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Any idea what this plant is
Aug 14th, 2013 at 10:38am
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this plant has just appeared amongst some pumkins I have growing,no idea what it is
  
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Reply #1 - Aug 14th, 2013 at 11:01am
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Hi cariad, we've had that on our finca.  Unless I'm very much mistaken it's Jimson weed, a member of the Datura family, and highly toxic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimson_weed

Be careful with it.
  
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Reply #2 - Aug 14th, 2013 at 11:12am
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My personal thoughts are that it is a squirting cucumber or white bryony.
I would Google all suggestions and then take a look at some of the images.
  
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Reply #3 - Aug 14th, 2013 at 12:07pm
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Just looked on Wikipedia, it is Jimson weed. We will be very careful how we get rid of it, many thanks for the replies
  
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Reply #4 - Aug 14th, 2013 at 4:58pm
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No problem cariad.  I was pretty certain what it was from the very spiky leaves and seed pods.  If we had smellovision I would have been even more sure, it really stinks.

We got rid of it by hoeing it up and burning it.
  
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Reply #5 - Sep 6th, 2013 at 1:06pm
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Only just seen this.

Deffo Jimson Weed
Too late now, but be careful with it - use gloves to handle it.

We have it here too
  
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