Having trouble telling your baby weeds from your young plants? Hopefully these photographs will be of some use to you!
Many seedlings are difficult to recognize just from their seed leaves (especially if, as in my garden, a lot of your weeds are crucifers) - it is usually safer to wait until the plants have put up one or two true leaves before deciding whether or not they're weeds.
| Artichoke | Cynara scolymus |
| Bean, Snap ("Green Bean") | Phaseolus vulgaris |
| Beet | Beta vulgaris |
| Carrot | Daucus carota var. sativus |
| Celeriac | Apium graveolens (see Celery) |
| Celery | Apium graveolens |
| Chard | Beta vulgaris - cicla group |
Cilantro  |
Coriandrum sativum |
| Claytonia ("Miner's Lettuce") | Claytonia perfoliata |
| Coriander | Coriandrum sativum (see Cilantro) |
| Corn | Zea mays var. rugosa |
| Dill |
Anethum graveolens |
| Kale | Brassica oleracea - acephala group |
Kohlrabi  |
Brassica oleracea - gongylodes group |
| Leek | Allium porrum |
| Lettuce | Lactuca sativa |
| Minutina | Plantago coronopus |
| Mustard |
Brassica spp. |
| Onion | Allium cepa (see Leek) |
| Parsnip | Pastinaca sativa |
| Pea | Pisum sativum |
| Pepper | Capsicum annum |
| Pumpkin | Cucurbita spp. (see Squash) |
| Radicchio | Chicorium intybus |
| Radish | Raphanus sativus |
| Shallot | Allium spp. |
| Spinach | Spinacia oleracea |
| Squash | Cucurbita spp. |
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November 18, 2013