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14-07-2009, 05:01 PM
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I noticed this growing by the shed, looks like a kind of thistle? any ideas?  
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14-07-2009, 05:03 PM
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That looks like a teasle, James. |
14-07-2009, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonners  That looks like a teasle, James. | Thanks Jonners, yes it does, never occured to me as it was quite small and I was thinking they would be bigger, unless that's me thinking of something else.
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14-07-2009, 05:42 PM
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Hi James, yes, they do get bigger !
like these i found a few days ago at Rother Valley park a few days ago, the had reached around 8ft, and were still growing !!
you can just see a 4ft high fence post in the bottom left corner to give you a bit of perspective on the teasels height. 
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15-07-2009, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by kiltoncomp Hi James, yes, they do get bigger !
like these i found a few days ago at Rother Valley park a few days ago, the had reached around 8ft, and were still growing !!
you can just see a 4ft high fence post in the bottom left corner to give you a bit of perspective on the teasels height.
Brian. | Ah that's more like the Teasle I'm familiar with  . Do they seed easily? as I was thinking it would be good if we got growing throughout the garden, with reason though of course
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15-07-2009, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by James M Ah that's more like the Teasle I'm familiar with . Do they seed easily? as I was thinking it would be good if we got growing throughout the garden, with reason though of course | I think they do. The seed heads persist throughout the winter and they attract goldfinches |
15-07-2009, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by James M Ah that's more like the Teasle I'm familiar with . Do they seed easily? as I was thinking it would be good if we got growing throughout the garden, with reason though of course | They do seed easily if left wild, and can colonise well in a couple of years time.
Watch your hands when handling - its all a bit prickly! 
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Originally Posted by James M Ah that's more like the Teasle I'm familiar with . Do they seed easily? as I was thinking it would be good if we got growing throughout the garden, with reason though of course | on a cautious note , i was talking to someone in Clumber Park yesterday , who had intoduced them to their garden, with great success, but apparently it took several years before they managed to eradicate the reultant seedlings that kept appearing over the years !
so proceed with caution  , although i would imagine it would be easy enough to keep them in check.
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