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Posted by gardenrook none (My Page) on

Wed, May 14, 14 at 23:13

I planted several vegetables in a raised garden and need help figuring out if this is a plant or weed? I planted a few bell pepper plants, and some seeds from a store bought bell pepper. These plants in the picture have sprouted like crazy, mostly in the row i planted the seeds, but also a few in other places. Is this a weed or not?

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Posted by AiliDeSpain 6a - Utah (My Page) on
Thu, May 15, 14 at 0:42

My first thought was it looks like a pepper plant :)

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Posted by ceth_k 11 (My Page) on
Thu, May 15, 14 at 0:43

looks like some kind of amaranth.

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Posted by AiliDeSpain 6a - Utah (My Page) on
Thu, May 15, 14 at 0:50

Upon closer inspection the leaf pattern is different than a pepper plants. :/

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Posted by seysonn 7b WA/HZ 1 (My Page) on
Thu, May 15, 14 at 1:46

I think it is NOT a common weed. But not pepper or tomato. Amaranth could be a possibility. They are fast growing.
Interesting to keep it a while until you know what it is.

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Posted by planatus 6 (My Page) on
Thu, May 15, 14 at 8:37

Pull one up and see if it has pink roots. That would make it a red rooted pigweed, which is a wild amaranth. Weed with redeeming qualities.

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Posted by sunnibel7 Md 7 (My Page) on
Thu, May 15, 14 at 10:47

Pigweed.

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