What type of Veggies/Plants are these?
July 24, 2010 by
Filed under Concrete Bird Baths
Hello, I’ve recently had a burst of greenery show up in the little dirt patch outside of my apartment, oddly, as a result of feeding the local snails that try to survive there! 
I’m curious as to what all these veggies/plants are- I put a lot of random pieces of fruits and vegetables out there for the snails, but I can’t recall them all. Mostly cucumbers and tomatoes (they like those the most). I’ve put blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, mango’s, carrots (ground up in a food processor), broccoli, kale leaves, and of course, bird food for the birds…
I don’t know what these plants are though- I think a one is a cucumber, and the others, I’m lost!
So, if you know, or have any theories, I’d love to hear! Thanks!
(And for those who might be wondering why I feed the snails, it’s because they’re living beings and feel hunger too… And besides, who else would help them in this concrete world they’re surrounded with? )
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Well, to the anti-snail comments, again- I’m not growing a garden, I’m FEEDING the snails. The plant life is a result. And by the way, the snails aren’t eating the plants, because I keep them fed with left over veggie/fruit scraps. So everyone is happy.
And to Cerulean Blue, I LOVE your comment, it’s nice and refreshing to see people who respect, and appreciate all life, and understand the beauty of being kind and compassionate to all living beings. Thank you, you are a wonderful person, and one who clearly, isn’t afraid to step outside of the ‘normal’ and ‘typical’ behaviour and ways of thinking (or NOT thinking) of the average person. Bravo for you!
I think the one with the white flowers is a bean, there is also a tomato leaf in one picture maybe a cucumber, but it’s hard to say. The fact you have admitted to feeding snails, is enough to get you banned from this section! lol, that’s bad, you’re supposed to kill snails, they are a pest to every garden.
Wish I could identify these for you but I cannot… however I wanted to comment!
These are “volunteer” plants left by the birds you feed (in their droppings of course) or seedlings from the birdseed itself…perhaps a combination of the two…
Whatever the case may be, it is the reward you receive for being kind to nature, snails and birds alike!
Enjoy them
Milo (grain sorghum) in the first pic. Don’t what’s in second. Don’t know in third. Tomato in fourth. The plant with the white flower is not a bean. A cucumber is in the fifth pic. I hope this helped.
They are probably snail plants,don’t feed your snails.Just let them eat your plants.
Your bird seed has sprouted. You have lots of different plants. 3 of them are from the bird seed.
Second picture looks like a radish seedling. Third picture is trandescanthia, with may also be lst picture, but larger. Good luck.