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Linda & Allen Delzell's avatar

Another postcard full of education! Thank you, Deda ...you are an excellent teacher.

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E Dicey's avatar

Love this post. I also have many mystery plants in my compost. I always identify them--eventually; often it is the flower that eventually appears that confirms an earlier guess. I do love the apps and I once called into Rudy Mancke of SC Public Radio's Nature Notes--I live near Landrum and listen to NPR on SC radio. Naming the plants helps me to look at them more closely than I otherwise would. My first guess on your plant was morning glory. I have several types of morning glory that tend to reseed at my house and I let just a few grow to maturity. Right now a very large white morning glory is blooming as it climbs the carport.

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Mary Eveland's avatar

My uninformed, inexperienced vote go to the Potato vine/plant. I assume there were some "mulching's" of potatoes in your compost spot!!

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Deda Edney's avatar

Mary, do I hear the voice of a natural detective?? 🕵️‍♀️

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Ian Cowie's avatar

Thank you for positive remarks about the Extension Service. This is a great agency where our tax money is wisely applied to the professional or the backyard gardener. Yes, folks, our local office is a wonderful place for information.

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Deda Edney's avatar

In case someone sees your comment, here's the link to the Extension office in Brevard. https://transylvania.ces.ncsu.edu/ Thank you, Ian.

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Isabel Cutler's avatar

Great post, Deda! I didn't know PlantNet could be used on the PC as well! I've been using Google Lens most of the time to ID plants and forgot about PlantNet. Am so jealous you have okra growing. I fell in love with it when I had Asheville's Chai Pani's Okra Sticks several years ago. Here's a recipe for them: https://www.spicewallabrand.com/blogs/recipes/chai-panis-matchstick-okra-fries. I recently learned that Spicewalla has opened up a store at 19 Wall Street. Here's their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/spicewallabrand/

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Isabel Cutler's avatar

Duh! It figures, Spicewalla is owned by Meherwan Irani, owner of Chai Pani!

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Deda Edney's avatar

Isabel, thanks for the links! Our okra plants seem far behind this year, not yet the great stalks they were last year I think at this time. Too much rain! But there's still time.

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Isabel Cutler's avatar

You're welcome! Hope the rains stop.

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Peggy Reed's avatar

Fun! I love our ag extension!

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Deda Edney's avatar

We have a local office in Brevard - https://transylvania.ces.ncsu.edu/ I'm so glad you mentioned it.

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Jean Prewitt's avatar

That was just so interesting Deda . Most plants in my yard are a mystery, me being from the other end of the US. I'm inclined to think everything that pops up is weed until it blooms. I agree that the Ag extension is a great source for a lot of information.

I'm finally starting to see more butterflies, mostly swallowtails. I was beginning to worry. I have a lot of Abelia bushes and the bees love them as do the butterflies.

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Deda Edney's avatar

Jean, once a weed flowers, it's too hard to pull it! : ) Thanks for your report on the butterflies.

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