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Anyone else get exicted seeing unxpected plants pop up in their garden/pots? (i.ibb.co)

submitted 1 year ago by d3Xt3r@beehaw.org to c/greenspace@beehaw.org

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Recently, these unidentified plants popped up in my onion pot, and I've been excitedly watching their growth, trying to figure out what they might turn into. Yes I could probably Google them or something, but that'd ruin the fun.

I guess most people would frown and treat any unexpected plants as weeds, but as an apartment dweller, I have to make do with a few pots sitting in my balcony, and when I see new life sprouting, it makes me happy.

So, does anyone else get excited at seeing weeds, or am I the only oddball here? :)

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[–] kessleragain@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Earlier this year a few things sprouted in pots I had outside. I was excited and curious. Eventually I asked my mom and she said they were trees. Whoops.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always enjoy seeing a random flower pop up between sidewalk slabs. Next spring I actually fully intend to buy a few thousand wildflower seeds and spread them all over my new neighborhood.

[–] PlantJam@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just be extra diligent in verifying the contents of any seed mix. Some of those mixes are full of invasive species.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Good to know. Thank you.

[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

We sometimes get plants or seeds gifted to us from other folks in our community, but the givers don't always know the name of what they're giving us. Sometimes we'll have whole swathes of growing beds covered in seedlings I can't identify beyond "the yellow flowers that Susan gave us" and it's incredibly exciting whenever there's an advancement in their growth that gives another clue as to who they'll be when they grow up. When we get transplants rather than seeds, we often let the plants go to seed but then the following year it can be tough to pick out which cotyledons are the ones that will grow to be what we're hoping for. It can be a lot of fun documenting them in pictures as they mature and it's a good way to learn new plants.