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Posted by val1 z4 UT (My Page) on

Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 16:37

I am helping weed a friend's garden and noticed this weed. I am wondering what this weed is.

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Posted by tishtoshnm 6/NM (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 16:40

It looks like it is a tomatillo or a ground cherry. Any chance the friend grew those in the past and they re-seeded?

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Posted by annew21 7b NC (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 16:49

I agree. Tomatillos and ground cherry plants look very similar, only tomatillos get much bigger. Both re-seed like crazy if fruit drops and gets left on the ground over the winter. I have volunteer ground cherry plants all over the place this year.

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Posted by val1 z4 UT (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 17:45

I never even thought about tomatillos but they do look exactly Iike them. I think she might have grown tomatillos in the past, so I bet that is what they are. I left a bunch just in case but I pulled lots of small ones out of her beans, lettuce and onions. I know for sure she did not want them there. They were everywhere. Thank you very much for your help!

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Posted by Slimy_Okra 2b (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 21:24

Definitely a tomatillo. Ground cherry plants tend to have more fuzzy leaves.

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Posted by seysonn 7b WA/HZ 1 (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 23:50

Tomatillo, 100%

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