hogweed

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Sorry to say that Selfsufficientish or anyone who posts on here is liable to make a mistake when it comes to identification so we can't be liable for getting it wrong.
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caithnesscrofter
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hogweed

Post: # 62034Post caithnesscrofter »

How can you tell if a hogweed is common hogweed or a young giant hogweed?

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Post: # 62038Post possum »

wait and see :)

seriously the giant stuff grows rapidly and it earlier out in the season, they are also fairly easy to tell apart
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/CIPWG/giant_hogweed.html
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