What’s this weed called

[Bruce Almighty]

I haven’t seen it anywhere else but it likes to grow in game cover and in this case in forage rape

Thanks in advance

 

[Brisel]

Looks like thornapple. If so, it’s poisonous.

 

[Great In Grass]

Looks like thornapple. If so, it’s poisonous.

If @Bruce Almighty doesn't reply we will know you're right.

 

[Exfarmer]

Its definitely not thornapple its harmless and you can eat it but I cannot remember its name. Related to fathen and Quinoa

 

[Bruce Almighty]

Thanks for replies
The forage rape is for game cover not grazing livestock if it is poisonous

In the summer's dry conditions it was growing in rows, which I assume was where the Mzuri drill coulters cut through when sowing last year's game cover

It's not like thorn Apple I've seen on Facebook pictures

I'll get a better picture tomorrow, this is the only other picture I have

 

[roscoe erf]

Kevin

 

[Exfarmer]

Amaranthus, had it somewhere. It is an ingredient in Indian cooking and has been grown here , but is a nightmare weed

 

[Oat]

Amaranthus, had it somewhere. It is an ingredient in Indian cooking and has been grown here , but is a nightmare weed

It could be amaranthus retroflexus

It's normally a problem in spring crops such as maize and sugarbeet. It's not a major weed in UK, it's more of a problem in the rest of Europe.

 

[Bruce Almighty]

It's more widespread than I thought

 

[Suffolk boy]

I've seen it as well for the first time this year. I only found out what it was after I saw an American tweeted about it being a problem weed over there

 

[organicguy]

I've seen it as well for the first time this year. I only found out what it was after I saw an American tweeted about it being a problem weed over there

Do you think it has come in with the game cover mix?

 

[Suffolk boy]

No idea to be honest, highly doubt it, plus that's not a gamecover mix, it's an experiment (thatching straw). The field did have a US camp on it during the war but I can't imagine the seeds lasted that long, however it could have done.

 

[Flat 10]

I think it comes in game cover unintentionally

 

[Exfarmer]

It could be amaranthus retroflexus

It's normally a problem in spring crops such as maize and sugarbeet. It's not a major weed in UK, it's more of a problem in the rest of Europe.

Was a major weed for a certain herb grower, who grew some for the Asian market, could not stop the stuff afterwards.
They call it Callalou

 

[robbie]

Common amaranth, we have it every year in certain fields of beet but oddly enough only in the fields which historical have had poultry muck.

On another farm we get it in game cover where we have grown millet so id definitely say it comes in the seed.

 

[Bruce Almighty]

I reckon ours came in with game cover seed
https://cropscience.bayer.co.uk/threats/broad-leaved-weeds/common-amaranth/
I think the best way to get rid is grow a cereal based game cover for a few years ?


I noticed this for the first time today,is it millet ?

 

[robbie]

I think that's reed canary grass . A real pig in game cover for us. Stale seed beds don't work because it seems to germinate really late after you drill the maize, I've found the best way is to grow bassicia crops like upotia,mustard,radish.

Edit... it may be Japanese millet either one it's a pig.

Edit... commonly called barnyard grass, all the same family.

 

[Bruce Almighty]

I think that's reed canary grass . A real pig in game cover for us. Stale seed beds don't work because it seems to germinate really late after you drill the maize, I've found the best way is to grow bassicia crops like upotia,mustard,radish.

Edit... it may be Japanese millet either one it's a pig.

Thanks !
Fortunately we don't have much of it

 

[Brisel]

I'd say barnyard grass but have been wrong so far on the first pic.

 

[Oat]

Looks like Barnyard grass (echininochloa crus-galli). This is a problem weed in parts of southern and central Europe