Leaves ?

[AlittleSalt]

This is a two part thread. Both have to do with volunteer plant leaves.

While planting tomato plants, I keep finding these little weeds. They all look the same. I think they are probably volunteer pepper plants. If they are - then it means the seeds survived solarization here in August/September (Our hottest months). What do you think they are?

EDIT: I forgot to add the soil temperature is 77F.

[AlittleSalt]

The second part.

These are two volunteer tomato plants growing in our onion bed. What would you call this/these leaf type?

[KarenO]

The seedlings don't look like peppers to me Robert. Tomatillos maybe?
I would call the foliage in the tomato plants regular leaf, maybe slightly rugose as they look quite thick and dark green like a dwarf.
KarenO

[ginger2778]

Part one-agree with KarenO not pepper plants. I think maybe it's an oak seedling. Squirrels love to bury acorns.

[AlittleSalt]

It could very well be tomatillo plants. In fact, where they are thickest is where we grew tomatillos last year. Good, I'll transplant some.

Our oak seedlings speak up loudly here

The other weeds are what's left of the Elbon Cereal Rye. I'm in the process of pulling them today.

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

This is a two part thread. Both have to do with volunteer plant leaves.

While planting tomato plants, I keep finding these little weeds. They all look the same. I think they are probably volunteer pepper plants. If they are - then it means the seeds survived solarization here in August/September (Our hottest months). What do you think they are?

EDIT: I forgot to add the soil temperature is 77F.

They look like holly , too me.

[Worth1]

You have cedar elm they are cedar elm sprouts.
I have untold millions of them every year.

[AlittleSalt]

Cedar Elm. The pictures are of the elm tree growing about 5 feet from the garden. This elm always buds out later than the ones in our elm thicket. So, I'm guessing this is a Cedar Elm Tree?

[Worth1]

Looks like one to me.
The bush in the foreground in the fist pictuer is a cedar AKA juniper.
My elms are already in full leaf.

Worth

[rhines81]

Yep, have to agree - the 1st pictures (post) looks like tree seedlings, the 2nd post, definitely tomato ...

[ChristinaJo]

I have them as well. First pics are tree seedlings. Recognized them right off.

[AlittleSalt]

It does make since to be cedar elm trees. The acorns from the oak trees in the pictures I posted on the 5th post are on the opposite side of the garden. This past autumn, I had never seen that many acorns, and we've lived here on this property since 1992.

I would rather have trees growing like weeds than weeds growing tree sized

[Nan_PA_6b]

I agree with elm seedlings. They are sneaky and quickly become too entrenched to pull out by hand.
Nan

[dmforcier]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

I would rather have trees growing like weeds than weeds growing tree sized

One thing I learned in Atlanta, that's a distinction without a difference. E.g. pines are weeds.