Is this supposed to be in my testudo seed mix?

[TechnoCheese]

The long plants with small leaves that look suspiciously like purslane-

The planter has been overrun with it since I planted the mix, so I figured it was a plant that came with it. But the sap makes me itch and it is extremely sappy, which is apparently a property of purslane.

I’ve been feeding it to Curtis for a while. Do I have something to worry about?

 

[RosemaryDW]

It’s a vetch, not purslane. Safe.

Many owners consider purslane safe as well. But that’s definitely vetch. Purslane leaves are very fleshy, almost
like a succulent.

 

[TechnoCheese]

It’s a vetch, not purslane. Safe.

Many owners consider purslane safe as well. But that’s definitely vetch. Purslane leaves are very fleshy, almost
like a succulent.

Thank you! Glad I have nothing to worry about

 

[RosemaryDW]

Does he eat it? Mine is a non vetch kind of girl.

 

[Iochroma]

I don't think that's vetch

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Wait until you see what's growing UNDERNEATH all of that!
I found giant vegetables.
For some reason, I was thinking they were just "greens".

 

[Bambam1989]

Kinda looks like a knotweed to me.

 

[TechnoCheese]

Does he eat it? Mine is a non vetch kind of girl.

Yep, he eats it

 

[TechnoCheese]

Just looked up vetch and knotweed, it’s definitely not it. Anyone have other guesses?

 

[Yvonne G]

I don't think that's vetch

Yeah, me neither. Looks more in the spurge family to me.

 

[TechnoCheese]

Anyone have it in their seed mix?

 

[Yvonne G]

Spurge is another one of those high-in-oxalates weeds that shouldn't be fed a whole lot.

 

[RosemaryDW]

I’ll wait for a final answer in that case.

 

[Bambam1989]

Just looked up vetch and knotweed, it’s definitely not it. Anyone have other guesses?

Really? I was thinking prostrate knotweed, kinda looks like spurge too.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Anyone have it in their seed mix?

I wonder if those “spurge seeds” were already in your growing medium aka dirt. Once you mixed in the Tortoise Seed, watered you have more than just the planted seeds? Quite the mixed bag of seeds there.

 

[TechnoCheese]

I wonder if those “spurge seeds” were already in your growing medium aka dirt. Once you mixed in the Tortoise Seed, watered you have more than just the planted seeds? Quite the mixed bag of seeds there.

What’s weird is that it’s in a raised planter, and I didn’t see any in there when I cleaned everything out of it to plant them in there. We have something that looks very similar to it all over our yard, but there are a few differences. It’s definitely a possibility, though.

 

[Maro2Bear]

What’s weird is that it’s in a raised planter, and I didn’t see any in there when I cleaned everything out of it to plant them in there. We have something that looks very similar to it all over our yard, but there are a few differences. It’s definitely a possibility, though.

Yes...our lawn is filled with those weeds too. I guess the seeds could just be in your soil in the beds.

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

Let's get the seller involved, Tyler, Andy, who was the seller of the seed mix?