I attached photos.
Question #1 Why would one of my Columbines get some leaves that are turning a very dark brown? Any ideas?
Question #2 Early spring I planted some Four O Clock seeds and from what I see on the internet this looks like the leaves, and these
things growing are where I planted them, maybe weeds or actually the four o clocks? Any ideas?
Thanks!

Hi Linda -- my columbine leaves sometimes turn dark like that too, although I have no idea why.

The plant in the 2nd photo looks more like some kind of vine to me than a 4 o'clock; maybe a wild morning glory or bindweed?

Weedwhacker said:Hi Linda -- my columbine leaves sometimes turn dark like that too, although I have no idea why.

The plant in the 2nd photo looks more like some kind of vine to me than a 4 o'clock; maybe a wild morning glory or bindweed?

Thanks, I appreciate your responses. I removed the dark leaves from the Columbine thinking maybe it was a diseased part. Around the base of all of them
I keep putting down dichotomous earth to hopefully keep out the pests that create the white lines from inside the leaves. And it may very well be weeds and not
Four O Clocks, hopefully I get some Four O Clocks because I heard they are very very easy to grow.

The white lines in the leaves are from leaf miners... not sure the DE will be of any help with them, but can't hurt.

I struggled for years trying to get 4 o'clock seeds to sprout, until I got some from a swap that grew just fine; I don't know what the heck the commercial seed companies are selling, but I don't think it's very fresh seed!

Weedwhacker said:The white lines in the leaves are from leaf miners... not sure the DE will be of any help with them, but can't hurt.

I struggled for years trying to get 4 o'clock seeds to sprout, until I got some from a swap that grew just fine; I don't know what the heck the commercial seed companies are selling, but I don't think it's very fresh seed!

I read online if I put the D. Earth on the dirt that when the leafminers emerge it will dry them out, same with grubs.
As far as the Four O Clocks I got seeds of different colors from my sister in law, they were picked off her plants.
Guess time will tell!

4 0'clocks aren't vining and that looks a lot like bindweed to me. It's almost impossible to get rid of without using chemicals. I've been fighting it for years and we finally resorted to tordon on them.