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Post by Shrubrose on Jun 22, 2007 17:14:48 GMT
Has anyone sown seeds from a packet, say lettuce, and come up with something different?
I have sown a mixed variety and have lovingly tended them, watched them by day and watered by night, have picked some leaves to eat. Lovely.
But.....was very puzzled by some of the plants that were growing. Yesterday I discovered that my strange lettuce leaves are in fact broccoli. How do you figure that one?
Has this happened to anyone else or 'is it me'?
Shrub.
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Post by Barbara on Jun 22, 2007 17:22:26 GMT
tell the makers, you might get loads of free seeds.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2007 18:54:21 GMT
Ive sown some Salvia and got a Buttercup weed.
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Post by Shrubrose on Jun 24, 2007 7:46:55 GMT
Never thought of that Barbara I've got grass growing also in two cells. Thought at first it was garlic chives as I sowed some of these too but it's definitely grass  Odd looking type - I'm leaving it to see how it turns out. Shrub. |
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Post by weedorcas on Jul 16, 2007 12:34:06 GMT
I planted some early flowering narcissus in a pot, which didn't flower, so i decided to lift and replace them with something else. While I was working, I couldn't think where the strong oniony smell was coming from. Luckily, I realised they were probably Alliums, which they were, and beautiful when they flowered later.
From B&Q
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Post by dirtyboots on Jul 16, 2007 17:22:12 GMT
I planted sprouts last year and they turned out to be caulis!
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Post by Shrubrose on Jul 16, 2007 20:44:52 GMT
Is it us then or is there a 'cock up' in the seed packeting world? I often wonder, 'how did that get there?'
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Post by nightowl on Jul 17, 2007 11:19:00 GMT
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Post by Shrubrose on Jul 17, 2007 17:24:53 GMT
You're not weird nightowl (unless I am too?). Has the same effect on me plus I've developed an allergy and sneeze for Britain if I'm around them <violentlysneezingsmiley>
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Post by Dutchy on Jul 18, 2007 7:13:08 GMT
You're not weird nightowl (unless I am too?). Has the same effect on me plus I've developed an allergy and sneeze for Britain if I'm around them <violentlysneezingsmiley> Yikes the entire country ;D I have so far got the plants the seedpackage announced but am now looking at my Cheyenne Chili. It is supposed to get short big fat orange fruits but so far they are tall slender green things with a curling tip. It might still straighten and grow fat and orange but it will then be a lot bigger than it is supposed to be. Bigger than the leaves  |
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Odd looking type - I'm leaving it to see how it turns out. 
