Plant ID

 
Hi,

I have just moved into a new flat and have these in the garden. Could
someone please tell me what they are and whether they are edible?

Cheers!


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triggerhappy

 triggerhappy said:

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It looks like some sort of beet or chard has wintered over and now
bolted to bloom.  

So yes, it looks to be an edible green, but it is nearly at the end of its
life cycle.  Time to pitch it and start over fresh.

It also looks like you have a weed (plantain -- Plantago major) growing
in the pot in the second picture.

(The article I am responding to seems to be mal-threaded or in some
way is corrupted; this has been happening a lot lately and I suspect it
may have something to do with the way gardenbanter is interacting with
Usenet.)

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Same here, it is tacked onto a thread of the same name from 2009.

D

 @gardenbanter.co.uk says...

  Those look like last year's beetroot about to run to seed.

  Janet