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mare460 Joined: 6/15/2004 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1345	Posted: Jul/01/2008 11:10 AM PST It's getting big in there with my pinks so I guess it's time to find out what it is...LOL! Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

Aurora Joined: 4/24/2008 Location: Chesapeake VA Posts: 1870	Posted: Jul/01/2008 11:21 AM PST I have no idea other than it looks a little like Virginia copperleaf, and it looks "weedy" Quote \| Reply \| Report

Kate Joined: 4/05/2006 Location: northeast Nebraska Posts: 101	Posted: Jul/01/2008 6:57 PM PST That would be what we call pig weed here in NE. Amaranthus species. I'd pull it! Hope this helps! Quote \| Reply \| Report

stereoman Joined: 3/17/2008 Location: beautiful southern appalachians Posts: 1894	Posted: Jul/01/2008 7:22 PM PST I'd never heard a name for it, Kate, but I get a lot of it too. I find it's easy to pull when it's about 2-3 inches tall, but not before or after. Quote \| Reply \| Report

txrose Joined: 3/04/2007 Location: Posts: 2168	Posted: Jul/01/2008 9:07 PM PST Is it one of the varieties of "plantain" a common garden weed? If it is, it is (lol must be late)then useful for bites and stings. Quote \| Reply \| Report

mare460 Joined: 6/15/2004 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1345	Posted: Jul/04/2008 10:44 AM PST Thanks everyone. The stem was different from the one I had 2 years ago so I didn't think it was pigweed. Quote \| Reply \| Report

EvonneStoryteller Joined: 7/02/2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 500	Posted: Jul/06/2008 7:46 AM PST I am not sure if this is settled or not, but it looks like pigweed to me too. http://horses.about.com/od/feedingyourhorse/ig/Pla nts-Toxic-to-Horses/Toxic-Plants---Pigweed.htm Quote \| Reply \| Report

txrose Joined: 3/04/2007 Location: Posts: 2168	Posted: Jul/06/2008 8:37 AM PST probably so... http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/library/crpsl2/s80.pd f Quote \| Reply \| Report