Is this a weed or someting edible?

[dragon49]

This is in my Tomato section, but it looks odd. Is it a weed, or something edible?

 

[Nova]

Looks like a weed to me but i aint no egg spurt!

 

[J762]

Might be some form of Salvia or Sage plant. Also looks vaguely like my Thai holy basil.
Does it smell like anything you recognize? Make a neighbor you don't like give it a taste test.

 

[ChicosAStar]

Might be some form of Salvia or Sage plant. Also looks vaguely like my Thai holy basil.
Does it smell like anything you recognize? Make a neighbor you don't like give it a taste test.

I'm sure Nova would be in favor of giving it to a cat to test.

 

[dragon49]

Mystery solved. It has no smell, however upon eating a leaf, I instantly noticed it was stevia. My dad remembers having planted it in front of the tomatos.

 

[RedtailForester]

Good find then.

 

[dragon49]

I do wonder though, how dangerous the "taste test" is. If I chew enough to salivate, are there many weeds that can cause health problems for me, or am I generally OK if I only eat a very little bit?

 

[SuperHot]

Just use the cat and see what happens.

 

[naganumbness]

hmmm. looked like sage but if it's stevia you'll know when you eat a leaf.

 

[Burning Colon]

it looks like sage but if you think it is stevia, you would know by the extremely sweetness of the leaf. i have a couple types of sage growing in my herb garden, but when i was at a local nursery i saw some stevia, $4.99 per plant. so i thought, lets just sample a leaf and see how sweet it was. it was sweet. you can use this herb as a substitute for cane/beet sugar.

 

[gasificada]

You tried some random plant (possible weed) that just popped up in your garden?? That takes nads!

 

[Nova]

Robbyjoe ate black nightshade! Stevia is awesome, kids food should be made with it!

 

[Tonly]

I would love to find that growing in my garden.

Definition of a weed: A plant growing out of place.

 

[DiggingDogFarm]

It looks kind of like stevia to me.


~Dig

 

[J762]

Good find on the Stevia. I can't get that stuff to grow here, at least outside.

I'm sure Nova would be in favor of giving it to a cat to test.

Any one that needs to test something can feel free to use my Cats. Absolutely useless animals.

 

[Proud Marine Dad]

It has no smell, however upon eating a leaf, I instantly noticed it was stevia.

Good it wasn't Salvia Divinorum.

 

[highalt]

Yep, it looks identical to the stevia plant I just purchased. It's only listed as hardy in zones 9 -11, so I'm surprised it would overwinter in New York!

 

[dragon49]

It didn't overwinter. My brother purchased it a a nursery and my dad put it in our garden.

 

[highalt]

Sorry, when you said your Dad remembered planting it, I just assumed you meant last season.

This is my first time growing it. I wonder if they are worth the trouble of overwintering indoors? Tried a couple of times to start some from seed, but never got any germination.

 

[Little Minnie]

Yeah it looked so familiar but I couldn't recall- stevia - sure!