I joined a community garden and "inherited" some existing plants -- but I don't know what they are. I've gotten some great help, but am still stumped by the dead looking thick stalks. They have thick bottoms almost like a palm tree with layers of dried stuff around them. Today I pulled one up and it had a tuber like root that was bright red and long going in a couple of directions.
I think someone suggested that the tall dried stems with little pods might be basil? Could it be lavender?
Lastly, in the middle of a huge bunch of what I know now is arugula, I have some large green leaves - any ideas?
I appreciate all your help! Happy gardening...
https://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd518/amykaysf/Newgardenwithstalks.jpg
[img]https://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd518/amykaysf/Bigstalks.jpg[/img]
https://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd518/amykaysf/Bigstalk.jpg
https://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd518/amykaysf/talldriedsticks.jpg
https://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd518/amykaysf/Biggreenleaves.jpg
What is this?
Last edited by amykaysf on Sun Apr 10, 2011 4:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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The big living plant looks like a potato from here (with maybe a bolting lettuce next to it putting up a flower stalk), and I agree that the other one might be rosemary (easy to test in person). The standing dried plants might be basil based on the plcement of the flower-seed clusters. The dead stumps might be tomato or peppers (very hard to guess from the pictures).
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