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Is this a weed? ....

(34 Posts)
Luckygirl3 Sat 22-Apr-23 20:46:18

......... it is rather large and has a mate and is right in the middle of my raised bed!

Callistemon21 Sun 23-Apr-23 10:15:02

BlueBelle

Ahh so looking it up online there seems a variety of different wild garlic This is what mine looks like
Obviously mines not like your photo always been told it was wild garlic and itโ€™s a strong garlic smell
I m still alive ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Yours looks like cultivated garlic.

I've never had much luck growing it, yours looks good!

Luckygirl3 Sun 23-Apr-23 10:41:53

Just looked up I-Spy books online - they do still exist and seem to be published jointly by Collins and Michelin.

Kalu Sun 23-Apr-23 11:06:40

BlueBelle

Ahh so looking it up online there seems a variety of different wild garlic This is what mine looks like
Obviously mines not like your photo always been told it was wild garlic and itโ€™s a strong garlic smell
I m still alive ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

As Casdon says, that is garlic chives or Syboes as we call it in Scotland, from the spring onion family.not as strong tasting as wild garlic. I have a clump of it along with ordinary chives and use one or the other finely chopped in salads or sprinkled over new potatoes.

Daisymae Sun 23-Apr-23 11:32:32

It's growing in the verges here so it's definitely a weed. Funnily enough I was just thinking yesterday that it's quite attractive but you might be overrun if you leave it!

PiscesLady Sun 23-Apr-23 13:04:27

I have an app on my mobile for plant identification. I use LeafSnap. Having put the photo on the app, it agrees with the ID of Garlic Mustard and gives other alternative names for the plant.

Esmay Wed 26-Apr-23 09:08:11

You can eat it .
It becomes less bitter when cooked .
It's best to eat young plants as older ones contain poison .

Garlic mustard can't be given to dogs .

I haven't tried it .

I do like nettles though .

Recently , I tried dandelion leaves - if you endive you might like them - I didn't !

Esmay Wed 26-Apr-23 09:11:25

Don't eat anything that you've foraged unless you are really sure that it's harmless .

I'd take an expert !

MaizieD Wed 26-Apr-23 09:44:49

If you let it seed it will take over your garden, though it's easy to pull up when young as it develops quite long roots when older. Personally I wouldn't encourage it in any way grin

I'm a bit suspicious of the assertion that it's biennial, the stuff that grows around my place (despite my annual eradication attempts) flowers in its first year.