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Fri, Sep 12, 14 at 10:52

I planted 2 types of lettuce seeds. I have some coming up that is definitely lettuce. Then I have a bunch of this coming up too right where I planted the seeds. This looks like a weed! But I have never had this weed....did the seed company mess up?

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Posted by SunshineZone7 (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 12, 14 at 11:00

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Posted by polyd none (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 12, 14 at 11:06

looks like bind weed to me

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Posted by dbarron Z6/7 (Oklahoma) (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 12, 14 at 11:10

Lettuce at top right

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Posted by SunshineZone7 (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 12, 14 at 11:36

I looked up bindweed and that is not it. It is weird I planted 2 types of seeds and half the stuff coming up is 1 type of lettuce and half the stuff coming up is this! And this is not something I have seen in the garden/yard ever.

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Posted by dbarron Z6/7 (Oklahoma) (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 12, 14 at 11:39

I have...it's a common weed, though I am not sure it's bindweed.

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Posted by Cercis141 7 (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 12, 14 at 12:00

I think it's Mollugo verticillata, Carpetweed. It's an annual, propagated by seed. There are several ways it could come up in your garden, so I would not assume the seed company is at fault. Do pull it out asap as it can form large mats and removing such could disturb your lettuce seedlings.

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Posted by farmerdill 8a GA (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 12, 14 at 12:38

Concur: it is a common garden weed in Georgia. Not overly troublesome but easy to remove.

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Posted by SunshineZone7 (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 12, 14 at 13:11

Thank you all!

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Posted by floral_uk 8/9 SW UK (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 12, 14 at 13:54

Something in the Rubiaceae, anyway. Mollugo verticillata would fit as would Galium aparine, Cleavers. Just pull it up.

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