Charlock near Toyd Farm
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Charlock near Toyd Farm by Maigheach-gheal as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 28 Feb 2012
Charlock grows along field margins, roadsides and on wasteland all over lowland Britain. It is a choking weed which has been in the past a serious menace to arable land, although charlock today, is becoming rarer as a result of the use of weed-killers. The pods hold two rows of dark red-brown seeds and these seeds can persist in the soil for up to fifty years and burst forth when old pastures are ploughed. Charlock was once sold as a vegetable in Ireland.
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