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    • #34949
      David Hale
      Student

        I started a number of herbs and vegetables this Spring but one of them has me stumped. I don’t even recall planting it, so I have little idea what it might be. Any suggestions?


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      • #34950
        IdahoHerbalist

          Have you tried a google image search? I have not had great luck with it but it might give you a clue.

        • #34957
          Dr. Patrick Jones
          Homestead Instructor

            Are those thorns?

            The leaves don’t look like raspberry or blackberry but it’s pretty young. Looks like rose family.

            Post some more pics as it matures and particularly as it flowers.

            Doc

            Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.

          • #34959
            IdahoHerbalist

              If you know everything you planted have you tried a process of elimination? Did you use sterile potting soil to start them in?

            • #34978
              David Hale
              Student
              Topic Author

                Mystery solved. I spoke with my daughter who had picked some wild rose hips when on a hike and tried to get them to start in her bedroom. When they failed to germinate, she left the pot in tha garage with my planting supplies. Honestly I’m surprised that they still germinated because they were neglected for a while. Once I noticed them, I watered them well and put them under a grow light. So I don’t know what kind of roses they will grow into, but they are definitely some type of wild rose.

              • #34980
                IdahoHerbalist

                  That is WAY COOL! Glad you figured it out. Wild plants are not sissies like most of the hybridized and cultivated varieties. I was reading that this one plant’s seeds can survive up to TEN YEARS in nature.

                • #35000
                  Dr. Patrick Jones
                  Homestead Instructor

                    IdahoHerbalist wrote: That is WAY COOL! Glad you figured it out. Wild plants are not sissies like most of the hybridized and cultivated varieties. I was reading that this one plant’s seeds can survive up to TEN YEARS in nature.

                    Seeds are tough. They have germinated seeds from the pyramids. Now that’s old seed.

                    Doc

                    Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.

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