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title: "What is this?? Started growing in my compost pot and it’s a really…"
description: "What is this?? Started growing in my compost pot and it’s a really pretty color and I want to keep it alive until it’s bigger."
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community: "Plant Identification"
author: "That_Planter"
published: "2024-08-11T18:45:57.002874Z"
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# What is this?? Started growing in my compost pot and it’s a really…

_Posted by That\_Planter on 2024-08-11_

What is this?? Started growing in my compost pot and it’s a really pretty color and I want to keep it alive until it’s bigger.

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## 2 comments

### Katie commented on 2024-08-11

PictureThis says maybe a beet

#### That\_Planter replied on 2024-08-11

The stem is too long and too deep  
A bulb would’ve started forming by now.

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