orchid LadyOrchid Lady Posts: 5,800

    Of course KEF....nothing more image To be fair, he also recognised a Foxglove at the GC centre today so I bought it because I was so impressed that he knew what it was image

  • Lupin 1Lupin 1 Posts: 8,916

    Joel don't stress, you've made us smile. image  There might be a rush on bird seed from casual viewers to the forum image

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