It's a weed, probably from a wind-blown seed. You might do best to keep cutting it off at the soil line since the root system is probably entwined with that of your beans. Eventually it will die. It's already started making seeds itself.

Thank you anney,

The plant to the left are my beans. So, cut it down to the soil. I will do that, take care.

What is that large flat-leaved plant in the center of the first picture? I recognize the beans to the right of it and the grassy weed to its left, but not that plant.

That broad leaved plant looks like a weed,too.

I'm not sure.

The broad leafed plant looks like sorrel. It's just a weed, really, but it looks like if you pull it now it will disturb the rest of the pot. Cut it off at the root line like Anney says. The grass needs to go too. Here's a link of interest with regard to the sorrel and there's a picture of the leaves.

http://www.mariquita.com/recipes/sorrel.html

Thank schoolhouse and aulani, I'm going to get to work on hat tomorrow. Wow, I can eat this weed!

I did not have these problems last year, but then again I only grew tomotoes andone green pepper plant.

Where's the red onion?

Looks like crabgass to me...

Shot

photo to pic below

Here is a link that might be useful: Photo of crabgrass

holly-2006: they are actually to the right of the big weed and somewhere around that big leaf plant in the middle of the pot. im not even sure if they are growing.

It's a nice crop of weeds!

All grasses look a lot like onion sprouts at the early stage - that's one of the reasons direct-seeding onions is difficult. When in doubt - in the future - rub a stalk and smell your fingers. No distinct oniony smell and you have grass.

Of course, broad-leaved weed seedlings don't look much like young onions so you should be able to pull those easily from the onion patch.

That weed is Dock. Just cut it off it will keep coming back so keep clipping it off at soil level.

thank you to everyone for helping me get 'right' with my few onions (that have not grown) and my blue lake beans.

i will post a picture tomorrow, but i took out all the weeds and planted 6 green bean seeds, we will see how that comes out. i will keep an eye on the weeds this time.

thanks again!

Hiya Jones,

The grass is Barnyardgrass

The broadleaf looks like burdock, but I could be wrong.

I also noticed a common lambsquarters seedling in the second picture.

I linked to the burdock page on virginia tech's website.

Here is a link that might be useful: virginia tech's weed id site.

The broadleaf weed is a dock as use2less says. Don't eat it. In future you need to watch your plantings a bit more closely now you know what to look for. As well as the smell onion seedlings have a circular cross section while gras leaves are flat. The dock will have a deep tap root by now so pulling it will disturb the whole box. It might even be easier to turn the whole lot out and transplant the beans elsewhere. Whatever you do do sow some more beans at intervals if you want a continuous supply.

i have actually taken out both weeds and replaced the dirt...let's see what happens.

thanks for the help!