I don't know what they are, Mara, but considering the size of your garden, I would just transplant them somewhere else and will find out what the heck they are.

Omar

HMM, Another issues if they are an invasive Do I want them all over the "back 40" Name that plant are thinking Field forget me not, but this is un irrigated and we have not had much rain AT ALL.

people eat them. I wonder how. LOL Not in salad, thats for sure.

Competitive eating

Wikipedia: "In the UK, an annual World Nettle Eating Championship
draws thousands of people to Dorset, where competitors attempt to eat
as much of the raw plant as possible. Competitors are given 60 cm
(24 in) stalks of the plant, from which they strip the leaves and eat
them. Whoever strips and eats the most stinging nettle leaves in a fixed
time is the winner. The competition dates back to 1986, when two
neighbouring farmers attempted to settle a dispute about which had the
worst infestation of nettles.[25][26]"

And people talk about 'those crazy Americans???

I eat them! Cooking takes the sting away and the result is a bit like spinach. You just have to pick and wash them with gloves on.

Germans almost wiped them out during WWII and the following famine.

The tiny notched leafed seedling to the left is a Papaver Somniferum I am almost sure - that is the opium poppy. It is a beautiful bloom, makes seeds and will reseed for next year. Try to save it - leaves are blue green. Don't know what the other seedling is - might save some and see if they bloom. Save the poppy for sure!

Judith

PS: those stinging nettles are awful - have to be very careful when weeding, I use roundup on them. If stung, urine takes the sting away immediately. And yes, it can still sting hours later - but the urine remedy really works.

Yes, I have been growing poppies for years, They are a trouble free plant. I didn't know that about Urine and nettles, It does not surprise me . I learned to piss on all my coral cuts when I was a kid swimming in the caribbean. Urine is magic stuff. I gives new meaning to piss own it.

Alameda, thanks. I tried putting rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide on the stings and neither seemed to help.

Funny how the stinging nettle just showed up when I've never had it before. I read two accounts of folks finding them in their wild flower fields for the very first time this year. Makes me wonder why now. Perhaps the generous rains we've had in the last couple of years had something to do with it.

Bourbon thanks for letting us know we can always cook and eat them. I just hope I never have enough to do that.

Mara, let us know if you determine what your unknown weed is.

How about vinegar?

Meme, good idea. Acidity may neutralize the 'sting'.

I hope that helps.

I wonder if those weeds could be some type of petunia or Periwinkle?

Here is a picture of one that I moved. I had to. It was right next to a newly planted Swanflower ( Aristolochia erecta) and some young pink scutelleria. The leaves are not fuzzy like petunias. The periwinkle that I am familiar has white veins on a darker leaf and the perennial ones are pretty leathery. These leaves are fleshy.

That lats picture reminded me coreopsis. Who knows. Let it bloom so we can find out.

Omar

I have lance leafed coreopsis in that area BUT that seedling I know. It is darker and less fleshy more leathery a leaf. But is could be a strange one that I am not familiar with.

As long as you don't let it go to seed, it's fine to see what plant it is and what kind of flower it might produce. You might actually like it in your yard!

For example, my family hates seeing wild purslane at my place, since they don't recognize it as a decorative flower. But I actually like it, not to mention the nutritional value it provides as an edible plant, so even if I wanted to get rid of it at some point during the growing season, it would be for harvesting, not weeding and tossing away. (though purslane is easily recognizable as a seedling so you can get rid of it early on, too)

I am not afraid of an untidy garden so I did leave some, just not the on es around the planted plants and in my path.

They'e weeds lol. I don't remember the name but I've nurured my fair share of them lol. I have some stinging nettles cheese I got in Holland. It's the best cheese! I hear they make a good tea as well. Looks like some oxalis is in that mix also.

I had some mystery sprouts pop up as well and I thought they looked sort of similar to yours. Mine are laying somewhat flat however - whether it’s because they want to ramble or just took some squirrel damage I couldn’t say.

Maybe we are on the same journey though

It is starting to bud ....any ideas?

I think I recognize it now. I do not have a name but if it is what I think it is, it has a very bright yellow flower, similar to dandelion.

Omar

Omar

Your flowers are a single flower on a long stem after bracing. Above the buds are in a cluster unless they put on stem growth quickly. We will see how they grow. Were you thinking it was a Texas Dandelion( Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus or carolinianus) I think both have lobed leaves. I'll be back with flower photos.

Welp mine turned out to be sweet alyssum so I'm pleased!

Mara, did you find out its id? Here’s a picture of mine...

Omar

Texas dandelion (Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus)? A few show up in our yard every once and awhile.

I get them a bit too, I don't think it is them that we are talking about. We will see soon. Foliage is different. But thank you for the picture.

They are definitely weeds with the most pitiful flowers ever, and they are busy making seeds and they haven't even made petals. Out of here.

A close up of nothing

I got a fit , I think , Sleepy Silene or Sleepy catchfly, Silene antirrhina

:D At least now you know you don't like Silene.

Omar