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Any ideas what this may be?

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BewareTheBeardedDragon · 16/03/2021 08:32

Intriguing looking tiny leaves emerging - any ideas what they may be? Finger in second pic for scale.

Any ideas what this may be?
Any ideas what this may be?
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MereDintofPandiculation · 16/03/2021 08:43

With those fleshy cotyledons with marked veins I’d be expecting a cucumber or squash

IstandwithJackieWeaver · 16/03/2021 08:55

My first thought was that it's a euphorbia.

BewareTheBeardedDragon · 16/03/2021 10:43

I can't see how any cucurbit seeds could have got to this spot. Euphorbia is a possibility, there are two nearby. What about hollyhock?

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Beebumble2 · 16/03/2021 11:28

Doesn’t look like euphorbia, it usually spreads through creeping roots.
I’d go with the veg option. Could they be courgettes or broad beans?

BewareTheBeardedDragon · 16/03/2021 12:00

I guess I'll wait and see what the true leaves begin to look like. I will be scratching my head if they do turn out to be squash or some such but perhaps I used some homemade compost here and forgot about it, there will certainly be such seeds in that. Interesting!

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