Earlier this year we were given a mixture of seed packets that came free with gardening magazines. We’ve had all sorts and usually just threw then in corners of vegetable beds or wherever there was a spare space.

Just by the raised beds at the side, there’s a mixture of a couple of cherry tomato plants and this (above). We put the photograph into Plant.id and found out it is a Common Mallow. We then looked at the Wildlife Trust website and they had this to say about it (here) “Certain parts of common mallow are edible (leaves, flowers and seeds) and there is evidence that the Romans may have deliberately cultivated the plant to be used for food and medicine.” It’s not a bad looking flower either and we are not going to pull it up for now.

We may have covered this before but the above (according to plant.Id) is buckwheat. This appeared from out of nowhere on a container by a fence/screen and it’ll be staying for this season we think. Wikipedia has told us it’s a pseudocereal and it is related to sorrel, knotweed and rhubarb. The things you find in your garden!

And here’s a great tune from Optimus Featuring Oskar Gudjonsson with Four Point One.