Is this a weed? How do I get rid of it?
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Lulu Dubin
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My husband got this jalapeno plant a few weeks ago. It started with two separate sprouts. One of them is doing pretty well, but the other is basically dead. It looks like there is a weed coming out of where the dead one was growing. How do we go about removing this weed? Do we need to replant it altogether? I assume the second sprout is not salvageable, but do we just rip it out or what? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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The good one on the left, the bad one on the right
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7 answers
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The "weed" may be cilantro. Cilantro leaves can vary in form so it might grow more characteristic leaves later. This might have started as a salsa garden of sorts with more than one kind of plant in there? Wouldn't hurt to wait and see... or have a taster chew on a leaf for you. ;)
Brian Campbell, Basswood Artisan Carpentry
on Oct 10, 2012
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It does look like it could be cilantro. If you don't dare do the taste test, you could rub a leaf in your fingers and then test for that distinctive smell. I don't see much life left in the second plant, but peppers' days are numbered in New York at this time of year anyway.
Douglas Hunt
on Oct 11, 2012
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Thanks. I like cilantro, so I hope you're right - it would definitely be an interesting turn of events. If I wanted to keep the cilantro but get rid of the dead pepper, what's the best way to go about that? Of course, assuming and hoping I can keep it alive...
Lulu Dubin
on Oct 11, 2012
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cillantro has leaves that are a lot more "spiky" on the edges
KMS Woodworks
on Oct 11, 2012
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Yeah thanks @KMS, we've determined from the smell it's definitely not cilantro. So should we remove the bad from the good or remove the good and replant?
Lulu Dubin
on Oct 12, 2012
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Id pull the weed and the dead pepper...and concetrate on what is growing well
KMS Woodworks
on Oct 12, 2012
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Thanks guys. My husband pulled out the dead plant and weed and the plant has since flowers little white flowers and seems to be doing well. :)
Lulu Dubin
on Oct 28, 2012
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