Help --- is this a weed?

Hello all, new house, old greenhouse. Cleaned it, took a little topsoil out and i'm trying to grow a few things in there.

However this stuff is growing everywhere i have spilt water, and in the bed i put the topsoil.

It is taking over the place.

Don't think it is cress but beyond that i am new to gardening.









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apologies if the link fails, just starting on photobucket.

all advice/information valued and appreciated.

smiles
adam

 

Lucky you with a greenhouse!
Not sure from the pics but it's probably chickweed - a prodigious seeder but only annual and easily removed with a hoe.
What are you going to be growing?

 

Thank you lovage will google chickweed in a few minutes.

I do feel lucky to have the greenhouse. Never gardened before apart from cutting the grass and hacking through overgrowth.

In the greenhouse so far we have planted some herbs in trays, today on advice i clingfilmed them to encourage the slower ones.

Today i potted 4 pepper seedlings and 4 (poorly looking) tomato seedlings.

Have a tray of tomato seeds that haven't shown yet.

Got cress growing in a tray and its doing well.

Got a vine in the corner that i am trying to revive, used to be a grape vine.

Two bags of potato seedlings desiree and maris peer.

Then in the ground that probable chickweed is growing we planted a few veggies but the labels washed out so i can see one thing has taken and think its the radishes but idf we have to ho then thats alright.

Best thing growing is that mystery plant... its everywhere i have watered, and moved soil from the greenhouse.

Off to learn about chickweed, thank you.

smiles
adam

 

Right, i have got all the little patches, taken the radishes out of the floorbed and raked it over thoroughly. Will do this a few times over the next week, hoping this makes the problem managable.

Think there is a hoe somewhere, do i need to go deeper than a few inches as i did with the rake.

Used in potato bag and have to pluck it out next. Is there a time when i will be able to plant in soil/use soil in mixes with compost without the chickweed or is it just something to keep on top off.

thanks Marley and Lovage

smiles
adam

 

Hello Adam. Can't be sure what it is as those are just seed leaves.
It's not hairy bittercress so the most likely culprit is chickweed.
It's just an annual so if you don't let it seed you will get rid of it.
There's no need to worry about getting the roots out. Just keep chopping their heads off with the hoe until all the seeds in the soil have germinated and you will be rid of it.
Enjoy your greenhouse.