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Growing from former compost pile....

by Kristi Barnes
(Woodstock, IL)

top view of unknown plant

top view of unknown plant

This plant has taken over where I just demolished a compost pile. There are about 15-20 plants with heart shaped leaves. Under the first set of leaves it looks like it will fruit because of a small yellow flower. Having been in the compost area I think it could be a number of fruits or veggies I have disposed of......

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Growing from former compost pile....

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velvet leaf
by: Ellen

FYI... I used to live in a farm area. We had a lot of top soil brought in after we built our home and come later summer I had these "flowers" growing all over my yard. I thought they were pretty cool until the lady across the street from me came over and told me what they were. She was 70+ yrs old and a farm woman all her life so I knew that she knew what she was talking about. She told me that the seed lay dormant in the soil for eons and that I needed to pull the plants out before they went to seed because they will send out thousands of seeds, and they become very very invasive. So, that's what I did. So if you see them in your yard, get rid of them.
common annual weed "flower"
by: Kristi Barnes

After furthur research I have found out...."This is a common plant that occurs in most counties of Illinois. Habitats include cropland (particularly corn and soybean fields), abandoned fields, vacant lots, construction sites,(we have a new construction house) and waste areas. VELVETLEAF typically occurs where the soil has been recently disturbed and the long dormant seeds are brought close to the soil surface." -Hence why I never saw it until I tilled the compost. :)

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